Qantas has today announced the launch of new service between Brisbane and Palau from February 2025. The carrier is also making changes on key routes to the U.S., Asia and the Pacific.
On Wednesday (October 16, 2024), Qantas announced the launch of new weekly service between Brisbane and Palau starting February 2025. Additionally, QantasLink’s new Airbus A220 aircraft will make its debut on the route between Darwin and Singapore from March 2025, subject to government and regulatory approval. The route will initially launch with an Embraer E190, and later, five times weekly with the larger 137-seat Airbus A220. QantasLink has taken delivery of the first four of 29 Airbus A220s, which are gradually replacing their aging fleet of Boeing 717s. Starting mid-June 2025, Qantas will cease flying between Sydney and Seoul, and Jetstar will increase service on the route from four weekly flights to daily service.
In Wednesday’s announcement, Qantas International Group’s CEO, Cam Wallace, said,
“We’re so excited to be offering our customers more than 220,000 additional seats on our network, a new international destination, and our brand-new A220 aircraft for our Singapore – Darwin flights, which will be the first of its kind to operate out of Singapore. We’re also looking forward to seeing more of our A380s return to the skies and offering more premium seats for customers to book to some of our popular international destinations.
“As part of our historic fleet renewal program, these changes are about having the right aircraft on the right route and responding to growing customer demand. One of the benefits of our dual brand strategy is the flexibility we have with our combined Qantas and Jetstar fleets.
“Qantas launched flights to Seoul after the pandemic, and now that demand has normalised, it’s grown substantially as a leisure market, opening up 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. This growth is good news for our people and also allows us to offer more choice for our customers travelling around the Qantas network.”
Source: Qantas
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