Newcastle Airport announces NTL to PER direct

[motef]

NTL to PER direct starting 8 September 2025, operating three times per week.

Newcastle to Perth with Qantas - Skip the M1, Head West

Newcastle to Perth direct flights land 8 September. Forget the traffic, park out front, and fly west the Newy Way.

www.newcastleairport.com.au

 

[justinbrett]

I’m guessing an A220 route?

 

[The-Aviator]

One stop service from NTL all the way to London. Could be popular!

 

[Princess Fiona]

I’m guessing an A220 route?

Sadly no.
A319 Y only
Qantas

 

[justinbrett]

Sadly no.
A319 Y only
Qantas

May as well just let JQ fly the route.

 

[Harrison_133]

PER-HBA also added 3x weekly on the A319.

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantaslink-supports-western-australia-with-more-interstate-connections/

 

[Mrsfefe]

Sadly no.
A319 Y only
Qantas

Oh well , at least we will be able to relax in the Ntl Qpub before 5 hours in economy…….oh yeah, nah

 

[motef]

Oh well , at least we will be able to relax in the Ntl Qpub before 5 hours in economy…….oh yeah, nah

Its a big miss during the redevelopment

 

[jrfsp]

Thats a long ride on what's basically an LCC interior (just not the prices), no charging, no wifi / streaming, 29 inch pitch......cant wait to see the pricing.

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May as well just let JQ fly the route.

JQ would actually be better.

 

[motef]

Thats a long ride on what's basically an LCC interior (just not the prices), no charging, no wifi / streaming, 29 inch pitch......cant wait to see the pricing.

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JQ would actually be better.

Initial pricing is $299 each way for Red eDeal

 

[jrfsp]

PER-HBA also added 3x weekly on the A319.

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantaslink-supports-western-australia-with-more-interstate-connections/

Maybe the thread title can be updated to include HBA

 

[dajop]

PER-HBA also added 3x weekly on the A319.

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantaslink-supports-western-australia-with-more-interstate-connections/

Good I guess to have extra services
, but gotta love the masters of spin.

Perth-Hobart flights will operate year-round from 26 September 2025 (with the exception of May, June and August)

(My bolding)

 

[moa999]

long ride on what's basically an LCC interior (just not the prices), no charging, no wifi / streaming, 29 inch pitch.

Hadn't even thought of that. Definitely not a premium experience for a 4hr flight.

Hopefully it's just a trial to see if sufficient demand.
An A220 at 10J/127Y is pretty similar to the 319 at 0J/150Y

 

[A321]

A319? Sheesh.. and I thought the VA Hellships were bad.

Every new announcment, subsidiaries creep further and further into mainline work.

 

[justinbrett]

A319? Sheesh.. and I thought the VA Hellships were bad.

Every new announcment, subsidiaries creep further and further into mainline work.

NTL was never going to get mainline. It doesn’t even have mainline to BNE/MEL. All of its services are QLink and has been that way for 20+ years.

 

[kamchatsky]

TBH I am surprised that NTL never get main lines. Do most people who live in NTL area prefer to drive/bus/train to SYD to fly instead? I always thought more and more people will move up to NTL area due to SYD house prices being so insanely expensive.

 

[justinbrett]

TBH I am surprised that NTL never get main lines. Do most people who live in NTL area prefer to drive/bus/train to SYD to fly instead? I always thought more and more people will move up to NTL area due to SYD house prices being so insanely expensive.

There are actually a lot of people who commute to SYD for work, so going down there for a flight is not a big deal.

It’s only been since covid that NTL has had jets and J seats from QF, which is a huge improvement. It has historically been restricted by JQ who used to have a base in NTL so it was over capacity and had very low fares. As a business traveller why would you book a slower flight on a Q400 when you could fly on a faster A320, who also had higher frequency.

Since the base was closed the balance is going back further to QF but going mainline would reduce frequency, so better to use small jets. Further routes like ADL/PER are not viable for a 737-800.

 

[motef]

There are actually a lot of people who commute to SYD for work, so going down there for a flight is not a big deal.

It’s only been since covid that NTL has had jets and J seats from QF, which is a huge improvement. It has historically been restricted by JQ who used to have a base in NTL so it was over capacity and had very low fares. As a business traveller why would you book a slower flight on a Q400 when you could fly on a faster A320, who also had higher frequency.

Since the base was closed the balance is going back further to QF but going mainline would reduce frequency, so better to use small jets. Further routes like ADL/PER are not viable for a 737-800.

While i somewhat agree i would much rather do the 30mins to NTL than drive to SYD 2hrs.

The reasons beside time are the parking at NTL is cheaper, security is quicker, there are no tolls (if you do the M11, M2, LCT and ED it can be about $26 each way), the M1 can be a cr**p shoot, the train (Sh*tkansen) is horrendous ( i know, i do it for work) plus you have to change at Central and pay the extortion charge for the AirportLine.

I think NTL is also aiming for those in the catchment north and west of NTL

 

[A321]

NTL was never going to get mainline. It doesn’t even have mainline to BNE/MEL. All of its services are QLink and has been that way for 20+ years.

Uneducated on my half - assuming E190 wouldn't make the distance?

Still, it's a baffling call for the ex-Spirit birds now calling the Spirit of Australia home. Thought it may even be a JQ route.

This is a good post thread about it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1927904675006648791

 

[Lucass]

I wonder if QF will order the a319neo down the track, for FIFO routes and thin routes such as what was announced today