Qantas will restart Perth to London direct flights this month, one month ahead of schedule. According to a statement released by the Western Australia government, Qantas’ Perth to London flights are set to restart on 23 May, with tickets now on sale. Previously, the Kangaroo route was planned to resume from Perth on 19 June. The popular Perth-London route has been on pause since the beginning of the pandemic, with Qantas opting to shift the layover from eastern states headed to London from Perth to Darwin due to WA’s “conservative border policies”. Once the only Australian city that serviced direct flights to the UK, Qantas has hinted on numerous occasions that Perth could permanently lose its exclusive status as a transit hub for flights to London. In February, Qantas confirmed that its iconic Kangaroo Route will continue to fly via Darwin, as opposed to Perth, until “at least June 2022”, on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.<br/>