Editing Qantas (section)

=== Destinations ===
{{Main|List of Qantas destinations}}
Qantas operates regular services from Australia to destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.<ref name="International Flight Network" /> Its domestic network serves all [[States and territories of Australia#States|Australian states]], along with the [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[Northern Territory]] and the external territory of [[Norfolk Island]].<ref name="Domestic Flight Network" /> In addition, Qantas also operates 'flightseeing' charters to [[Antarctica]] from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, and formerly from Adelaide, Canberra, and Hobart,<ref>{{cite web|title=Antarctica Flights - Free Brochure|url=https://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/brochures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927045357/https://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/brochures |access-date=12 February 2025|archive-date=27 September 2022 }}</ref> in partnership with Melbourne-based company Antarctica Flights. It first flew these Antarctic flightseeing trips in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tourism in Antarctica – Some Background|url=http://www.erebus.co.nz/Portals/4/Documents/articles/Timeline%20-%20Tourism%20in%20Antarctica.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208115156/http://www.erebus.co.nz/Portals/4/Documents/articles/Timeline%20-%20Tourism%20in%20Antarctica.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=8 February 2013}}</ref> They were suspended for a number of years due to the crash of [[Air New Zealand Flight 901]] on [[Mount Erebus]] in 1979. Qantas restarted the flights in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|title=Other News – 09/11/2009|publisher=[[Air Transport World]]|date=14 September 2009|url=http://atwonline.com/news/other-news-09112009-0309|quote=It has partnered with Antarctica Sightseeing Flights of Melbourne since 1994 using 747-400s.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523034250/http://atwonline.com/news/other-news-09112009-0309|archive-date=23 May 2012|access-date=22 August 2011}}</ref> Although these flights do not touch down, they require specific polar operations and crew training due to factors like [[Whiteout (weather)|sector whiteout]], which contributed to the [[Mount Erebus disaster|1979 Air New Zealand disaster]].