QantasLink has commenced the second of two trans-continental A319 routes from Perth.
Flight QF1672 touched down in Hobart at round 1:40pm on Friday afternoon aboard VH-8NQ, returning to Perth shortly earlier than 3pm. The route revives a service final operated in 2023 and can fly 3 times per week, offering an additional 32,000 annual seats between Tasmania and Western Australia.
“Not solely will this contribute to the expansion of the native tourism business, the direct service can even supply extra alternatives for Tasmanians working within the useful resource sectors and enhance connectivity onto Qantas’ intensive worldwide community out of Perth, together with one-stop connections to London, Paris and Rome,” QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan mentioned.
“We thank Hobart Airport for his or her help of this route and sit up for working with them to broaden our Hobart community sooner or later.”
Based on Norris Carter, CEO of Hobart Airport, the service will profit each leisure and FIFO travellers, providing abroad connections via Qantas’ hub at Perth Airport.
“This provides worldwide travellers an opportunity to fly to and from Tassie with a one-stop connection from London, Paris and Rome or vice versa,” he mentioned.
“It’s nice information for Tasmania’s tourism and hospitality business, and for Tasmanian travellers eager to see the world.”
The resumption of the QantasLink Perth service comes shortly after Hobart Airport opened its new safety screening space, which incorporates physique scanners and CT bag X-rays. The airport’s chief working officer, Matt Cocker, mentioned this can make life simpler for travellers.
“The primary stage of our terminal improvement has been delivered and with that comes our model new safety screening level that’s going to make journey just a bit bit simpler for everybody from via the airport,” he mentioned.
“What that brings is three lanes as an alternative of two and model new high-tech expertise, the perfect expertise within the nation. This expertise means individuals not need to take their laptops, gadgets and aerosols out of their carry-on baggage. So, a complete lot less complicated.”
QantasLink final 12 months acquired a number of mid-life A319s previously flown by US low-cost service Spirit Airways for its WA subsidiary Community Aviation. The 150-seater plane have additionally allowed the Flying Kangaroo to start flights between Perth and Newcastle earlier this month.
