The airline said the new date aligns with the expected timeframe for Australia’s complete Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.
Capacity will be lower than pre-Covid levels, with frequencies and aircraft deployment on each route matched to the recovery in each market.
Qantas said it did not expect international passenger capacity to fully recover to pre-Covid levels until 2024.
It is assessing the use of digital health pass apps to support the resumption of Covid-safe international travel, with CommonPass and Iata’s Travel Pass currently being trialled on its ongoing repatriation flight programme.
