Qantas Airways resuming direct Sydney-SFO flights from Dec 20

Australia may consider itself to be a distant land particularly when it comes connecting it with international flights. However, this smallest continent in the world is now coming much closer to the rest of the world with many international routes to be launched in future. Leading international carriers such as Qantas Airways, American Airlines, Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand and British Airways are planning to launch flights to various destinations in Australia soon.

Australia’s flagship carrier Qantas Airways recently announced it will be resuming its direct flights to San Francisco from Sydney starting from December 20, 2015. The airline also indicated that travellers to Japan will now find it easier to reach Tokyo’s city centre since the flights to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport from Sydney have now been diverted to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport as it is considered closer to the city centre. Earlier, this year Qantas Airways also started flights on new Brisbane-Tokyo Narita route from July 31. The flights on Brisbane-Tokyo Narita route is being conducted thrice weekly.

American Airlines, which is into codeshare agreement with Qantas Airways, is also all set to launch its new flights between Los Angeles and Sydney. The route is being launched for the first time and the flights will begin operations effective from December 19. 2015.

Leading North American carrier Air Canada has also revealed its plans to begin flights services between the Queensland capital Brisbane and Vancouver effective from June 2016. The route will be served with thrice weekly flights services. Air Canada is currently offering daily flights to Sydney from Vancouver.

Air New Zealand has also indicated that it will be expanding its U.S. network with new flights to Houston with up to five times per week services starting from December this year. The new route will be beneficial for Australian travellers looking for a stopover in Auckland while on their way to Texas.