One of the aircraft, which holds 28 business and 243 economy seats, will be used in the business’ international freight network, while a second will transport packages for its fleet that serves Australia Post.
The airline paused deliveries of its three remaining Dreamliners ordered from Boeing in May 2020. Qantas has 11 of the 236-seat widebodies, which it flies to London, New York, LA and San Francisco.
Monday's flight marks the first time that Qantas has operated a commercial service to India since the end of its Brisbane to Mumbai service in 2012, and the airline’s first regular passenger flight from Australia to Delhi since 1974.
The former Jetstar Japan CEO was found to have breached a court injunction not to begin working for Qantas rival Virgin before the conclusion of the lawsuit, which was sparked in March and heard in the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Qantas has revealed its plan to offer up every seat on its Airbus A380s as available for purchase with frequent flyer points, as it prepares to bring back its superjumbos as early as March.
The airline is currently working hard to get all 915 pilots back up to speed, after many have spent months stood-down from their position, or otherwise operating on significantly reduced schedules.