Qantas: New Route from Perth to JNB

 6 May 2024

Qantas has today announced a new international route between South Africa and Australia, with direct flights from Johannesburg to Perth set to take off in December 2025*.

• Fares are available now on Qantas.com with the inaugural Johannesburg to Perth service taking off from 7 December 2025*.
• Johannesburg to Perth will operate as QF66 on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday with approx. flight time 9 hours 55 minutes*.
• The route will operate on a Qantas A330 aircraft with 27 business class suites in 1-2-1 configuration, each featuring direct aisle access and converting into a lie-flat bed, and 224 economy seats*.

Available to book now, the new flights will provide South Africans with direct access to Perth as well as seamless connections to popular destinations across Australia, such as Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, through the airline’s extensive domestic network.

Customers will also have access to a new one-stop option to New Zealand following the airline’s announcement of a new direct service between Perth and Auckland also taking off from December*.

Qantas has a proud history in South Africa, having operated flights between the two countries since 1952. The airline’s longstanding commitment to the market was recently reinforced with the introduction of its Airbus A380 between Sydney and Johannesburg, which nearly doubled capacity and reintroduced First Class for customers flying between the two countries.

*Subject to government and regulatory approval, schedule subject to change.