According to a recent operational schedule filed by Qantas, Perth Johannesburg flights appear to be back on the airline’s route network.
Executive Traveller writes that Qantas looks set to restart Perth Johannesburg flights on 7 December 2025.
However, there has not yet been an official announcement confirming the restart by Qantas.
In addition, Qantas looks set to restart its Perth Auckland flights. This will allow convenient connections for passengers travelling between South Africa and New Zealand (via Perth).
Qantas ended seasonal services on its Perth Auckland route in January 2018.
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND NEW ZEALAND
With the restart of Johannesburg – Perth and Perth – Auckland routes, Qantas appears keen to capitalise on some of the lucrative East-West traffic flows between South Africa and New Zealand.
South Africa has sizable expat communities scattered across New Zealand.
That said, there are also a large number of South Africans living in Perth, Western Australia.
Thus, there is significant VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) travel between Perth and South Africa as well as New Zealand and South Africa.
Expected flights between Perth and Auckland:
- QF111 will depart Perth at 19.00, arriving in Auckland at 04.45 the next day.
- QF112 will leave Auckland at 08.30, landing in Perth at 11.30
South African Airways currently operates scheduled flights between Johannesburg and Perth.
The airline resumed this route in April 2024. It operates the route five times a week, using an Airbus A340 aircraft.
QANTAS PERTH JOHANNESBURG FLIGHTS
Qantas has previously also flown between Perth and Johannesburg but it suspended the service due to logistical issues at Perth Airport, resulting in flights departing and arriving at different terminals.
The projected schedule for Qantas’ flights between Perth and Johannesburg:
- QF65 departs Perth at 13.30, arriving in Johannesburg at 18.45
- QF66 departs Johannesburg at 21.35 and lands in Perth at 13.30 the next day
The route will be flown three days a week by an Airbus A330.
Meanwhile, Qantas operates flights from Sydney to Johannesburg.
The airline services the route six times a week, with an Airbus A380 aircraft.
These flights cater to passengers heading to and from Australia’s East Coast and Johannesburg.
The service also caters to passengers travelling between Auckland (New Zealand) and South Africa (via Sydney).
