Hong Kong, Dec. 9 -- Qantas Airways will resume international flying from the Gold Coast and add a new service linking New Zealand with Samoa next year. Read More The nonstop Gold Coast-Auckland service is scheduled to launch on June 16 and operate three times a week. The oneworld alliance member is also starting Sydney-Auckland-Apia service from June 16 next year, its second route to the Samoa capital alongside its existing flight from Brisbane. Qantas said this new one-stop offering to Apia was scheduled to operate on alternate days to its Brisbane-Apia nonstop.
"Today marks a huge milestone for the Gold Coast with Qantas international services returning after almost five years," Qantas international CEO, Cam Wallace, said. "There's been...