Qantas To Launch New Routes

Qantas has announced that, as part of its expansion efforts, it will add more than 220,000 seats to its international network with new aircraft and routes.

The carrier’s focal point is key markets from Asia to the Pacific and even the United States.

Qantas To Send A220 Internationally

As part of one of the first significant groundbreaking changes, Qantas says it’ll begin operating its A220s internationally. This move highlights the capabilities this next generation has for the airline.

In March 2025, the carrier announced under its QantasLink division that the jet will debut on flying between Darwin and Singapore Changi.

The A220 will operate five weekly flights, offering over 70,000 seats yearly between the two markets. This is a significant increase and a great opportunity for added connectivity to the country’s top end.

Furthermore, with the delivery of the first four A220s, the replacement efforts are well and truly underway to say farewell to the Boeing 717, which will come in a matter of weeks.

Qantas has long highlighted the possibilities the A220 offers over the 717, whether connecting any part of Australia or flying internationally to the southern part of Asia, as highlighted through this route.

Seoul Flights Are Changing

From mid-2025 onwards, Qantas has also announced changes to its flying schedule to Seoul Incheon in response to demand, but it also needs to optimise the available assets.

As a result, Qantas will cease flying on the Sydney to Seoul network. However, thanks to its low-cost alternative, Jetstar, its presence will not disappear from this market.

Qantas Group says that Jetstar will increase the number of flights between Sydney and Seoul to cope with the increase from the four flights a day currently offered to daily.

Essentially, this move will increase seats overall, with the group’s low-cost division serving the market rather than both.

United States Developments

Qantas is also set to grow its overall capacity towards the United States by 13% in the future, which will equal 30% more premium seats across long-haul flights.

Qantas will return its remaining Airbus A380s to service in 2025, aiming to ease pressures on the existing widebody fleet while complementing jets such as the 787.

From February 6, Melbourne to Dallas flights will increase from three to four per week. Meanwhile, the number of flights from Sydney to New York, which operates via Auckland, will be reduced from six to five flights weekly.

One of the landmark announcements is the return of the Boeing 787 to Brisbane. On 11 August 2025, it was deployed between Queensland city and Los Angeles.

Lastly, from 11 August 2025, Qantas will resume Airbus A380 flights between Sydney and Dallas for the first time since before the global pandemic. The carrier says that daily flights will be operated by a mix of A380 and 787 equipment.

Tasman & Pacific Flight Changes

Lastly, Qantas says that the 787 will be introduced on a route for the first time between Brisbane and Auckland with 737 and A330 flights, meaning a 40% increase in premium seating per year. This change will come into effect on 11 August 2025.

Meanwhile, Brisbane to Noumea will resume after a temporary suspension, with two weekly flights to be offered by the E190. This is an aircraft type seen for the first time on the route.

Weekly flights will also launch between Brisbane and Palau, using the carrier’s ageing but ever-reliable Boeing 737 fleet. No start date has been provided, but QF expects a launch in the coming months.