Johannesburg Regains Qantas Quadjets As The Airbus A380 Takes Over Sydney Flights
Johannesburg joins a select group of airports with A380 flights by three or more airlines.
Qantas will fly the Airbus A380 to Johannesburg from next July as part of a broad array of changes. Replacing the Boeing 787-9 will result in more than double the number of seats per flight. While the equipment swap is not yet reflected in schedules or booking engines, Johannesburg will join a small group of airports to have A380 flights from three or more airlines.
Australia's flag carrier will deploy the double-decker quadjet to South Africa for the first time. While it is unclear what exact date this will happen, but it appears to be July 8th.
Of course, the 6,863-mile (11,044 km) route used to see quadjets in the form of Qantas' retired 747-400. The airline's last 747-400 flight to Johannesburg was in April 2020.
Source: Simple Flying