Los Angeles to get QF’s first Dreamliner service
Qantas has just confirmed the launch route for its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft will be Melbourne to Los Angeles, with flights to debut on 15 Decemeber 2017.
The carbon-composite aircraft will replace Qantas’ Boeing 747s currently operating on the route on a six weekly basis, alongside the Airbus A380.
Qantas International ceo Gareth Evans said the debut of its Dreamliner in 12 months’ time “opens up a new era for Qantas”.
The 787-9 MEL-LAX service will take the total number of QF services on the route from nine to 13 per week, giving customers the option of a morning or afternoon departure from Melbourne on most days.
Fares will go on sale for the new 787 flights on Christmas Day.
More details in tomorrow’s issue of Travel Daily.