Australia-bound Bengalureans can rejoice. Starting September 14, Australia’s national airline Qantas will operate non-stop direct return flights between Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport and Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport. The flights will operate four days a week on a widebody Airbus A330 aircraft.
These are the first direct flights between Australia and southern India by any airline, cutting almost three hours off the current fastest trip between Bengaluru and Sydney.
Qantas is now finalising a codeshare partnership with IndiGo to make travel between India and Australia easier.
Travellers could start booking their flight tickets between Sydney and Bengaluru from Friday. The return tickets start from Rs 78,380.
