When will Qantas resume flying to the US and UK?
Qantas has stopped selling tickets on its flights to the USA and the UK until the end of October 2021, underscoring recent comments by CEO Alan Joyce that travel to both countries is unlikely to restart until the end of next year at the earliest.
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However, flights to a number of Pacific and Asian destinations remain on the schedule in a sign of optimism that Covid-safe ‘travel bubbles’ may open up in the coming months.
That roster includes New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Fiji and New Caledonia.
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Qantas had previously removed long-range international flights through to March 2021; today’s changes to the airline’s reservation system provide further insight into Qantas’ expected ‘go’ and ‘no-go’ zones for 2021. Johannesburg and Santiago have also been pulled from the schedule.
“We’ve temporarily stopped selling on some of our other international routes like the UK and US until the end of October 2021, given the uncertainty in those markets and ongoing government restrictions,” a Qantas spokesman confirmed to Executive Traveller.
Although new Qantas bookings to London and the USA can no longer be made through to late October 2021, the flights themselves have not been cancelled and existing bookings remain active.
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