- Qantas has announced a new flight route
- Tickets will go on sale ‘in weeks’
Qantas has added a new Pacific destination to its itinerary, with the airline set to launch direct flights to Palau.
The national carrier will operate weekly flights from Brisbane to the paradise retreat made up of a cluster of more than 300 islands 1,500 kilometers east of the Philippines.
The six-hour flights are expected to go on sale in the ‘coming weeks’ before the first takes off in the ‘coming months’.
Nauru Airlines launched its own direct flights from Brisbane to Palau earlier this year.
The new trajectory was one of several announcements the airline made Wednesday as it added and subtracted from its flight offerings.
Qantas will ditch its Sydney-Seoul route from June 14 next year and ditch the Sydney-Seoul route instead budget daughter Jetstar the number of flights will increase.
Qantas will operate weekly flights from Brisbane to Palau, which consists of a cluster of more than 300 islands 1,500 kilometers east of the Philippines.
“One of the benefits of our dual-brand strategy is the flexibility we have with our combined Qantas and Jetstar fleets,” said Cam Wallace, international CEO of Qantas Group.
‘Qantas launched flights to Seoul after the pandemic, and as demand has normalized it has grown substantially as a leisure market, providing a great opportunity for Jetstar to increase its frequencies and allow Qantas to redeploy its aircraft to other routes where we are seeing strong demand.”
Qantas will also offer 30 percent more premium seats on its A380s flying to the US.
“The A380 has always been a passenger favorite, so it’s great news that Qantas is returning it to their Sydney to Dallas route, and the increased capacity will provide more choice for passengers traveling to and from the US,” said Greg Botham, director of the Sydney Airport group. .
The Boeing 787 Dreamliners will fly from Brisbane to Los Angeles, creating more seat options for travelers.
Qantas will also debut its 137-seat A220 aircraft in March 2025, as the airline gradually phases out its Boeing 717s.
The aircraft will be used for flights between Darwin and Singapore.
The sweeping changes mean Qantas will offer an additional 220,000 seats on its international network over 12 months from February.
“These developments underline our commitment to supporting airline growth and passenger opportunities at Australia’s global gateway,” Botham said.