Australia's Qantas boosts Europe flight as demand climbs due to Mideast war

March 26 (Reuters) - Australia's flag ‌carrier Qantas ​Airways

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* The changes are enabled by redeploying some Boeing 787aircraft from the carrier's U.S. routes and ​moving some A330domestic flying onto international routes. * Qantas joins a string of carriers, including Hong Kong'sCathay Pacific that are ⁠upgrading its services to Europe tocater to a surge in demand. * The price ​of flights between Asia and Europe soaredearlier this month after the closure of key Gulf hubs due ​to theU.S.-Israel war against Iran, as ‌travellers looked to bypass theMiddle Eastern airspace. * Flights between Perth and Rome will be upgraded ⁠to a dailyservice from four return flights per week. * Flights to Paris will increase to five return flights perweek from three. The ⁠service will originate in Sydney andoperate via Singapore rather than Perth, allowing an ​additional60 passengers per flight. * Flights between Perth and Singapore will increase fromdaily to 10 per week. * Customers  impacted  by the schedule changes are beingcontacted and  offered alternative flights within ‌24 hours oftheir original departure or a refund, Qantas added in itsstatement. * "The group continues to monitor ‌the situation in theMiddle East and its impact on fuel ⁠security, the price of fuel,and ‌demand for travel, ​and will make further adjustments asrequired," Qantas said.

(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi ‌Aich)

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