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QantasLink hops on over to Kangaroo Island

QantasLink is expanding its domestic network with the addition of Kangaroo Island from 4 December this year.

QantasLink is expanding its domestic network with the addition of Kangaroo Island from 4 December this year.

Operating from both Adelaide and Melbourne, the service will provide around 20,000 seats a year using its Dash-8 50 seat Q300 and 74 seat Q400 aircraft.

Flights from Adelaide will operate three times per week year-round, and increase to five times per week over the peak summer season through to Easter. Seasonal flights from Melbourne will commence on 17 December 2017, to operate three times per week during the peak summer holiday season through to the end of January.

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QantasLink Chief Executive Officer John Gissing said the new route was great news for travellers and a win for tourism.

“Our flights will make Kangaroo Island more accessible, saving travel time and providing a new opportunity for our 11 million frequent flyers to use their points.”

John Gissing, QantasLink Chief Executive

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said: “Kangaroo Island is already one of our State’s most popular destinations and now thousands more people from South Australia, interstate and overseas will get to experience one of our great natural wonders.

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“The Island is world-renowned for its premium food and wine and is the ultimate taste of Australia for visitors with its abundant wildlife.

“Tourism is one of our State’s great growth industries and our partnership with Qantas will deliver even more jobs and economic growth for South Australia.”

The new services will be made possible through more efficient utilisation of QantasLink’s Dash 8 fleet.

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