SINGAPORE Airlines has singled out Australia as one of two markets it is targeting for growth in flights this year, in yet another ominous sign for Qantas' loss-making international operations.
Qantas' arch-rival plans to boost flights from Australia to 112 a week - from its present schedule of 102 - by the end of this year
Singapore Airlines also plans to ''operate as many A380s as we can'' to Sydney and Melbourne. It operates two A380s to Sydney - one of which has its entire top deck devoted to business class - while it wants to put on a second superjumbo on the Melbourne route by the end of the year. Full story