QANTAS is set to start flying international flights from Cairns A/P, this will reduce international flight prices by around 35% and will also save on fuel for the Qantas fleet.
Firstly step will be to upgrade the A/P to handel heavies and international tourists. The flights will start around 2004 giving some indictaion as to how much upgrading is needed to facilitate these changes!
Should be interesting to see the effects of this venture on the local ecconomy and in turn on the Australian ecconomy.
Leave no-one behind!
By: Glenn - 18th April 2002 at 12:25
RE: Cairns set to become a gateway to Australia.
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-04-02 AT 12:28 PM (GMT)]Ja,
The new QANTAS subsidiary Australian Airlines will start international flights to several key Asian cities including daily flights to Osaka and Nagoya from October this year – from Cairns.
Regards, Glenn.
By: monster500 - 13th April 2002 at 02:25
RE: Cairns set to become a gateway to Australia.
Cairns already handles heavies so not much upgrade needed for 767-300s
By: mongu - 12th April 2002 at 18:28
RE: Cairns set to become a gateway to Australia.
Agreed – prices to Australia are ridiculous, sometimes even being the same as a Club ticket LHR-JFK.
Not sure using Cairns will reduce prices per se, not unless it will be a part of Qantas strategy to compete with other carriers.
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April 12, 2002 at 2:10 pm