It seems the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games are driving some route designs, with Qantas planning a new route between Perth and Paris.
Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing – Image, Economy Class and Beyond.
The move follows the deployment of ultra-long-haul flights from Perth to London and Rome.
The new year-round route will see Qantas operate to the French capital for the first time in nearly two decades, cutting around three hours off the current fastest travel time from Perth to Paris.
How many stereotypes are in this image… – Image, Qantas.
It will commence on the 12th of July 2024, with a booked block time of 17 hours between Perth and 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 days per week from mid-August 2024.
The new flights will operate through Qantas’ existing terminal at Perth Airport (Terminal 3), which will allow connections to other domestic destinations in Australia (including Sydney).
Fares for this new route are on sale, with circle fares offered, allowing you to return from London or Rome
In Quotes
Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson said the airline was thrilled to put Paris back on the Qantas map with a direct link for Australians to the French capital for the first time.
“This route has been on our wish list for a while and we think customers will be as pleased as we are to see it go on sale today,” Ms Hudson said.
“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.
“Some of the first customers on these flights will be Australian athletes heading to Paris to compete at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“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.
“The schedule we’ve announced today will add more than 75,000 seats between Australia and Europe each year and we’ll be working with Tourism WA to help make the most of the opportunity to bring tourists here, knowing that direct flights are a big factor in people deciding where to travel.”
Bolstering the Qantas European operation
If you’re travelling from around Australia (or to the land down under), you can connect to Qantas’ flights to Europe either at Sydney or Perth. Its current operation for Summer 2024 looks like this:
- QF9/QF10 Perth-London (787)
- QF5/QF6 Perth-Rome (787)
- QF33/QF34 Perth-Paris (787) (customers can book and fly from Sydney)
- QF1/QF2 Sydney-Singapore-London (A380)
Qantas customers can also travel to Europe on Emirates flights via Dubai and with four other partner airlines. With Paris joining the network, it will open up more than 70 destinations across the region, including Barcelona, Munich, Frankfurt and Athens, and 12 destinations within France through Qantas’ network of partners.
With Project Sunrise beckoning, it seems Qantas has the confidence to operate further ultra-long-haul flights in its network, with direct point-to-point traffic. It’ll be up to the passengers if they can deal with the flight length – or if they need to get off the plane at some point, even if to stretch and exercise for a while.
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