And that it would be hard to compete with the SkyTrain.
Which Melbourne doesn’t have.
It doesn’t even go via AirportLink, which is the quickest way to the airport from the CBD for a motor vehicle. Clearly didn’t want to raise the fares with a toll price!
every 2 hours is a tough sell given the 15 min interval of the airtrain most of the day, coupled with the ease of switching trains and busses at city stations, even at roma street where construction is happening
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Not sure if there needs to be a second bus route between Brisbane Airport and the CBD given the existing Con-X-ion operation. It’s the outer suburbs of Brisbane and Ipswich which need the Skybus service most.
The airline stressed its trans-Tasman offerings were not affected, with flights on 15 different routes operating between Australia and New Zealand since the two-way quarantine-free “bubble” started last month.
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It was a fair call for them to initially aim for October considering the original COVID vaccine plans… alas that didn’t go to plan. I’d say December is ambitious considering current circumstances but it’ll all come down to vaccine supply + pressure on the feds to open up if other western countries begin to open up towards the tail end of the vaccine rollout.
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International there will be what a 12 month ‘easing in phase’
Full Blown reopening come back Xmas of 23
If they had a direct Brisbane Airport and Gold Coast journey and made it cheaper than QR/Airport Link then it could work.
It’s kinda a pain to get from Brisbane Airport to Surfers Paradise or Gold Coast Airport via trains, local buses or trams if you’re not sure where to go or you have heaps of luggage.
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MEL-CBR / CBR-MEL is a good route for Rex to have a go at as it’s a “premium” route that QF refuses to sell at a discount.
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thats because most of the traffic is business and with the company covering the cost, why discount? i know when i travel for business i don’t look at the airfare - i look at depature and arrival times
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No surprise with the slow vaccine rollout in Australia.
I’d imagine that QANTAS and Virgin would (should) be pressuring the Morrison government to get everyone vaccinated much quicker.
The slow start has put Australia so far behind what Morrison & Hunt announced at the beginning of the year that it’s really messing with travel & tourism-related businesses plans, and putting who knows how many out of business.
Kate Ogg, an associate professor from ANU’s College of Law, says that Australia has been able to continue its border bans for three reasons: its geographical luck as a remote island nation; a long-running tough approach to defending its borders; and the fact that the country does not have a human rights act.
Ogg says Australia’s history of “being very militant” around border control and in controlling “who comes in and who comes out”, especially since 2001’s Tampa affair, means a large percentage of the Australian population supports the draconian measure.
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Rex Airlines paid for full-page advertisements in Australian newspapers yesterday, detailing scores of Qantas ticket refund-related complaints.
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But you can take off that Bintang singlet for now — Australian authorities have been clear not to expect much in the way of international travel until at least next year.
However, they have left the door open for more bubble arrangements like that with New Zealand, with last month’s federal budget papers noting that quarantine caps will operate “with the exception of passengers from Safe Travel Zones”.
Flagging the plan in March, Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said Australia was among several countries he hoped could be included in a “COVID-free corridor”.
Queenslanders can now apply for $100 vouchers for Gold Coast holidays - an expansion of the earlier scheme to North Queensland destinations.
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WB Movieworld is turning 30.
The original opening featured Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Mel Gibson and Clint Eastwood
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Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino this morning announced a $32.2 million regional tourism support package, which include a new round of travel vouchers.
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Aussie Wes Campbell, helped subdue an attempteing hijacker on an Americsn flight. Wes is the manager of Christian rock band, Newsboys.
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