Qantas Airways will increase Melbourne-Tokyo Narita services from one daily round-trip to 11 weekly round-trips starting December 2026, adding 30,000 seats to meet surging Japan demand. The operator departs Tokyo on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with Melbourne departures on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, using Airbus A330 aircraft. This capacity expansion responds to an 8% year-on-year rise in route users, reaching 350,000 passengers last year, reflecting strong Trans-Pacific travel momentum. The broader announcement includes over 45,000 additional seats across Tokyo and Queenstown routes, reinforcing Qantas’s strategic focus on premium leisure markets amid growing Australian interest in Japan as a top destination.