Qantas Cuts Many First Class Seats On Long Haul Flights

Some of you that like to fly first class on Qantas may find it a little bit harder in the coming months to find a seat on some long haul flights:

QANTAS is axing first-class travel on some of its international
Boeing 747 services over the winter because the global financial crisis
has cruelled demand.

 The unusual move affects three long-haul routes – Sydney-Buenos
Aires, Sydney-San Francisco and Melbourne-Hong Kong-London between July
6 and October 31, reports The Australian

Demand has slipped for first-class flights as businesses have found
it more difficult to justify the cost. A June departure on
Melbourne-London return was yesterday listed on FlightCentre.com.au at
more than $17,000.

A Qantas spokeswoman confirmed the airline had targeted the three
routes because there was no demand for its first-class product. She
said the airline would review the situation in October and hoped it
would be able to reinstate the service in November.  [The Australian]

As On-Walkabout readers already know Qantas has been facing huge financial problems due to the economic crisis which has deeply cut their most profitable flights, which is long haul international travel.