Qantas, Jetstar set to ramp up domestic flights

As travel restrictions start to ease across the country, Qantas and Jetstar will increase their domestic and regional flying.

By David Flynn, June 4 2020

Qantas, Jetstar set to ramp up domestic flights

Qantas and Jetstar are beginning to put some meat back onto the bones of their current skeleton schedule as travel restrictions ease, scaling up from a current 5% of pre-coronavirus capacity to 15 per cent by the end of June – about 300 return flights per week – to 40% by the end of July.

However, both airlines remain eager to see the borders of Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania swing open again – especially as the July school holidays draw near.

“We know there is a lot of pent up demand for air travel and we are already seeing a big increase in customers booking and planning flights in the weeks and months ahead,” notes Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce.

“We are gradually adding flights in June as demand levels increase (and) we can quickly ramp up flying in time for the July school holidays if border restrictions have eased more by then."

The combined schedules will fatten up the Sydney-Melbourne corridor – usually one of the world's busiest domestic airline routes – along with increased intra-state flights within New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Flights will resume on eight routes which have been suspended, while the coronavirus-delayed launch of Qantas flights from Sydney to Byron Bay /Ballina is back on the cards.

More flights to more destinations as the Qantas/Jetstar network bounces back.

However, passengers can expect a different travel experience, with cabin crew handing out masks and sanitising wipes, while lounges will impose a capacity limit due to social distancing and will replace buffets with prepared meals and snacks.

"We’ll be sending out information before their flight so they know exactly what to expect and have some extra peace of mind," Joyce said. “Importantly, the Australian Government’s medical experts have said the risk of contracting Coronavirus on an aircraft is low."

Qantas and Jetstar will also allow travellers to change the date of their domestic flight once, without paying a change fee, for bookings made before 30 June 2020 on travel between 12 June and 31 October 2020.

Using your Qantas Points to book a Classic Flight Reward seat on any Qantas or Jetstar flight will allow a change of date or cancelling the booking free of charge until 31 October 2020.

Also read: How to earn Qantas status credits on Jetstar flights

Here's the complete Qantas and Jetstar schedule through to the end of June.

Airline	Route	Current weekly return flights	Weekly return flights by end June
East coast capitals
Qantas	Sydney – Melbourne	5	46
Jetstar	Sydney – Melbourne	7	21
Qantas	Sydney – Brisbane	5	21
Jetstar	Sydney – Brisbane	7	9
Qantas	Melbourne – Brisbane	4	14
Jetstar	Melbourne – Brisbane	3	5
East West
Qantas	Melbourne – Perth	7	7
Qantas	Perth – Sydney	7	7
Adelaide
Qantas	Adelaide – Melbourne	0	3 (route resuming)
Jetstar	Adelaide – Melbourne	7	7
Jetstar	Adelaide – Sydney	7	7
Northern Territory
Qantas	Darwin – Alice Springs – Sydney	2	2
Qantas	Darwin – Brisbane	2	2
Canberra
Qantas	Canberra – Sydney	5	19
Qantas	Canberra – Melbourne	5	16
Qantas	Canberra – Brisbane	5	10
Tasmania
Jetstar	Hobart- Melbourne	7	7
Qantas	Launceston – Melbourne	2	3
Intra Vic
Qantas	Melbourne – Mildura	2	6
Intra SA
Qantas	Adelaide – Port Lincoln	2	6
Qantas	Adelaide – Kingscote	2	3
Qantas	Adelaide – Whyalla	2	3
Intra NSW/NSW-Vic
Qantas	Albury – Sydney	2	6
Qantas	Armidale – Sydney	2	3
Qantas	Sydney – Ballina/Byron Bay	0	4 (new route)
Jetstar	Sydney – Ballina/Byron Bay	2	4
Jetstar	Melbourne – Ballina/Byron Bay	0	3 (route resuming)
Qantas	Coffs Harbour – Sydney	2 (via Port Macquarie)	6 (direct)
Qantas	Dubbo – Sydney	2	6
Qantas	Lord Howe Island – Sydney	1	1
Qantas	Moree – Sydney	0	3 (route resuming)
Qantas	Port Macquarie – Sydney	2 (via Coffs Harbour)	6 (direct)
Qantas	Sydney – Tamworth	2	6
Qantas	Sydney – Wagga Wagga	2	6
Jetstar	Melbourne – Newcastle	0	3 (route resuming)
Intra WA
Qantas	Perth – Newman	2	10
Qantas	Karratha – Perth	2	9
Qantas	Perth – Port Hedland	2 (via Puraburdoo)	9 (direct)
Qantas	Broome – Perth	2	7
Qantas	Kalgoorlie – Perth	2	5
Qantas	Geraldton – Perth	2	3
Qantas	Learmonth – Perth	2	3
Qantas	Paraburdoo – Perth	2 (via Port Hedland)	2 (direct)
Intra QLD
Qantas	Brisbane – Cairns	0	6 (route resuming)
Jetstar	Brisbane – Cairns	2	3
Qantas	Brisbane – Townsville	0	6 (route resuming)
Jetstar	Brisbane – Townsville	2	3
Qantas	Brisbane – Emerald	2	6
Qantas	Brisbane – Gladstone	2	7
Qantas	Brisbane – Hervey Bay	0	3 (route resuming)
Qantas	Brisbane – Longreach	3	3
Qantas	Brisbane – Mackay	3	10
Qantas	Brisbane – Moranbah	3	9
Qantas	Brisbane – Mount Isa	2	5
Qantas	Brisbane – Rockhampton	3	11
Qantas	Brisbane – Roma	4	4
Jetstar	Brisbane – Whitsunday Coast	0	3 (route resuming)
Qantas	Cairns – Horn Island	2	3
Qantas	Cairns – Townsville	6	8
Qantas	Cairns – Weipa	2	3
Qantas	Charleville – Roma	2	2
Qantas	Mackay – Rockhampton	2	5
Qantas	Mackay – Townsville	3	5
Qantas	Townsville – Cloncurry – Mount Isa	3	3

David Flynn

David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.

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