Multiple Australian outlets report that Qantas is again delaying the start of its ultra-long-haul flights to London and New York, postponing promised improvements in long-distance air travel. Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age (Melbourne) all frame the delay as a further setback to expectations for faster, longer and more comfortable flights by 2026.
Across the reports, the immediate point of focus is that the airline does not yet begin the planned services to London and New York as previously anticipated. The outlets also use the repeated slippage to question how other transport and passenger experience promises will be delivered, rather than treating this as an isolated timetable change.
The coverage is largely consistent in theme and timing: Qantas is still not operating the targeted ultra-long-haul routes and the 2026 horizon continues to move out. The articles collectively present the delay as part of a broader pattern of unmet or rescheduled announcements about long-haul aviation upgrades, though they do not identify a new confirmed launch date in the shared excerpts.
