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Why Qantas Is Going Daily To New York Before Project Sunrise Shrinks Its US Capacity
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Qantas is shifting more capacity into New York ahead of Project Sunrise, temporarily ramping service to daily flights between Sydney and JFK via Auckland (AKL). The increase began in June, runs through October, and is notable because Qantas will have a larger presence than New Zealand’s flag carrier on the AKL–JFK route, where it operates fifth-freedom rights. In 2026, Qantas plans to take delivery of Airbus A350-1000ULRs for nonstop SYD–London and SYD–JFK, while retiring A380s soon after—cutting U.S. capacity. Qantas plans to offset this with higher frequencies, continuing one-stop via AKL, and adding destinations. It will pull back JFK to four weekly flights in October, then restore to five weekly for the 2027 summer season.
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