New Airline Makes Late Start

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Australia's newest airline introduced itself officially to the public on the
weekend - and was two hours late for the occasion.An electrical fault left a
Boeing 767-300, of Qantas off-shoot Australian Airlines, sitting on the
ground at an air force base instead of flying into Sydney Airport.Repairs
were made to the aircraft before it arrived for the unveiling ceremony well
behind schedule.Australian, a low fare operation, is to start services to
Japan next month from the northern city of Cairns. The first two routes will
be to Nagoya and Osaka and it plans to be serving six Asian destinations with
its four aircraft before the end of the year.Flights to Fukuoka, Hong Kong,
Singapore and Taipei will be added in November. The airline hopes to
establish a presence in one of three major Australian cities, Sydney,
Melbourne or Adelaide, within twelve months.The carrier's chief executive
Denis Adams said the airline had already sold 60 percent of its seats in
advance bookings.





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