❓ Qantas increases flights to WA, including Perth-Darwin direct flights and increased capacity on Perth-Melbourne route. This is expected to boost tourism and industry due to improved access and freight capacity.
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I understand that today Qantas has announced an increase in services to Western Australia. Can the minister provide the House with the details of those increased services and an explanation of what that might mean for tourism and industry in Western Australia? Mr BROWN
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I thank the member for some notice of this question and his interest in tourism matters. I am pleased to announce that Qantas has announced that it plans to introduce new direct services between Perth and Darwin. These direct flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from early November. In addition, Qantas has announced that it will increase its capacity on flights between Perth and Melbourne by replacing the current Boeing 737 services with the larger Boeing 767 planes. This will provide an additional 250 seats each week between Perth and Melbourne. This is very significant news for Western Australia. Victoria is one of our largest interstate tourism markets, and increased capacity to bring those visitors here will have a positive flow-on effect for the tourism industry and will increase freight capacity for industry. The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
Mr BROWN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and his interest in tourism matters. I am pleased to announce that Qantas has announced that it plans to introduce new direct services between Perth and Darwin. These direct flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from early November. In addition, Qantas has announced that it will increase its capacity on flights between Perth and Melbourne by replacing the current Boeing 737 services with the larger Boeing 767 planes. This will provide an additional 250 seats each week between Perth and Melbourne. This is very significant news for Western Australia. Victoria is one of our largest interstate tourism markets, and increased capacity to bring those visitors here will have a positive flow-on effect for the tourism industry and will increase freight capacity for industry. The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
I thank the member for some notice of this question and his interest in tourism matters. I am pleased to announce that Qantas has announced that it plans to introduce new direct services between Perth and Darwin. These direct flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from early November. In addition, Qantas has announced that it will increase its capacity on flights between Perth and Melbourne by replacing the current Boeing 737 services with the larger Boeing 767 planes. This will provide an additional 250 seats each week between Perth and Melbourne. This is very significant news for Western Australia. Victoria is one of our largest interstate tourism markets, and increased capacity to bring those visitors here will have a positive flow-on effect for the tourism industry and will increase freight capacity for industry. The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
In addition, Qantas has announced that it will increase its capacity on flights between Perth and Melbourne by replacing the current Boeing 737 services with the larger Boeing 767 planes. This will provide an additional 250 seats each week between Perth and Melbourne. This is very significant news for Western Australia. Victoria is one of our largest interstate tourism markets, and increased capacity to bring those visitors here will have a positive flow-on effect for the tourism industry and will increase freight capacity for industry. The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
Mr BROWN replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question and his interest in tourism matters. I am pleased to announce that Qantas has announced that it plans to introduce new direct services between Perth and Darwin. These direct flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from early November. In addition, Qantas has announced that it will increase its capacity on flights between Perth and Melbourne by replacing the current Boeing 737 services with the larger Boeing 767 planes. This will provide an additional 250 seats each week between Perth and Melbourne. This is very significant news for Western Australia. Victoria is one of our largest interstate tourism markets, and increased capacity to bring those visitors here will have a positive flow-on effect for the tourism industry and will increase freight capacity for industry. The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
I thank the member for some notice of this question and his interest in tourism matters. I am pleased to announce that Qantas has announced that it plans to introduce new direct services between Perth and Darwin. These direct flights will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from early November. In addition, Qantas has announced that it will increase its capacity on flights between Perth and Melbourne by replacing the current Boeing 737 services with the larger Boeing 767 planes. This will provide an additional 250 seats each week between Perth and Melbourne. This is very significant news for Western Australia. Victoria is one of our largest interstate tourism markets, and increased capacity to bring those visitors here will have a positive flow-on effect for the tourism industry and will increase freight capacity for industry. The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
In addition, Qantas has announced that it will increase its capacity on flights between Perth and Melbourne by replacing the current Boeing 737 services with the larger Boeing 767 planes. This will provide an additional 250 seats each week between Perth and Melbourne. This is very significant news for Western Australia. Victoria is one of our largest interstate tourism markets, and increased capacity to bring those visitors here will have a positive flow-on effect for the tourism industry and will increase freight capacity for industry. The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
The direct services between Perth and Darwin will also be a great economic boost for tourism and industry generally. This service will provide domestic and international visitors to Perth with increased travel options once they arrive, making Western Australia an even more desirable place to visit. This direct service will also benefit those who travel between and do business in Perth and Darwin. I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
I am delighted to indicate that in making its announcement, Qantas said that the decision came about as a result of a review of its services and, more particularly, the closer cooperation and the communications it has established with the new State Government in recent times, following its decision to retain the Perth-Tokyo direct flights - which we applaud. Qantas and tourism people in Western Australia, including the Tourism Commission, have been meeting to talk about ways to enhance access to and from the State. These closer ties will be of enduring benefit to the State, especially to the tourism industry and industry generally. Despite comments from the Opposition, this is good news and it demonstrates the benefits of Labor’s approach in government, which has been to encourage dialogue and consultation and to ensure that industry is given an opportunity to be heard on important issues. One of the issues that is constantly raised in the tourism industry is getting additional seats and additional flights into Perth - that is a key factor for the growth of industry - and I am pleased about this announcement today.
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