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Qantas squeezes 100 more seats on to A380s



QANTAS says passenger comfort will not be compromised by its profit recovery plan to increase passenger numbers on its long-haul A380 super jumbos to 550 people.

The airline will add 100 extra seats to 12 of its airborne mammoths. It will also lift passenger numbers on nine Boeing 747s, from 305 to 359, ending the golden era of luxury air travel.

High-cost first-class cabins aboard both model airlines will be carved up to make way for extra business class and premium economy seating.

Alan Joyce, the airline's chief executive, said yesterday it was inevitable fares would rise this year.

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