Qantas Link adds capacity to QLD routes

[markis10]

With another Q400 coming on stream next month QFLink have changed the capacity/flights for a number of centers:

• Bundaberg

Additional 384 seats per week (12 per cent growth). More than half of the 27 return services to be operated by Q400 aircraft

• Emerald

Additional 888 seats per week (22 per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by six to 34 return flights, most operated by Q400 aircraft

• Gladstone

Additional 392 seats per week (six per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by two to 46

• Hervey Bay

Additional 604 seats per week (30 per cent growth), with more services operated by Q400 aircraft

• Mackay

Additional 148 seats per week (four per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by one to 25, all operated by Q400 aircraft

• Moranbah

Additional 868 seats per week (86 per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by nine to 20, including a new early morning flight from Brisbane Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday allowing day return travel

• Rockhampton

Additional 880 seats per week (13 per cent growth). 47 return services per week, mainly operated by Q400 aircraft

• Roma

Additional 472 seats per week (29 per cent growth). Weekly return services to increase by five to 22 per week. Five of these will continue to extend to Charleville alongside two direct services to Charleville per week

 

[yohy?!]

Hopefully the increase in services doesn't also lead to an increase in the number of stick-shaker incidents for QFlink

Good to see growth other than JQ for a change

 

[Saab34]

This is what JQ did with the Tiger threat, added masses of capacity, now QF's turn to fend of DJ with these ATR's.

Hopefully this will bring some nice sale fares over the next year.

 

[Jacques Vert]

According to the Qantas Source (.com), three Q400s are likely to go to Perth now that a number of routes are deregulated. Maybe NextGen's being delivered; maybe not.

JV

 

[oz_mark]

According to the Qantas Source (.com), three Q400s are likely to go to Perth now that a number of routes are deregulated. Maybe NextGen's being delivered; maybe not.

JV

This is what I could find on Qantassource

Up to three Dash 8-Q400 aircraft are expected to operate from Perth later in 2011. The aircraft will be operated by Eastern Australia Airlines. Routes are not confirmed but they are expected to operate on the eleven newly de-regulated routes from Perth to Broome, Busselton, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Karratha, Kununurra, Paraburdoo, Port Hedland, Newman and Ravensthorpe.

I could see Q400's flying some of these, but have doubts about some of the others. I can't imagine doing Perth-Broome in a Q400, for example.