As airlines around the world make changes to their scheduled routes amid the coronavirus outbreak, we’ve compiled all the flight suspensions, reductions and cancellations for the four major airlines across Australia.
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QANTAS
SUSPENDED (until further notice):
MAINLAND CHINA
• Sydney-Beijing (until at least mid-July)
• Sydney-Shanghai
NORTH AMERICA
• Brisbane-San Francisco (from April 18)
• Melbourne-San Francisco (from April 18)
• Sydney-Vancouver (for June and July only)
POSTPONED:
USA
• Brisbane-Chicago (new route) will be delayed from April 15 to mid-September.
RE-ROUTED:
LONDON
• Sydney-Singapore-London return service temporarily re-routed to become a Sydney-Perth-London service (from April 20).
These are the flight changes made to Qantas. Picture: Mark Evans/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
REDUCED:
ASIA
• Sydney-Hong Kong – reduced from 14 return flights per week to seven
• Brisbane-Hong Kong – reduced from seven return flights per week to four
• Melbourne-Hong Kong – reduced from seven return flights per week to five
• Melbourne-Singapore – seven return flights per week cancelled (from April 20)
NEW ZEALAND
• Melbourne-Auckland (5 return cancellations)
AIRCRAFT CHANGES (at least mid-September 2020):
ASIA
• Melbourne-Singapore – B787 replaced by larger A330 on seven return flights per week (from May 4)
• Sydney-Tokyo (Haneda) – B747 replaced by smaller A330 (from March 30)
NORTH AMERICA
• Sydney-San Francisco – B787 replaced by larger B747 (from April 18)
• Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth – A380 replaced by smaller B787 (from April 20)
• Melbourne-Los Angeles – A380 replaced by smaller B787 (from June 1)
Jetstar have suspended flights to Thailand and South Korea. Picture: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
JETSTAR
SUSPENDED:
THAILAND
• all flights to Bangkok
SOUTH KOREA
• Gold Coast-Seoul
REDUCED (until at least June 30):
JAPAN
• Cairns-Tokyo (Narita) – reduced by up to two return flights per week.
• Cairns-Osaka – reduced by up to two return flights per week.
• Gold Coast-Tokyo (Narita) – reduced by up to two return flights per week.
THAILAND
• Melbourne-Phuket – reduced by up to two return flights per week.
• Sydney-Phuket – reduced by up to two return flights per week.
VIETNAM
• Melbourne-Ho Chi Minh – flights reduced by over 50 per cent (from May 1)
• Sydney-Ho Chi Minh – flights reduced by over 50 per cent (from May 1)
BALI
• Brisbane-Bali – minor flight reductions
Virgin Australia have cancelled flights to Hong Kong entirely. Picture: AAP Image/Claudia Baxter.Source:News Corp Australia
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED:
• all flights to Hong Kong
TIGER
CANCELLED:
• Melbourne – Coffs Harbour (from April 27)
• Sydney – Coffs Harbour (from April 27)
• Sydney – Cairns (from April 27)
• Adelaide – Sydney (from April 27)
• Hobart – Gold Coast (from April 28)
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