Qantas has this morning revealed that its sleek new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will be used on its Sydney to San Francisco route from December this year.
From 4 December, passengers travelling between Sydney and San Francisco will say farewell to the Boeing 747 and hello to the Dreamliner’s next generation Economy, Premium Economy and Business cabins.
The change is timed with the phased delivery of the Flying Roo’s six new Dreamliners as the Aussie carrier works to phase out the Boeing 747 its international network by the end of 2020.
The Sydney-San Francisco Dreamliner service will operate daily alongside Qantas’ existing Dreamliner service between Melbourne and San Francisco which operates four times per week.
The Californian city is one of five international destinations currently served by the Qantas Dreamliner, together with Los Angeles, New York, London and Hong Kong.
“Our Dreamliner is the most comfortable aircraft we have ever flown. Customer feedback on the cabin environment, from the seats to the anti-jetlag measures, continues to exceed our expectations.”
Qantas International Acting CEO Naren Kumar
“We’ll also soon begin upgrading the cabins of our A380 aircraft which means the inflight experience for our customers travelling to the United States will have never been better.”
The 747 has been the backbone of Qantas’ international fleet for more than 40 years, so it will be the end of an era and the start of another when we farewell the Queen of the Skies from flying to mainland America.
Qantas currently has eight 787-9s in its fleet, with a further six arriving from October 2019, bringing the total fleet of Dreamliners to 14 in the second half of 2020.
The freshly painted new Qantas 787/9 Dreamliner
Qantas’ Dreamliner carries 236 passengers across three cabins.
It features the latest version of the airline’s Business Suite, nicknamed “mini First Class” by some frequent flyers, as well as a next generation Premium Economy seat and a significantly improved Economy seat with extra storage compartments and more legroom.
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