Qantas will axe Dubai from its route map and return to Singapore as the stopover for flights from Sydney to London.
From March 25 2018, the flagship QF1/QF2 Sydney-London Airbus A380 service will run via Singapore instead of Dubai, replacing one of the two daily Sydney-Singapore A330 flights.
QF1 will depart Sydney at 3.55pm to reach Singapore at 10.25pm, and then continue to London shortly before midnight for a 6.50am arrival.
(The current daily QF81/QF82 Sydney–Singapore A330 service will continue to run as usual.)
Also from 25 March 2018, the daily Qantas Melbourne-Singapore flight QF35/QF36 will be upgraded to an A380, while QF37/QF38 will shift to a daily A330 service.
As previously announced, Qantas' existing Melbourne-Dubai-London service is being replaced by the new Boeing 787 service flying Melbourne-Perth-London.
The return of the Airbus A380 onto the Sydney-Singapore-London and Melbourne-Singapore routes will also see first class sold on the legs to and from Singapore, alongside premium economy – which is not featured on the smaller Airbus A330s.
Qantas will refit its Airbus A380 fleet with spacious new business class seats in the face of growing competition on its flagship routes to the USA and London. There will also be a much larger lounge on the upper deck where both business and first class travellers can mix and mingle.
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