QANTAS A380 TO VISIT MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, ADELAIDE AND PERTH

Qantas’s largest aviation gamble in many years, the giant A380 aircraft, has finally arrived Down Under.

After the recent arrival of the jet, Qantas has announced that the plane will commence a program of pilot training flights from this week that will take the A380 to Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

The Executive General Manager of Qantas, Mr John Borghetti, said the aircraft would also undertake promotional flights in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

The Qantas A380 will operate its first commercial service between Melbourne and Los Angeles on 20 October, and a range of pilot and ground training, maintenance and promotional activities are planned in the lead up to this milestone,” Mr Borghetti said.

The plane landed in Melbourne on Thursday 25 September and will return regularly through to Friday 17 October before operating its inaugural service to Los Angeles on 20 October.

The aircraft will fly over the MCG as part of the AFL grand final pre-match
celebrations on Saturday 27 September.

A promotional flight is also scheduled for the morning of Thursday 2 October.

�� Brisbane The aircraft landed for the first time at approximately 11.20am on
Thursday 25 September. It will then return regularly until Saturday 11 October.
A promotional flight is planned for the afternoon of Thursday 2 October.

�� Adelaide The aircraft is scheduled to land for the first time at approximately 12.15pm on
Saturday 27 September. It will then return regularly until Friday 17 October.

�� Perth The aircraft will land at approximately 8am and depart at approximately 1pm on
Tuesday 14 October.

On board the promotional flights will be Qantas’ corporate customers, frequent flyers, local dignitaries
and media.


For all your Australian accommodation try http://www.stay247.com/
More Days of Discount Stays, last minute and up to 4 months out!