Qantas expands Perth hub with new direct Johannesburg and Auckland routes

Qantas’ direct services linking Perth with Johannesburg and Auckland have launched, marking a significant expansion of the airline's western international hub.

This milestone reinforces the growth of Qantas' expanding international western hub, connecting three continents and adding more than 150,000 seats in and out of Perth each year, creating jobs to support the local Western Australia economy and boosting inbound tourism to the state.

These flights have been made possible by funding allocated from the Federal Government to Australian Border Force and the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry to deliver additional border services at airports. The funding enabled Perth Airport to invest in additional staffing, equipment and facilities that increase border and biosecurity capacity and in turn allow the airport to host more international flights.

Route details

Perth-Johannesburg (QF65):

Three weekly flights operating on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday*
Aircraft: Qantas A330 with 27 Business Class seats in 1-2-1 configuration (each featuring direct aisle access and converting into a lie-flat bed) and 224 Economy seats
Flight time: Approximately 11 hours 15 minutes
Provides connections to Cape Town and other African destinations through Qantas' partnership with Airlink

Perth-Auckland (QF111):

Three weekly flights operating on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
Same A330 aircraft configuration
Flight time: Approximately 6 hours 45 minutes
Offers connections for West Australians to New York via Auckland

*Schedule subject to change.