<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sharp-eyed flight tracking enthusiasts are speculating whether </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/super-bowl-halftime-show-2026-bad-bunny-donald-trump-reaction/de92f221-27b4-464e-9440-751e4dc2d7ad" rel="" target="_blank" title="superstar Bad Bunny"><span>superstar Bad Bunny</span></a><span> has hired a Qantas jumbo plane to transport his tour gear to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australia "><span>Australia</span></a><span> ahead of his upcoming shows.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Flightradar 24 noticed that someone had chartered a Qantas A380 plane, the world's largest passenger aircraft, from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney "><span>Sydney</span></a><span> to São Paulo on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It flew almost 15 hours non-stop under QF6043.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/trump-tower-on-gold-coast-australia-petitions-launched-in-response/83f92312-b767-4d78-8530-7c6e87046dc0" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Gold Coast Trump hotel design unveiled as locals fiercely oppose plans</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2025751561146626230" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After about six hours in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brazil" rel="" target="_blank" title="Brazilian "><span>Brazilian</span></a><span> city, the aircraft flew to Auckland under QF308 and landed early this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The A380 is believed to be in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-zealand" rel="" target="_blank" title="New Zealand"><span>New Zealand</span></a><span> on a stopover and will return to Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Bad Bunny A380 going non-stop GRU to SYD despite initial plan via AKL," Analytic Flying said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/did-bad-bunny-hire-qantas-jumbo-plane-to-fly-tour-gear-to-australia/77f5c7d4-dc14-4696-ab56-7e421ceddb39" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Maybe lighter load than expected?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/record-amounts-of-super-needed-for-comfortable-retirement-new-figures-show/e5b7ebdd-9d1a-4c64-a64d-92c460f12d77" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Super needed for 'comfortable' retirement hits record levels</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2026043075714523506" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Qantas does not offer direct flights to Brazil.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Instead, it flies to the Chilean capital of Santiago where partner airline LATAM then continues to São Paulo.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9news.com.au understands the return flights between Sydney and São Paulo were non-scheduled Qantas charter flights.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Qantas said it would not share information on who chartered the plane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mexico-travel-warning-updated-after-drug-kingpin-killed/23bbf797-93ea-4238-8ce7-842a00ae22e9" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Australia escalates travel warnings as cartel unleashes on tourist spot</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is coming to Australia for the first time this week as part of his record-breaking DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS world tour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is performing two exclusive shows at ENGIE Stadium in Sydney on Saturday and Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Puerto Rican superstar has had an incredible year, winning Spotify's top global artist of 2025 for the fourth time and performing at the Super Bowl Halftime show earlier this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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