This coming December 2026, Qantas will become the first airline in the world to operate a non-stop route between Australia and Las Vegas.

The new seasonal Sydney–Las Vegas service will launch on 29 December 2026 and will run through to 27 March 2027 and operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft three times per week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace said the new service will save customers up to five hours in travel time by eliminating the need for connections through another US city.

This becomes the 101st destination on the Qantas network and the airline’s eighth city across North and South America, joining Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Dallas, New York, Vancouver and Santiago.

For the past two years the airline has operated charter flights in partnership with the National Rugby League (NRL) from Australia’s East Coast to Las Vegas to get Aussie fans to games.

Wallace said strong customer demand for international travel is driving the airline’s expansion of seasonal services to destinations like Las Vegas.

“Australians’ appetite for international travel continues to be incredibly strong,” he said. “Rome and Sapporo have shown us there’s real demand for seasonal services to destinations people want to visit at certain times of year, and we’re continuing to expand those direct connections around the world.

“Our historic fleet renewal is giving us the flexibility to deploy aircraft where we see demand, opening up route possibilities that simply weren’t there before.

“Las Vegas becomes our 101st destination and is a great example of how we’re using that capability.”