The airline launched its second base at Melbourne Airport on 30 March 2023 and now serves 11 destinations from the city, including seven not served by any other carrier and nine not served by any other low-cost carrier.
Flight QF1226 took off from Melbourne at 10:24am on Friday morning on board QantasLink’s second A220, VH-X4B, touching down in Canberra at 11:09am. Qantas also began operating A220s on its Melbourne-Brisbane route on Friday.