Here's a reason to head to Australia in the fall: Qantas passengers on the Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney route will get A380 service as of September 29 this year.
Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said the Qantas A380 would operate on the Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney route for the first time. “The A380 offers private First class suites on the route for the first time, lie-flat Skybeds in Business, an exclusive Premium Economy cabin and our most spacious and comfortable international Economy seat yet,” he added.
“Dallas/Fort Worth has become an important hub for Qantas since we started flying there in 2011. Dallas is home to oneworld partner American Airlines and is...located less than four hours from every major US city including Orlando, Boston, Houston and LaGuardia, making it a perfect hub for our customers to Australia."
Given the additional range of the A380, the return service will now operate direct to Sydney rather than via Brisbane. The new A380 service will operate six return services per week between Dallas/Fort Worth and Sydney (every day except Tuesdays). This represents a net increase of seats on the route by more than 10 per cent per week.