Qantas launches new Economy Plus class flights: What is it, what does it mean for prices, regular economy?

The Qantas is launching Economy Plus, a class that will give customers up to 40 per cent more legroom, priority boarding and access to overhead baggage space.

The product, deemed “significant” by one industry participant, will help refocus Qantas’ on the domestic business travel segment, which is facing stiff competition from Virgin Australia and a lacklustre recovery from the COVID era.

Qantas Economy Plus seating will roll out in 2026.

Economy Plus will be like premium economy but on domestic short-haul flights. It will be available in the new Airbus A321XLR and A220s across the airlines’ network in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. It will also be added into Boeing 737s cabin refits, announced in February.

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