Qantas bringing forward restart of Melbourne international flights

Thursday, 24 Oct, 2021 0

Qantas will accelerate the restart of international flights from Melbourne following the Victorian Government’s decision to remove quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers from November.

Melbourne to London flights will be brought forward to 6 November 2021, six weeks earlier than scheduled, operating two days per week with 787 aircraft.

It will then expand up to daily from 18 December 2021.

Melbourne to Singapore:Qantas flights will restart on 22 November 2021, three days per week with A330 aircraft.

Victorian customers can also now book onward flights to other international destinations including Los Angeles (1 November), Fiji (7 December), Johannesburg (5 January) and Bangkok (14 January) via Sydney.

Flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles will restart from 18 December 2021 with other destinations scheduled to recommence in the new year.

Qantas and Jetstar will look at bringing forward other destinations if possible.

Initial flights are limited to Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate families and parents in line with Federal Government requirements.

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said: "It’s great to see Melbourne reopening and the decision by the Victorian Government to remove quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travellers will make it easier for people to take the trips they’ve been longing to take".

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