News in Brief: Friday April 11

News in Brief: Friday April 11
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Qantas has added the Cambodian cities of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to its codeshare network with Bangkok Airways.

The codeshare, which began at the end of March, also includes routes between Bangkok and Ko Samui, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Krabi and Chiang Rai and between Singapore and Ko Samui.

Meanwhile, bookings for Qantas' codeshare with China Southern went live yesterday with travel available from May 1. Qantas will codeshare on direct services from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth to Guangzhou in a deal signed last December.

"Qantas passengers can fly with China Southern to such exciting Chinese regional cities as Xiamen, Kinming, Fuzhou and Urumqi," Qantas International chief executive Simon Hickey said.

In a further development, Qantas will again operate direct seasonal flights between Perth and Auckland from December 5 this year to April 26, 2015.

The announcement follows the success of seasonal A330 flights last summer.

"We've similarly announced seasonal services between Perth and Singapore to cater for the July school holidays, and we'll look at other opportunities down the track," Hickey said.

 

Tempo Holidays has announced 2% extra commission for sales between April 15 to May 30.

The 10 agents with the highest land sales record per week will receive the incentive.

 

Emirates has announced a one-off flight to Vienna on an A380 to commemorate ten years of service in Austria.

Set to land on May 26, it will be the first ever scheduled A380 service to Vienna International Airport.

 

Cathay Pacific has announced four-weekly flights from Hong Kong to Manchester to start from December 8 this year, subject to regulatory approval.

Meanwhile, Amadeus-connected agents will continue to have access to a wide range of Cathay and Dragonair fares following the renewal of a distribution deal.

Email the Travel Weekly team at traveldesk@travelweekly.com.au

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