(TAN): Qantas is set to launch a new route between Perth and Paris, just in time for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and European summer, the airline said.
From July 12 2024, the 17-hour Perth-Paris flights will initially operate four days per week during the peak European summer with the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Services will move to three per week from mid-August 2024.
Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson said: “This route has been on our wish list for a while…. Our direct flights to London and Rome have been hugely popular and Paris is the next most-requested destination, so we know the demand for this service will be strong as well…. We’re the only airline offering these direct flights rather than going through a mid-point because the key market we serve is Australia. Our in-flight service is designed with long-haul travel in mind.”
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“The schedule we’ve announced today will add more than 75,000 seats between Australia and Europe each year,” she added.
The new flights will operate through Qantas’ existing terminal at Perth Airport (Terminal 3), which will allow seamless connections to other domestic destinations in Australia. Qantas and Perth Airport are making positive progress in negotiations about moving its operations to Terminal 1.
