Qantas will launch flights from Sydney to Broken Hill in far west NSW from April, challenging Rex on a route where the regional airline has held a monopoly for the past 18 years. Starting on 8 April 2022, Qantas will operate two weekly flights from Sydney to Broken Hill on Mondays and Fridays. The services … Continued
Virgin Australia has pushed back the resumption of direct flights between Sydney and Canberra – a route that it hasn’t served for almost two years. In early December 2021, Virgin announced that it would return to the Sydney-Canberra route in partnership with Link Airways from 30 January 2022. The flights would be marketed by Virgin … Continued
Qantas is scheduling daily flights from Los Angeles to Brisbane departing at 10.20am in the morning from next May, offering customers a unique daylight option when travelling westbound from the United States to Australia. The flights will be operated by Airbus A330-200s, which will have to be weight-restricted due to the length of these flights. … Continued
Qantas has delayed the restart of its flights to Chile, with all Sydney-Santiago flights now removed from sale until 31 October 2022. Earlier this month, Qantas had been selling seats on its QF27/28 services between Sydney and Santiago from late March 2022. But all Qantas flights on this route have now been “zeroed out” until … Continued
Redeeming frequent flyer points to get from Australia to South America has always been a bit of a challenge. But with all direct flights from Australia suspended since April 2020 due to COVID-19, getting to South America is now especially difficult. Direct flights from Australia to all other continents have now resumed, including Qantas flights … Continued