Qantas

Major investments in its fleet, lounges and staff have been confirmed by Qantas, with the airline reporting strong financial results as it continues to reshape its operations post-pandemic.

Qantas will operate daily services on its Sydney–Auckland–New York route for the first time since its launch in June 2023, boosting it from five per week to daily between June and October 2026.

Qantas Frequent Flyer and David Jones have signed a “landmark loyalty partnership”, in advance of DJ’s launching its own loyalty scheme later this year.

Qantas Frequent Flyers will be able to use Qantas Points to book hundreds of thousands of new reward seats with Hawaiian Airlines from Thursday, marking the start of the strategic airline partnership between the two carriers.

Strong demand for air travel and limited domestic competition are among the factors that have helped Australia’s two largest airline groups, Qantas and Virgin Australia to finish up the first half of the 2024-25 financial year on a high note, according to a new report from the competition watchdog.

Insight Vacation/Luxury Gold Managing Director for Australian and New Zealand for four years, Alex O’Connor, has been named Qantas’ new Head of Sales Channels, effective 1 July 2025.

Qantas has confirmed two new routes will join its growing international network, with flights from Perth to Auckland and Johannesburg set to take off from December 2025*.

A major uniform redesign is on the cards for Qantas for the first time in over a decade as the national carrier sets the scene for a “new era”.

Qantas today unveiled new Economy seats with larger entertainment screens that will feature across the airline’s Airbus A330s which operate international flights to Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo as part of a major refurbishment program.

Qantas Frequent Flyers will soon have access to more international reward seats and new destinations, as the national carrier launches a partnership with Oman Air.

The Australian Federal Court today ordered Qantas to pay $100 million in penalties for misleading consumers by offering and selling tickets for flights it had already cancelled, and failing to inform existing ticketholders promptly of its decision.

Qantas announced this evening it will operate two non-stop flights between Cyprus and Sydney, to help Australians in Lebanon get home on behalf of the Australian Government.