Qantas increases United States flights with more 787 and A380 services

by James Wilkinson

Qantas has revealed it will introduce its Boeing 787 Dreamliner on flights between Brisbane and Los Angeles daily from October 2025.

According to the carrier, this will significantly increase premium seat availability for Queensland customers with the additional choice of Premium Economy.

As part of the ongoing partnership between American Airlines and Qantas, the airlines will together make some seasonal changes to Brisbane and Melbourne flying over the busy Australian summer period.

For December 2025 and January 2026, the airlines will enable a continuation of daily 787 Dreamliner services between Brisbane and Los Angeles with Qantas operating four flights per week and American Airlines operating three flights per week.

For this same period, Qantas will increase Boeing 787 flights between Melbourne and Dallas to daily, with its Boeing 787 flights between Brisbane and Los Angeles returning to daily from February 2026.

As part of the Group’s dual-brand strategy, Jetstar will cease flying between Sydney and Honolulu after the last flight on Friday 24 October 2025 with its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to be redeployed to other destinations in Asia.

Qantas will subsequently operate between 5 to 6 services per week between Sydney and Honolulu, which remains popular amongst customers following the recent launch of its flights from Melbourne to Hawaii.

In addition, Qantas’ final A380 is returning to service with the aircraft deployed on daily flights between Sydney and Dallas Fort Worth from January 2026.

This will see more premium seats (First, Business and Premium Economy) offered on the route, currently operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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