{"id":103932,"date":"2026-02-27T00:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ces.einnews.com\/article\/896004226"},"modified":"2026-02-27T00:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:33:06","slug":"viva-las-qantas-flying-kangaroo-sets-its-sights-on-sin-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/viva-las-qantas-flying-kangaroo-sets-its-sights-on-sin-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Viva Las Qantas: Flying Kangaroo sets its sights on Sin City"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1428770\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1428770\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" 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(Image: Qantas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Qantas is set to become the first airline in the world to directly connect Australia with Las Vegas.\n<\/p>\n<p>The national carrier will launch a new seasonal non-stop service between Sydney and Las Vegas in December, operating three times per week on 787-9 Dreamliners until March 2027. 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Rome and Sapporo have shown us there\u2019s real demand for seasonal services to destinations people want to visit at certain times of year, and we\u2019re continuing to expand those direct connections around the world,\u201d said Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace.\n<\/p>\n<section><\/section>\n<p>\u201cOur historic fleet renewal is giving us the flexibility to deploy aircraft where we see demand, opening up route possibilities that simply weren\u2019t there before.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLas Vegas becomes our 101st destination and is a great example of how we\u2019re using that capability. This growth also creates real opportunities for our people, particularly our pilots and cabin crew, as we expand where we fly.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<section><\/section>\n<p>The seasonal flights will operate during several major events and expos in Las Vegas, including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the biggest tech expo in the world, and the National Rugby League\u2019s (NRL) annual season kick off Las Vegas Festival.\n<\/p>\n<p>Qantas has operated charter services for the NRL to Vegas for the past two years, with flights again fully booked this year for the third time.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Steve Hill, the announcement of the service is a sign of the strength of Vegas\u2019 Australian market.\n<\/p>\n<section><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAustralia has consistently ranked as our second-largest overseas market and our top international market without a nonstop flight,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 250,000 Australians visit each year, drawn by the breadth and depth of experiences Las Vegas offers. We are grateful to Qantas for their partnership and confidence in our city.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>The news comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/2024\/09\/las-vegas-and-cape-town-not-out-of-reach-for-jetstar-says-tully\/\">Jetstar in 2024 flagged<\/a> that Las Vegas could be on the list of destinations for its refitted 787-8 Dreamliner fleet, with CEO Stephanie Tully telling news.com.au that its own fleet renewal would unlock more long-haul opportunities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith what we\u2019re doing with our bigger aircraft, the 787s, they\u2019ll be able to fly further, so places like Vegas and Cape Town are not out of reach, [though] I\u2019m not confirming we\u2019re doing them,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, the new aircraft that are coming, our new narrow-bodies \u2013 what we call the NEOs or the XLRs \u2013 coming soon, they can go to other places in Southeast Asia.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Jetstar\u2019s first Dreamliner <a href=\"https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/2026\/01\/jetstars-first-dreamliner-arrives-in-hong-kong-for-cabin-revamp\/\">landed in Hong Kong<\/a> for its cabin refit last month.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; in Las Vegas, including the <span class=\"match\">Consumer Electronics Show (CES<\/span>), the biggest tech expo in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}