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Qantas Airways expands services to New Zealand and South Africa from Perth hub
May 7th 2025
Qantas Airways will commence nonstop Perth to Auckland and Johannesburg in December. Read More » Both routes will be flown by A330-200s three times a week. At present, Air New Zealand is the only airline flying nonstop Perth-Auckland. South African Airways serves Perth from Johannesburg. “Our new Perth to Auckland route offers a convenient one-stop connection for West Australians to New York via Auckland on our popular QF3 service. The new direct flight to Johannesburg is a vital connection for customers in Perth to visit popular cities like Cape Town through our partnership with Airlink,” Qantas International CEO, Cam Wallace, said.
Separately, Qantas Group said its LCC subsidiary, Jetstar, will shut down Sydney-Honolulu at the end of October. Its full-service sister carrier, Qantas Airways, will continue to operate the trans-Pacific route, Jetstar said. The LCC will redeploy the 787-8s it flies between Australia and Hawaii to “other destinations in Asia”, the LCC said.
