Qantas has announced that it will be increasing is flights between Auckland and New York to a daily service during the next US Summer. From June to October 2026, Qantas will bump up the current five times a week service to daily.
The increased service will mark the airline’s first daily flights to New York since the pre-COVID times. Back then, Qantas operated a Sydney–Los Angeles–New York service.
Qantas CEO International Cam Wallace says
We’re thrilled to be increasing our Sydney – New York flights via Auckland to daily from June to October next year. These flights have been very popular with our customers and we’re looking forward to continuing the service alongside our future nonstop options between Sydney and New York with Project Sunrise.
This week also marks the return of our A380 to Sydney – Dallas and Dreamliner to Brisbane-Los Angeles, offering more premium seats for customers travelling between Australia and the U.S. This year, we’ve seen more Americans wanting to travel to Australia, so we’re pleased to be giving them even more reasons to visit and connect onto our extensive domestic network across the country.
The flight increase is timed to coincide with several major events and attractions in New York. One of these is the FIFA World Cup Final, which will run in the New York/New Jersey area on 19 July 2026. There are aslo a number of additional matches scheduled in June and July.
