[Update]
Qantas has announced that the seasonal service between Sydney and Vancouver will again be operating during winter 2016. The seasonal service will operate on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays over the period from 30 June to 13 August 2016. Again, the service is to be operated by Boeing 747 aircraft.
[Previous](3 Feb, 2015)
Qantas has announced that it will implement an extended seasonal service for flights between Sydney and Vancouver. This extension follows a successful trial of seasonal flights during December-January.
The airline’s extended seasonal schedule will see Qantas operate 33 return services between Sydney and Vancouver:
- 13 return services in June/July,
- 20 return services from mid-December to late January 2016
The timetable is as follows:
| Flight | Days | Dep | Arr | |
| North American Summer20 June – 18 July 2015 | QF75 Sydney-Vancouver | Mon, Thu, Sat | 1705 | 1400 |
| QF76 Vancouver-Sydney | Mon, Thu, Sat | 2130 | 0605+2 | |
| North American Winter12 December 2015 – 25 January 2016 | QF75 Sydney-Vancouver | Mon, Thu, Sat | 1905 | 1400 |
| QF76 Vancouver-Sydney | Mon, Thu, Sat | 2000 | 0615+2 |
The flights will be operated by a three-cabin, 364-seat refurbished B747 aircraft.
Qantas Executive Manager International Sales, Stephen Thompson, said the decision to return to Vancouver came at the end of a successful first season of flying during the December-January travel period.
“Our direct Vancouver services proved really popular so we’re pleased to expand them this year, offering customers more flights on more days over winter and summer, and delivering another boost for inbound tourism for Australia,” said Mr Thompson.
From Vancouver, customers can connect onward to six other destinations in Canada with codeshare partner WestJet.
The seasonal flight joins the successul seasonal Perth-Auckland flights, with Qantas looking at other seasonal flights across its network.
