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Qantas brings forward international flights to US and UK but pushes back Asian destinations
Qantas has brought forward international ticket sales by two months amid expectations global travel will resume sooner than expected.
Key points:
- Optimism surrounding the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has led Qantas to bring forward flights to the US and UK, to July 1
- A planned restart of flights to some Asian destinations has been pushed back by four months, also to July 1
- Flight schedules are likely to change again as airlines continue to respond to the pandemic
The airline previously suspended flights to the United States and the United Kingdom until October but has brought forward the date to July 1, as production of multiple coronavirus vaccines ramps up.
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