QANTAS, a Oneworld member, is to fly three times a week from Sydney to Chicago from the start of the summer season on 31 March 2003. Operating via Los Angeles, Qantas will be the first and only airline offering this direct routing. This new service is in addition to the current flights adding 25% capacity to the route. Qantas now has 33 services each week between Australia and Los Angeles and already flies three times weekly to New York via LAX.
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