Qantas is adding flights to its international network in response to strong demand from customers travelling between Australia and New Zealand. 

From late October 2024, the national carrier will add up to 260,000 additional seats across three of its trans-Tasman routes over 12 months, compared to its current schedule. 

• Brisbane-Christchurch: flights to increase from daily to between 10 to 12 per week from late October, adding up to 1,700 seats on the route each week.
• Melbourne-Christchurch: flights to increase from daily to 12 per week over the December/January peak, and continue between 10 to 12 per week through 2025, adding up to 1,700 seats on the route each week. 
• Melbourne-Wellington: flights to increase from daily to 10 per week between September 2024 and April 2025, adding up to 1,000 seats on the route each week. 

All three routes are operated with the airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft.

The changes represent an almost 50 per cent increase in capacity across the routes and a 7 per cent increase for Qantas’ broader trans-Tasman network, and follow other recent network additions including the launch of Brisbane-Wellington late last year.

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