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Qantas flags growth in Qantas Loyalty, Botany Bay terminal are now
He also highlighted ongoing confirmed that plans for a
Where in the world: Apricots strong future aiming to deliver as much officially dead in the water.
The move follows five years
as $1 billion annually to the
Structural changes put in airline’s bottom line by 2030. of development of the Yarra
Although apricots are popular all over the inspired dish. place at Qantas as it dealt And while fares are starting Bay Project, putting the
world, the centre of the fruit’s universe is the Iran is another of the world’s leading with the COVID-19 pandemic to ease from their recent industry back to square one
Middle East, where around half of the globe’s apricot producers, pumping out 330,000 have left the carrier well post-pandemic highs, the amid speculation that the
top 1o producers can be found. The world’s tonnes per year, many of which go into one positioned to maintain strong bad news for travellers is that Garden Island naval dockyard
leading producer is Turkey, which generates of the country’s favourite dishes - chicken profitability into the future, Qantas is expecting yields within Sydney Harbour may
around 730,000 tonnes per year. with apricots & pistachios. Despite this dish according to an Investor Day to stabilise at about 150% of once again be in contention.
Cruise Lines International
2019 levels - meaning flights
One of the most popular apricot-based being centuries old, it continues to fit in with update this week. will be expensive for some Association (CLIA) Australasia
dishes in Turkey is stuffed apricots – perfect modern tastes, and is popular all over the CEO Alan Joyce highlighted time to come. MD Joel Katz said while the
for entertaining, ideally as an appetiser. nation. the “yield premium” of the organisation understood
This simple dish sees dried apricots soaked, Persians are not left out of the apricot carrier’s fleet, in particular the rationale for the
and candied with lemon-scented syrup, dessert game though. Rice puddings in Iran the new Airbus A350s which NSW Govt axes proposal’s abandonment, it
its Project Sunrise ultra-long third terminal
before they are stuffed with rich cream, and frequently come with apricot worked in, will form the backbone of was disappointing that no
garnished with crunchy pistachios. and occasionally, as the star of the show. alternative was in the offing.

If that has you salivating, and you want to Described as “luxuriously scented”, a Persian haul flights from Sydney to Long-running hopes of “We need a solution...
bookend your meal with another apricot- apricot pudding is far removed from the kind London and New York. building further cruise Sydney’s standing as an
Once all 12 are in operation,
inspired Turkish treat, apricot balls will of rice pudding most are familiar with in the these aircraft will drive an capacity in Sydney were international gateway is in
often appear at the end of a meal. This dish western world, but served with pistachios and dashed last week when jeopardy,” Katz said, urging all
once again combines apricot paste with a cream, it is a must-try, particularly under the estimated $400 million in the recently elected NSW parties to come to the table
additional profit for the
pistachio coating, but for a sweeter, dessert- blistering Middle Eastern sun. Government formally to discuss a plan.
company, Joyce said.

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