{"id":106147,"date":"2015-05-10T21:04:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T11:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=106147"},"modified":"2020-11-13T14:11:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T04:11:55","slug":"more-qantaslink-flights-to-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/05\/10\/more-qantaslink-flights-to-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"More QantasLink Flights To Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport developer John Wagner with Qantaslink CEO John Gissing
(Photo: Wagners)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 10, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

QantasLink has announced that two extra return flights to Sydney will now leave Brisbane West Wellcamp airport every week.<\/p>\n

Airport general manager Phil Gregory said the extra 20 per cent capacity was an indication of QantasLink\u2019s confidence in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have received overwhelming support from the community since the first official QantasLink flight out of (Wellcamp) on November 17,” Mr Gregory said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat said, locals need to support all of the services into Sydney which in turn will help put us a step closer to securing the direct route to Melbourne that is high on everyone\u2019s priority list.”<\/p>\n

He said negotiations were also continuing with QantasLink for other routes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Gregory said the existing Sydney services into Wellcamp were largely supported by the business travel market but extra services would help support the continued growth of the “visiting friends and relatives” market.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocals will now be able to fly to Sydney for a weekend,” he said. \u201cSydneysiders will also now have the chance to enjoy a weekend in our region.”<\/p>\n

QantasLink Chief Executive Officer John Gissing said demand has been strong on the Wellcamp-Sydney route.<\/p>\n

“A lot of our customers have been telling us they want additional flights over the weekends. We\u2019ve listened to our customers and have been able to work the schedule to put on these additional flights. We\u2019re very happy with the way the route is performing,\u201d Mr Gissing said.<\/p>\n

The new flights are:<\/strong><\/p>\n