As a rustic built on immigration Australia has rock solid familial links throughout Europe, particularly to Italy, Greece and the UK. Visiting family and friends or pilgrimages back to ancestral roots sends 1000’s of Australians to Europe annually, yet just about all should transit somewhere on the best way.
Photo: Qantas.
National airline Qantas announced today it’s extending its nonstop flights between Australia’s west coast and Rome, which the airline said is the one direct link between Australia and continental Europe offered by any airline. Yesterday Qantas resumed the seasonal route for the second 12 months running and has confirmed it is going to return the service in 2024, with seats happening sale from early July.
The nonstop technique to Europe
The QF5 service, which originates in Sydney, operates 3 times weekly until October using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, and over those 4 months, Qantas is offering greater than 22,000 seats between Australia and Italy. The nonstop leg is scheduled to depart Perth Airport (PER) at 22:10 and arrive at Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) at 08:50. Before the flight now in progress the service last operated on October fifth, 2023, with the next flight path.
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The recent arrival of recent Boeing 787 Dreamliners has facilitated the resumption or launch of several international routes. Last week Qantas began its QF3 service from Sydney to Latest York (JFK) via Auckland route and, in May resumed flights to San Francisco. Next week nonstop flights between Melbourne Airport (MEL) and Hong Kong International (HKG) may also return, and the airline is now operating at around 85% of pre-COVID international capability.
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