Jetstar new Adelaide-Cairns route
 

news.com.au

QANTAS Airways's low cost carrier Jetstar today began flying to Adelaide.

The airline will initially operate 42 flights a week to and from the South Australian capital from the Gold Coast, Hobart and Melbourne Avalon airports using 125 seat Boeing 717s aircraft.
The airline also said it planned to begin flying from Adelaide to Cairns from June 2, using 177 seat Airbus A320 planes.

It will be the first time an airline has operated a direct Adelaide-Cairns service.

Jetstar chief executive Alan Joyce said the route will allow the Qantas Group to offer access to South Australia to an increasing number of international tourists now arriving in Australia via Cairns.

Qantas currently operates six return international services to Cairns per week, while Australian Airlines operates 18 weekly return services.

"The launch of a new four times weekly direct Adelaide-Cairns service ... keeps Jetstar at the forefront in continuing to pioneer new point to point domestic flights," Mr Joyce said.

Qantas shares were steady on $3.56 at 2.20pm AEDT.

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:mad:

Some one show 'em a map of Oz there used to be a place called Darwin onnit somewhere.

:E

Ditto for Perth-Kalgoorlie.

I often wonder why ADL-DRW-ADL isn't picked up by other operators?

Perhaps QF would flog off cheap seats on 81/82 if someone did?


K

Makes me wonder when YMAV needs a proper Class D/E/C tower... Is there an establishment criteria? More PAX (and flights) using YMAV than YMAY and YBHM etc... If not already in the very near future...

Given the other forum on lack of ATCs and the need for TIBA, where would the ATC bodies come from?