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)