Qantas to Introduce Direct Flights Between Sydney and Cape Town in October 2027. Australian flag carrier Qantas has announced the launch of its first-ever nonstop seasonal service linking Sydney Airport (SYD) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), scheduled to operate from October 19, 2027, through March 24, 2028. The long-haul route represents the first direct, nonstop link operated by the airline between Australia and South Africa’s premier coastal tourism capital, adding roughly 30,000 seats across the transoceanic market.
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Designated as flight QF89, the route will operate three times weekly on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays utilizing Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner widebody aircraft. The published timetable schedules departures from Sydney at 09:15, landing in Cape Town at 14:40 local time on the same day following an estimated gate-to-gate flight duration of 14 hours and 25 minutes. The new point-to-point service complements existing nonstop routes from Perth and Sydney into Johannesburg.
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Cam Wallace, CEO of Qantas International, noted that the route satisfies strong travel demand among Australian leisure and business travelers, unlocked by the scheduled delivery of additional Boeing 787-9 airframes by late 2027. The service supports a robust travel market that saw over 120,000 Australian visitors travel to South Africa in 2025, alongside a diaspora of 225,000 South Africans residing across Australia. The inaugural service coincides with the 75th anniversary of Qantas’s pioneering Wallaby Route, which first linked Australia with Johannesburg in 1952 via a 66-hour multi-stop itinerary.
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