QANTAS regional partner Air Pacific has created its first regional sales manager post for the UK and Ireland market.
The appointment of Nicci Foulsham signals an intention from Qantas – which owns 46% of Air Pacific – to promote its South Pacific network more effectively to UK operators.
The Qantas/British Airways partnership is engaged in a tough fight for passengers in the region with the Air New Zealand/Ansett Australia/Singapore Airlines alliance.
Fiji-based Air Pacific codeshares with its UK general sales agent Qantas from Australia and Los Angeles to south Pacific islands.
Foulsham, who holds the same UK post for Ansett New Zealand, is based at Qantas’ west London headquarters.