SAPPORO, Japan — Qantas Airways will bring back direct flights from Australia to Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport for the first time in six years in December, as efforts to address a labor shortage at Japanese airports move forward.
The Australian airline will operate three round-trip flights a week from Sydney to New Chitose Airport until the end of March 2026 with an eye on skiers headed to Niseko and other Hokkaido destinations.
