Qantas
Qantas Airways Limited (/ˈkwɒntəs/ KWON-təs) is the flag carrier of Australia. It is the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Australia and Oceania. Qantas is the world's third-oldest continuously operating airline, being founded in November 1920. Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance.
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Founded | 16 November 1920 Winton, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2 November 1922 | ||||||
AOC # | CASA.AOC.001 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Qantas Frequent Flyer | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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Fleet size | 125 | ||||||
Destinations | 104 | ||||||
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Headquarters | Mascot, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
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Revenue | A$19.81 billion (2023) | ||||||
Operating income | A$2.47 billion (2023) | ||||||
Total assets | A$20.3 billion (2023) | ||||||
Total equity | A$10 million (2023) | ||||||
Employees | 23,500 (2023) | ||||||
Website | qantas |
Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, as it originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is popularly nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo". It is considered the only airline in the world to fly to all seven continents, with it being the only airline operating regular sightseeing flights to Antarctica, along with flights to Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and South America.
Qantas is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot, adjacent to its main hub at Sydney Airport. As of March 2023, Qantas Group had a 60.8% share of the Australian domestic market. Various subsidiary airlines operate to regional centres and on some trunk routes within Australia, as well as some short haul international flights under the QantasLink banner. Qantas owns Jetstar, a low-cost airline that operates both international services from Australia and domestic services within Australia and New Zealand. It holds stakes in a number of other Jetstar-branded airlines in Asia, as well as Fiji Airways.