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In a significant development for business travellers, Qantas is gearing up to introduce free, high-speed wi-fi across its global routes.
Scheduled to roll out by year’s end, this expansion builds on the successful deployment of similar services on domestic flights since 2016.
Phil Capps, Qantas’ executive manager for product and service, announced the roll out will commence with flights to Asia, followed by trans-Tasman and Pacific routes, with European destinations set to come online by the second half of 2026.
“When we first put it on, it was just a means of keeping connected, very much so for business-purpose travellers who might be going from Sydney to Melbourne for the day, and they might be completing presentations or other work,” Capps told The
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