Skift Take
Thus starts a pivotal moment in the global long haul aviation sector, a the power firmly moves to the mid-east hubs. All links to Europe now pass through the Gulf, metaphorically and literally.
Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest carrier, said bookings for trips to Europe have gone up six-fold as its first flight in partnership with Emirates Airline took off today.
Bookings to Europe on the joint network in the first nine weeks of sales have risen six-fold from a year earlier, Alan Joyce, chief executive officer of Sydney-based Qantas, said today in an e-mailed statement.
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