Qantas will expand its services to the United States, with plans to fly directly from Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco upon approval of its joint business with American Airlines.
Key details include:
- Operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft
- Expected to launch by the end of April 2020
- Add more than 170,000 seats across the Pacific each year.
- Seats are expected to go on sale in the coming weeks, pending final approval.
- Brisbane to Chicago route will be flown four times per week by Qantas
- Brisbane to San Francisco will be flown three times per week by Qantas
Directly linking Australia and the “Windy city” (aka Chicago!) for the first time, Qantas would operate the flights four times per week between Brisbane and Chicago. Chicago is one of American Airlines’ major hubs, so this will give customers many options to fly onwards to within the US.
The direct service from Brisbane will save customers flying between Australia and Chicago more than six hours of travel time on a return trip. When it launches, it is expected to be the fourth-longest passenger flight in the world.
The new three-times-per-week Brisbane to San Francisco service will complement Qantas’ existing flights from Sydney and Melbourne – meaning customers could choose from double daily Dreamliner services from Australia’s east coast to San Francisco.
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