Qantas Launches New Melbourne Tokyo Flight

Qantas DHC Dash 8 turboprop aircraft on final approach to Sydney International Airport runway, which operates under strict nighttime curfew restrictions to reduce noise pollution for nearby residents."

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Qantas, the Australian flag carrier, is gradually returning to pre pandemic traffic levels. The way the airline is accomplishing this is by expanding its network to new or returning to destinations it served before the pandemic. QF79 is somewhat of a combination of the two. Although it’s not a new route Qantas will be serving a different airport than before. So let’s find out more about the new Melbourne Tokyo Flight QF79 by Qantas.

QF79 Says Goodbye to Narita And Hello to Haneda

As mentioned this is not a completely new flight. Qantas used to operate regularly scheduled flights from Melbourne to Tokyo before the pandemic. However the Australian flag carrier used to fly into Tokyo Narita Airport.

Narita is Tokyo’s second international which located a couple of hours outside of the city, therefore making it a bit uncomfortable for passengers ending their journey there.

The new Qantas QF79 Melbourne to Tokyo flight will be serving the much more central Tokyo Haneda airport (HND). This will significantly reduce travel time for passengers from the airport to downtown Tokyo.

Close-up view of a Qantas aircraft vertical stabilizer featuring the airline's distinctive red tail with the white kangaroo logo. The tail fin displays the letters 'FR' at the top, and part of the aircraft wing and airport grounds are visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

About Qantas Melbourne Tokyo Flight QF79

The Qantas Melbourne to Tokyo flight QF79 will start off being a 4 times weekly connection. Qantas flight QF79 will therefore complete the network of flights from the three main cities of the Aussie east coast with Tokyo. As for the schedule QF79 will:

  • Depart Melbourne (MEL) at 10:30 and arrive into Tokyo Haneda (HND) at 20:00. Scheduled flight time is 10 hours 30 minutes.
  • The return flight QF80 will depart Tokyo Haneda (HND) at 21:05 and arrive into Melbourne (MEL) at 08:35 the next morning. The scheduled flight time on this return sector is also 10 hours 30 minutes.

Qantas will fly the route using one of its Airbus A330-300 in international layout, which features a 2 class configuration. This layout offers passengers:

  • 28 Business Class Seats
  • 269 Economy Class Seats

Business class is set up with a 1-2-1 layout, meaning that all seats have direct aisle access. The economy class seats are set up with a 2-4-2 classic A330 layout.

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Alex Achille

Ex Emirates Cabin Crew and long time aviation enthusiast. I can remember loving aviation and planes since I was a very little boy. I have developed my passion into a deep knowledge of the sector and industry to offer on my sites in depth and precise analyses of what is going on. I also completed cabin crew training with Ryanair, however, I never worked for the company (more on that another time). Finally I also have taken flying lessons completing my first solo flights.