Qantas Suspends Major Air Route Between Sydney and Shanghai

Qantas will launch direct flights from Brisbane to Manila for the first time in over a decade also increase its flights to Singapore and India.

Signage is seen on display at the Qantas domestic terminal at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 25, 2022. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Qantas Airways has suspended its Sydney flights bound for Shanghai beginning July 28, citing low travel demand.

The airline discontinued operations on this route during the COVID-19 pandemic and only resumed on Oct. 29 last year.