- Indonesia
The International Air Services Commission (the Commission) has received an application from Qantas seeking an allocation of 4,539 seats per week in each direction on the Indonesia route. The capacity would be used by Qantas and its wholly owned subsidiary, Jetstar, to operate additional services from December 2026, including new routes and increased frequencies between Australia and Indonesia.
Qantas has requested the capacity on the following basis:
- the allocation is requested for a period of five years from the date of the determination;
- the capacity will be fully utilised by 1 November 2027;
- the capacity may be utilised by Qantas, Jetstar or another Australian carrier which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group; and
- the capacity may be used by Qantas to provide joint services with any wholly owned subsidiary and by any wholly owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group to provide joint services with Qantas.
Invitation for other applications
In accordance with section 12 of the International Air Services Commission Act 1992, the Commission invites other applications for capacity on the route. As Monday 5 October 2026 is a public holiday, the closing date for applications is 19 October 2026.
Update: 20-October-2026
On 19 October 2026, the Commission received an application from Virgin Australia for an allocation of 5,086 seats per week on the Indonesia route.
The Commission has now received more than one application seeking an allocation of capacity on the Indonesia route. As there is insufficient capacity available for the Commission to make the determinations sought in all applications, the Commission will write to both applicants to invite them to address the additional public benefit criteria set out in section 9 of the International Air Services Commission Policy Statement 2018.
Once both responses have been received, they will be published on the Commission’s website. The Commission will then invite submissions from interested parties about the applications.
Update: 22-October-2026
Additional public benefit criteria
The Commission has written to both applicants inviting them to address the additional public benefit criteria set out in section 9 of the International Air Services Commission Policy Statement 2018 by 5 November 2026.
Update: 06-November-2026
The Commission has received responses from Qantas and Virgin Australia addressing the additional criteria under section 9 of the Minister’s Policy Statement 2018 in support of their applications for capacity on the Indonesia route:
• Qantas
• Virgin Australia
Invitation for submissions
In accordance with section 7 of the International Air Services Commission Regulations 2018, the Commission invites submissions from interested parties on the airlines’ applications for capacity and their responses addressing the additional criteria. Any submissions should be lodged with the Commission by email at contact@iasc.gov.au. The closing date for making a submission is 20 November 2026.
Submissions received:
- 2 November 2026 - Western Sydney Tourism Taskforce NSW Inc - submission
- 3 November 2026 - Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue - submission
- 6 November 2026 - B and S McMurray - submission
- 9 November 2026 - An Interested Party - submission
- 9 November 2026 - I Latief - submission