Qantas is suspending its Melbourne-Delhi service from 3 June until 24 October 2025, in a blow to travel choices between Australia and India.
Qantas confirmed the move to Karryon, saying the decision to suspend the service was due to “current fleet and operational requirements”.
“We have made the decision to temporarily suspend our Melbourne-Delhi services during the off-peak season between June and October,” the airline states.
Qantas says India is an important and growing market and it is looking forward to resuming the Melbourne-Delhi route later in the year.
The Melbourne-Delhi service, flight QF69 (QF70 return), currently operates three times per week, using the flying kangaroo’s A330-200 aircraft.
Qantas’ only other direct India route, a daily Sydney-Bangalore service (QF68), along with its codeshare flights via Singapore, remain unchanged.
With the carrier’s absence from the route, Air India’s Melbourne-Delhi service will be the only nonstop link between Victoria and India from June to October. Its service, flight AI309, runs daily out of Tullamarine.
Last week, Air India announced it had signed a new codeshare agreement with Virgin Australia.
This morning, Qantas launched a major seven-day sale, with one million discounted Business and Economy seats on offer.
