IATA has announced a new network of air routes connecting Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Passengers can expect flight times to be shortened by up to 30 minutes and, for airlines, the benefits of more efficient routes in fuel savings alone will reduce costs by a conservative estimate of US$55m per year. The new routings are the result of negotiations that started at the beginning of 2000 involving all the various organisation and governments involved in what is usually described as the ”Kangaroo Route”. IATA has rightly patted itself on the back and sees more savings to be made in the future to optimise routes that have been in operation for many years.
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