Jetstar Launches Flights from Brisbane to Osaka
and Seoul
(12/02/24)
Jetstar launched flights from Brisbane to Seoul
and Osaka earlier this month.
Using Boeing 787 aircraft, Jetstar is operating
the Brisbane (BNE) - Seoul (ICN) service with thrice weekly flights
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
and the Brisbane - Osaka (KIX) service with four flights per
week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
The two new routes will carry up to 240,000
passengers each year combined and are expected to deliver millions
of dollars into southeast Queensland’s tourism economy.
The flights are supported by Queensland’s
Attracting Aviation Investment Fund (AAIF), a joint government and
airport initiative to stimulate the state’s visitor economy.
The network expansion also follows a partnership between
Jetstar and Brisbane Airport which has already delivered new
services between Brisbane and Tokyo (Narita), as well as
additional capacity on Bali and Auckland routes.
“We anticipate these two exciting new routes will
be popular in both directions, with inbound visitation from South
Korea and Japan expected to inject millions of dollars into the
sunshine state’s economy,” said Jetstar Group CEO, Stephanie
Tully. “For Queenslanders, more than 240,000 low fares
seats across the two new routes will give them the chance to take
off more and explore these incredibly beautiful cities.”
Flight JQ53 is scheduled to leave
BNE at 11:45 and arrive at ICN at 20:15. Flight JQ54 is slated to
depart ICN at 21:50 and arrive at BNE at 08:00 the following day.
Flight JQ23 is timed to leave BNE at 11:45,
arriving at KIX at 19:45. Flight JQ24 is set to depart KIX at 21:45
and arrive at BNE at 07:25 the following day.
“Jetstar’s new direct flights between Osaka and
Seoul will bring thousands of tourists to Brisbane. Latest figures show South Korea is a stand-out
growth market for Queensland, up by 40 per cent to 56,000 visitors
a year, said Queensland Tourism Minister, Michael Healy. “Japan is our second largest source market worth
$146.5 million a year in overnight visitor expenditure. These new services are supported by the
Queensland Government’s Attracting Aviation Investment Fund (AAIF)
to stimulate the state’s visitor economy.’’
BNE now has direct connections to 29 international
destinations and 61 airports in Australia.
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