New Qantas International Route from Adelaide to Auckland

[Lucass]

I would say, it would either be the A321neo borrowed from JQi and repained.
Or an A220 new.
Wouldnt be my beloved older bird(y) A330 or newer B787, thats for sure.
Seeing AirNZ uses the narrow body as well from ADL - AKL, most likely QF will do this too, ie, the narrow body, maybe 3 days a week.
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At least now, when it starts, there is the/an option of paying for J ADL - AKL (direct), either for the space, or because your employer/payer is paying, better that being stuck in the middle of the A321neo/A320 that AirNZ flies ADL - AKL.
Or buying a comfort seat booking on QF.
Or the fact that QFF points dont expire, so long as there is activity, vs AirNZs Airpoints $ that will expire, 4 years after accrual, and can only use it for seat selection, cant use Airpoint $ for part fare payment, for us Aus residents, think NZ residents can do part pay, ie, 20% points and 80% cash/card.

Would Qantas repaint and put their cabin in on a Jetstar a321neo?!?

 

[justinbrett]

Wonder if the on-board service will be better than the east-coast to NZ flights (ie pretty much domestic).

What do you suggest gets added? Can’t do anything about the hard product.

I did OOL-SYD-AKL both on 737 J yesterday.

Differences - AKL had a newer aircraft with personal IFE. Real champagne offered as PDB and in flight. Meal was more substantial.

I agree it’s pretty similar to domestic but I’m not sure what else they could do?

 

[zainman]

If it is a NZ route, just a question, whatever happened to having borderless travel between AU/NZ? Went no where?

 

[opusman]

I agree it’s pretty similar to domestic but I’m not sure what else they could do?

Firstly they could serve breakfast on the morning flights instead of lunch. Chicken curry is not what I'm after at 9am.

Also why can't they do a separate drinks service (either before or after the meal)? Flight is perfectly long enough. I'm sure that used to be a thing.

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If it is a NZ route, just a question, whatever happened to having borderless travel between AU/NZ? Went no where?

Idea was quietly dropped I think. Probably people would miss their duty free booze too much.

 

[jase05]

Firstly they could serve breakfast on the morning flights instead of lunch. Chicken curry is not what I'm after at 9am.

I’m actually the opposite. I hate most aircraft breakfasts as I dislike and won’t eat most of the options so more often than not I just eat in the lounge beforehand

 

[justinbrett]

Also why can't they do a separate drinks service (either before or after the meal)? Flight is perfectly long enough. I'm sure that used to be a thing

Nobody went thirsty on my flight.

 

[SYD]

Idea was quietly dropped I think. Probably people would miss their duty free booze too much.

More to do with border security in the end.

 

[Harrison_133]

The Advertiser, behind a paywall, is reporting it's Auckland.

Source: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news...=3dcb45fcb2c4821e3d6701ab678331bc-1747267926#

 

[sww199]

The Advertiser, behind a paywall, is reporting it's Auckland.

Speaking of the jewel in News Corp's crown, the author of that article states "South Australia has been without any direct international Qantas flight operated out of Adelaide Airport since QF81 to Singapore departed in April 2013". I recall in 2022 QFi operated QF67 SYD-ADL-DEL. I think the return leg QF68 went straight to SYD without stopping in ADL. But, in any event, an international flight operated by QFi ex-ADL after April 2013, indeed in the last few years. Anyway, never let the truth get in the way of a good clickbait headline story.

 

[BenSQ380]

There was a banner ad on the QF website this morning that has now disappeared. It was 4 times per week return ADL-AKL from mid/late Oct to early May.

 

[moa999]

Wonder if it will connect with QF3/4?

 

[Cloud9]

Not trying to go off-topic, but just touching on the service standards point above. With the exception of one rather abysmal bit of cabin service (that Qantas righted with 20,000 points by way of apology), I've never had anything but good service coming back out of AKL.

And to give real credit where it's due, the NZ based cabin crews have always been a class beyond the AUS based QF crews I've had on trips back and forth across the ditch.

 

[docjames]

14K views · 161 reactions | Adelaide to Auckland flight announced | For the first time in over a decade, QANTAS' Adelaide passengers will be able to fly in and out of Auckland. #9News | By 9 News Adelaide | Facebook

For the first time in over a decade, QANTAS' Adelaide passengers will be able to fly in and out of Auckland. #9News

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[RooFlyer]

Thankfully, the argument that Qantas doesn’t fly international out of regional cities like this no longer applies

 

[eastwest101]

14K views · 161 reactions | Adelaide to Auckland flight announced | For the first time in over a decade, QANTAS' Adelaide passengers will be able to fly in and out of Auckland. #9News | By 9 News Adelaide | Facebook

For the first time in over a decade, QANTAS' Adelaide passengers will be able to fly in and out of Auckland. #9News

www.facebook.com

LOL - footage of Qantas A380s and B789s

 

[antycbr]

Thankfully, the argument that Qantas doesn’t fly out of regional cities like this no longer applies

Still got 12 senators, be careful, thems fighting words.

 

[RooFlyer]

Still got 12 senators, be careful, thems fighting words.

So does Tas . When Jetstar came into being the company wanted to withdraw all domestic QF services from the island. The pollies made sure that didn’t happen.

 

[Lucass]

It's confirmed... https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/m...onal-route-and-business-lounge-for-customers/

ADL-AKL, 737-800, seasonal, beginning october, x4 weekly flights

 

[Mwenenzi]

QF newsroom https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/m...onal-route-and-business-lounge-for-customers/

Qantas has today announced new flights between Adelaide and Auckland set to take off in October 2025*, marking the airline’s return of non-stop international flying from South Australia.

The new route unlocks greater choice for South Australians across the airline’s expanding international network, including seamless connections to North America via New Zealand on the airline’s popular QF3 service from Auckland to New York.

Available to book now, the new seasonal route will add more than 30,000 seats between the two capital cities, boosting inbound tourism to the state

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<snip>
Fast facts:
New Adelaide to Auckland flights

• Adelaide to Auckland fares are available now on Qantas.com with the inaugural service taking off on Friday 31 October 2025*
• Launch fare $699 AUD economy return (incl. taxes, travel period 31 October 2025 to 12 December 2025 and 19 January 2026 to 28 March 2026).
• The route will operate seasonally from 31 October 2025 to 3 May 2026 four times per week on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
• Adelaide to Auckland will operate as QF175 on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with approximate flight time 4 hours and 15 minutes.
• Qantas currently operates nearly 280 services per week from Adelaide to more than 14 destinations around Australia. <snip>

Air NZ operate AKL<--->ADL.
So a ADL<--->CHC or ZQN or WLG would offer some thing different. A different market ~ passengers

 

[docjames]

4/7 and seasonal.

Low threshold to make big news in rAdelaide??



Looks like

QF175 dep 0830 arr 1515
QF176 dep 1615 arr 1835

Daytime flights is good news.