Qantas to restart Hokkaido flights as staff concerns ease

Qantas Airways last operated direct flights to and from New Chitose Airport during the 2019-2020 ski season. (Qantas Airways)

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.