By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press
Feb 25, 2021
Photo by AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File
Qantas will wait until after the Australian population is vaccinated for COVID-19 to resume international flights.
The airlineâs chief executive said the Australian government would have final say on the resumption of international travel. share this article
Qantas Airways does not expect to resume international travel apart from New Zealand until late October after the Australian population is vaccinated for COVID-19, the airlineâs chief executive said on Thursday, February 25.
The Sydney-based airline had been selling seats on international flights from July 1. But there has been a huge surge in COVID-19 cases around the world since those July flights went on sale in early January, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said. There were also new coronavirus variants emerging.
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Australia s Qantas Airways and budget airline Jetstar will resume international flights by October 31, a four-month extension from its previous estimate of July, their parent company said on Thursday. Australia-based airline Qantas and budget carrier Jetstar will restore international flight service at the end of October with fewer routes, the company said. (iStock)
Travelers can expect capacity to be lower than pre-pandemic levels, and routes will also be adjusted. Qantas will fly 22 international routes, instead of its previous 25. Destinations will include Los Angeles, London, Singapore and Johannesburg. At this time, the airline will not offer direct flights to New York, Santiago and Osaka.
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