QANTAS and Emirates to Embark on 10-year Partnership Deal

QANTAS and Emirates on 06SEP12 announced a landmark 10-year strategic partnership agreement, which takes in effect from April 2013. Subject to regulatory approval (including interim authorisation to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)), planned partnership to cover the following:

*QANTAS terminates 17-year long joint-venture agreement with British Airways from March 2013
*QANTAS terminating Singapore as stopover point for European service
*QANTAS terminating service to Frankfurt
*Existing QANTAS service to London Heathrow (1 daily each from Sydney and Melbourne), will operate via Dubai, replacing Singapore stop. Therefore nicknamed “The Kangaroo Route” will be re-named to “The Falcon Route”
*QANTAS service to Hong Kong and Singapore will be re-timed, which will open up additional same-day connection option to rest of Asia
*QANTAS service to Dubai will operate at Terminal 3, becoming the only foreign carrier with access to Dubai T3
*Combined Emirates and QANTAS flights on Dubai – London Heathrow will be 7 daily, all using Airbus A380. On Australia – Dubai sector, combined service sees 98 weekly flights (14 daily)
*Alignment of Emirates and Qantas frequent flyer programs, giving customers expanded opportunities to earn and redeem points
*Emirates and QANTAS’ Trans-Tasman routes will be coordinated to provide greater flexibility of flight options
*QANTAS will cease codeshare service with AIRFRANCE and Cathay Pacific (In original post, it was shown as "unaffected", which is in correct)