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Qantas launches historic non-stop Perth-Paris flight amid global route expansions

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Qantas launches historic non-stop Perth-Paris flight amid global route expansions
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Jake Hardiman Senior Editor | Simple Flying

Qantas has initiated the first non-stop flights between Perth and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) on July 12, marking a significant milestone timed with the Olympics in France. The route, spanning 7,702 nautical miles (14,264 km), is among the world's longest non-stop scheduled services and is operated using Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The flight originates in Sydney, making stops in Perth before continuing to Paris. This service marks Qantas' return to Paris after a 20-year hiatus.

"Paris is Qantas’ third European route from Perth," said a spokesperson. "It joins London Heathrow and Rome Fiumicino."

Italy's Neos airline has commenced weekly flights from Milan Bergamo to Amritsar, utilizing an all-economy Boeing 737 MAX 8. The flight includes a refueling stop in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Neos previously used different routes during the pandemic but now operates direct flights from Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino.

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China Airlines has added Seattle as a new destination from Taipei, joining EVA Air and Delta Air Lines on this route. China Airlines previously served Seattle until it ceased operations there in 2008. The current service uses Airbus A350-900 aircraft.

Mongolia’s Eznis Airways has launched flights between Ulaanbaatar and Prague with its sole Airbus A330-200 aircraft. This marks the first time these cities have been connected by air service, catering primarily to the Mongolian diaspora in Czechia.

Ryanair has officially launched its Tangier base in Morocco, adding it to its existing bases in Marrakech, Fez, and Agadir. Ryanair began serving Tangier in 2008 and now stations two Boeing 737s at the airport.

Salerno Airport reopened for commercial airline traffic on July 11 after being closed since 2016. Volotea operated the inaugural flight from Nantes followed by easyJet from Milan Malpensa.

EgyptAir has resumed flights between Cairo and Prague after a gap of more than a decade. The airline will operate three times weekly year-round using Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Other notable new routes include Delta’s Seattle-Dallas/Fort Worth service, Spirit’s San Antonio-Dallas/Fort Worth connection, SalamAir’s Muscat-Islamabad route, SyrianAir’s Damascus-Riyadh flights, Cyprus Airways’ Larnaca-Barcelona link, Turkish Airlines' resumption of Turin services, Akasa Air's Mumbai-Abu Dhabi operations among others.

Many additional routes have been inaugurated recently including those by Hainan Airlines on Beijing-Tijuana-Mexico City route; Neos on Milan Malpensa-Nur-Sultan; Air Cairo on Sharm El Sheikh-Madrid; Avelo at Washington Dulles; Air Anka on Antalya-Amsterdam; Frontier’s Port of Spain connections; Sun d'Or landing in Belgrade; Ajet linking Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen to Skopje.

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