Overview

• The 2026 season will run from May 3 to October 23, with peak-period service increased to four flights a week from June 27 to September 26.
• The schedule adds 44 flights and nearly 10,000 seats compared with 2025, with services operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
• Qantas says the nonstop to Rome is highly popular, with more than half of passengers originating in eastern Australia.
• Launched in 2022 as the first direct link between Australia and mainland Europe, the route has carried over 70,000 passengers.
• Western Australia welcomed the expansion, noting Italy as a key market with arrivals 8% above pre-COVID levels, as Qantas builds out Perth’s long-haul network including planned Johannesburg and Auckland launches from December.