I doubt SA/WA is going to be enough to keep it going, QLD/NT would probably be better off flying via Singapore .
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its 5.5 hours from BNE to PER. its 8 hours BNE to SIN and its actuuly on the way. i know what i’d rather do
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Nine News went behind the scenes at stage one of Sydney’s T2 renovation.
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Operated by old ex Spirit Airlines hell ships.
New analysis reveals Victoria’s cruise economy has gone into reverse after Carnival’s Melbourne boycott, which was ostensibly triggered by the Allan government’s November 2023 decision to hike berthing fees by 15 per cent.
Carnival’s luxury cruise ship brands Cunard and Princess ceased home-porting in Melbourne at the beginning of this year, with Cunard exiting Australian ports entirely, while Princess now berths in Sydney and Brisbane.
Cunard and Princess were a major feature of Melbourne’s cruise ship schedule before their exit, berthing at Port Melbourne’s Station Pier a total of 25 times in 2024. Their exit will reduce the total number of cruise ship berths in Melbourne by about 113 visits between 2025 and 2028, according to new analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office commissioned by the state opposition.
The projected drop in visitation at Station Pier over the next four years will cut the state government’s tax intake from cruise ships by about $9.8 million between 2025 and 2028.
I’m pretty fine with not having cruise ships.
They are horrible for the environment, the huge luxury liners even more so with how much extra weight they lug around to be hotels on the sea.
Flying here and staying in a hotel, is better for the environment and helps create more local jobs.
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With the amount of interest the state is paying on its debt, nobody will notice. Drop in the ocean.
This pun must be pardoned.
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They are hideous things, I agree.
Does anyone think the picture at Circular Quay is improved by having cruise ships there? I’d highly doubt it.
Of course, I find it hilarious what they did to them in Brisbane. Built them a brand new shiny terminal out on the bay… in an industrial wasteland miles from the city next to the wastewater treatment plant 
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Qantas has announced it will cease operations of its Singapore-based airline, Jetstar Asia, by the end of July, resulting in the loss of 500 jobs. The decision comes in response to rising operational costs, intensifying competition, and high airport fees.
The airline’s fleet of 13 aircraft will be redeployed across Australia and New Zealand, which is expected to create around 100 new jobs in those markets.
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Jetstar has a fleet of 13 aircraft in Singapore. Scoot has 60. You have zero chance competing against that.
Bit like Singapore started Tiger in Oz. Same same but reverse. All went down the toilet eventually.
The question is why these companies have gone on for as long as they did. Tiger should have gone a decade ago, just like this business.
Jetstar Asia is one of the small group of low cost carriers under the Jetstar brand, and which the Qantas Group owns a stake in. Jetstar Japan is still operating, while there was also Jetstar Pacific which became Pacific Airlines in 2020.
Major construction at the Western Sydney Airport passenger terminal is now complete.
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