Qantas will increase services between Melbourne and Tokyo (NRT) and add more seats across the Tasman as Japan and New Zealand continue to be popular destinations for Australian travellers. More than 45,000 seats will be added to Tokyo and Queenstown by early next year.
Qantas will increase its Melbourne – Narita services from daily to 11 flights per week from December 2026 to March 2027 in response to growing demand. The new flights will add a total of 30,000 seats to the route.
Japan continues to be a favourite for Qantas customers, with passenger numbers up 8 per cent between October 2025 and March 2026, totaling 350,000 passengers for the period.
In addition, the airline is increasing frequency across the Tasman over the summer peak for travel between Australia and New Zealand, including:
– Over 15,000 additional seats between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane to Queenstown over the summer peak.
– Up to 10 per cent increase between Sydney and Auckland over the same period, due to bigger aircrafts and additional flights.