Those that have already booked flights to Shanghai from 28 July will be contacted by Qantas and offered a full refund. Alternatively they can contact Qantas or their agent who booked their ticket, to discuss rebooking on alternative flights.
Aircraft that have been used on this route by Qantas will be placed on other routes across Asia to combat demand to certain destinations.
Qantas International CEO, Cam Wallace spoke “Since COVID, the demand for travel between Australia and China has not recovered as strongly as expected. In some months, our flights to and from Shanghai have been operating around half full.
“That’s why we’ve decided to suspend this route and boost flying to other popular destinations with a new route from Brisbane to Manila and additional flights to Singapore and Bengaluru. This will create more choice for our corporate and leisure customers and make it even easier for them to access the places they need to travel to in Asia.”
Qantas Adds New Routes From Brisbane To Manila
In light of cancelling existing routes, Qantas has announced a new international route, Brisbane to Manila. Beginning from 28 October 2024, this route will operate four days per week with the Qantas Airbus A330 aircraft. This will mark the first time Qantas has flown between Brisbane and Manila in more than 10 years.
As a result of adding this route to their network, we will see 100,000 more seats added between Australia and the Philippines each year.
Additional Capacity Added To Singapore And India
We will see Qantas increase Singapore capacity by around 10%, giving more than 2,500 additional seats per week from Australia.
Sydney to Singapore will increase from 14 to 17 return flights per week from 11 December 2024, while Brisbane to Singapore will increase from 7 to 9 return flights per week from 27 October 2024.
