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Qantas Airways is the flag carrier of Australia and its largest airline by fleet
size, international flights and international destinations.
Qantas Airways is the third oldest airline in the world, after KLM and Avianca having been founded in November 1920; it began international passenger flights in May 1935. The Qantas name comes from "QANTAS", an acronym for its original name, "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services", and it is nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo". Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance.
| Head Office (HQ) | Tel Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas Airways 10 Bourke Road Mascot NSW 2020 Australia |
+61 2 9691 3636 +61 2 8222 2439 13 13 13 (24x7, call from Australia only) |
n/a |
The airline is operating and headquartered in the Sydney suburb of Mascot
with its main hub at
Sydney Airport. As of December 2024, Qantas flies to 61 domestic and 34
international destinations across 23 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia,
Europe, and Oceania, including seasonal routes. This excludes destinations
served by its subsidiaries, except for QantasLink.
Various subsidiary airlines operate to regional centres and on some trunk routes
within Australia under the QantasLink banner. Its
subsidiary Jetconnect provides services between Australia and New Zealand,
flying under the Qantas brand.
Qantas also owns Jetstar Airways, a
low-cost airline that operates both international services from Australia and
domestic services within Australia and New Zealand; and holds stakes in a number
of other Jetstar-branded airlines.
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