Qantas has announced its recently delivered Airbus A321XLR aircraft will be deployed on its first international route between Brisbane and Manila, Philippines.
Qantas has announced its recently delivered Airbus A321XLR aircraft will be deployed on its first international route between Brisbane and Manila, Philippines.
The A321XLR will replace the larger Airbus A330-200 aircraft currently used on Qantas' five-times weekly service between Brisbane and Manila - QF97/QF98 - from October 25. Services on the route will also be increased to daily on the same day.
With a flight time of around 7-8 hours covering a distance of around 5,800 kilometers (3,600 miles), the Brisbane-Manila route will be the longest to be operated by the Australian airline's A321XLR.
Onboard, Qantas' new, fuel efficient, and long-range variant of the A321 features 200 seats in a dual-class configuration with 20 Business and 180 Economy including 36 Economy Plus seats. Passengers have access to seat-back and streaming inflight entertainment content, and USB charging ports. Business class seats also have a wireless charging pad.
Since taking in its first A321XLR in September 2025, Qantas has taken delivery of four of the 48 A321XLRs ordered. The aircraft are used on flights between four Australian cities – Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth.
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