Alliance Airlines launches BNE-PPP from 22 June 2020

[Mattg]

Alliance Airlines will fly four times per week from Brisbane to Prosperpine (Whitsunday Coast) from later this month, flying on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. They're advertising $99 one-way launch fares which include 20kg of checked luggage.

A day after the announcement, Jetstar announced the relaunch of its own BNE-PPP flights with $39 fares.

Alliance Airlines to run four weekly flights to the Whitsundays

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[jakeseven7]

VA1 furious about being left behind on this too

Virgin Australia misses out on govt deal

Virgin Australia has expressed its disappointment after missing out on a deal to operate taxpayer subsidised flights between Brisbane and the Whitsundays. Alliance Airlines was awarded the contract to fly four return services per week from June 22. Virgin Australia said it was incredibly...

www.news.com.au

 

[AIRwin]

I just checked the QQ website and PPP is no longer listed in the flight search or their network map?

Where We Fly

www.allianceairlines.com.au

 

[henrus]

I just checked the QQ website and PPP is no longer listed in the flight search or their network map?

FlightAware indicates the last flight was in early January (over 6 months ago).

It's odd because I can't find anything mentioning they've ended the route. In the Nov/Dec 2020 magazine, the CEO noted they've launched a few routes including the BNE-PPP saying "The success of these routes has exceeded our expectations" and then in the next Jan/Feb 2021 edition it's gone from the route map.

Obviously, the airport and tourism Whitsundays stopped subsidising the route and so it ended. It went out so quietly that no one has even updated wikipedia yet.

 

[AIRwin]

Obviously, the airport and tourism Whitsundays stopped subsidising the route and so it ended. It went out so quietly that no one has even updated wikipedia yet.

I thought it was on the orders of QF - in light of the launch of their own service...

 

[Mattg]

I thought it was on the orders of QF - in light of the launch of their own service...

Are Qantas & Alliance authorised by the ACCC to coordinate on schedules and routes?

 

[AIRwin]

Are Qantas & Alliance authorised by the ACCC to coordinate on schedules and routes?

No-no

 

[dajop]

I thought it was on the orders of VA QF - in light of the launch of their own service...

What you say makes sense if you put VA instead of QF. VA and QQ are allowed to collaborate on the route:

Final approval for Virgin–Alliance collaboration on 41 routes

The deal will allow the airlines to share information on cost, capacity, and flight schedules in order to help serve smaller towns with its post-administration, stripped back fleet.

australianaviation.com.au