Air North decrease Gold Coast and Mount Isa services

 

Air North have announced that effective May 2, they will reduce the number of flights on there Darwin-Mount Isa-Gold Coast route from 2 per week to 1. The Wednesday service will be cut leaving the Gold Coast and Mount Isa with the Thursday service. The airline states that a decline in tourism and corporate demand, means it is no longer viable to operate two flights a week on the route.

 

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Qantaslink base a third Boeing 717 in Brisbane

Qantaslink have based a third Boeing 717 in Brisbane. The third 717 started flying out of Brisbane on the weekend of March 2/3. The 717's now operate 56 flights a week out of Brisbane, 27 to Gladstone, 14 to Rockhampton, 13 to Mackay and 1 to both Cairns and Alice Springs.

 

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China Southern switch from Airbus A330-300s to -200s

China Southern has announced that effective April 1, flights from Guangzhou to Brisbane which are currently operated by Airbus A330-300s will switch to Airbus A330-200s. The A332s offer Business Class passengers flatbeds and personal seatback TV screens to passengers in all classes. This latest announcment reinforces China Southern's commitment to the Australian market. China Southern fly's to Brisbane four times a week and will add a fifth weekly flight from June 19. Since commencing flights to Brisbane in November 2011, the airline has operated Boeing 777-200ER's, Airbus A330-200's and Airbus A330-300's to Brisbane.

 

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Garuda Indonesia open reservation for new Brisbane service

Garuda Indonesia have opened reservation for there new service to Brisbane. Flights will operate to Denpasar (Bali) daily from August 1. Flights will be operated by the airlines Boeing 737-800's, flight GA720 will arrive into Brisbane at 0710. The return service, GA721 will depart Brisbane at 0840. Garuda Indonesia is the second airline this year to announce flights to Brisbane, after Philippine Airlines announced they would return to Brisbane just a few weeks ago.

 

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Qantas "Bring it on" Boeing 737 makes it's first visit to Brisbane

 

Qantas' latest special livery was seen in Brisbane for the first time on February 28. Boeing 737-800 VH-VXG now wears a special "Bring it on" scheme to show support to the Australian Wallabies Rugby Union team for there upcoming series against the British and Irish Lions. The aircraft made it's first visit to Brisbane in the special livery on February 27, arriving from Melbourne as QF632 in the evening. VH-VXG departed the following morning as QF798 to Cairns.

 

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Philippine Airlines and Garuda Indonesia to resume flights to Brisbane

Philippine Airlines and Garuda Indonesia are set to return to Brisbane later this year. Philippine Airlines have commenced selling seats on there new three times weekly Manila-Darwin-Brisbane service. The new service will start June 1 and will be operated by the airlines Airbus A320s. Philippine Airlines last operated flights to Brisbane in 2010 with a triangular Manila-Melbourne-Brisbane-Manila service operated by the airlines larger Airbus A330-300s. Flight commenced in March, however they didn't last long with the airline pulling out after just 6 months.

 

 

Philippine Airlines Airbus A340-300 at Sydney Airport

 

Garuda Indonesia are to re-commence flights to Brisbane from August 1. The airline will operate daily flights between Denpasar (Bali) and Brisbane with Boeing 737-800s. This route is not yet open for reservation. Garuda last operated flights to Brisbane five years ago.

 

 

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 at Perth Airport

 

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