Originally Posted by
robertr
I have a booking 01 July 2021 SYD-LAX which in the last day or so has been changed from a A380 to a 787-9 QF11
(seat map with my booking 3 weeks ago was a A380)
This comes as a bit of a shock as I thought some of the refurb A380 would stick to the LA run, they must have pulled the pin on the A380 for this route.
25 June 2020 --->
Qantas to store A380 superjumbos in Mojave Desert until 2023
Better than even chances the QF A380 will never return to QF passenger service
The B787 are also in storage. Mid 2021 has been reported as when QF may start long haul again,
20 Aug 2020 --->
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce rules out flights until COVID-19 vaccine is ready
Mr Joyce said despite hopes of a trans-Tasman travel bubble opening sooner than other international routes, he squashed any plans of recommencing flights to the US.“We have parked the A380 for at least three years … We have put the 787s in long-term storage which fly transcontinental and we believe the earliest we will see the international borders opening up is the middle of next year,” he said.