Tigerair Australia is giving travellers low-cost options on the Brisbane-Perth route, by launching the only budget flights between the two cities.
The airline will operate a year round base schedule of four weekly return services between Brisbane and Perth, increasing up to six times weekly in peak periods such as school holidays.
Tigerair Australia Chief Executive Rob Sharp said the airline is confident the new services will prove popular with budget and leisure travellers, providing a welcome economic and tourism boost to Queensland and Western Australia.
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He believes they will also deliver some 80,000 additional seats between Perth and Brisbane annually.
“With more and more international travellers choosing Brisbane as their preferred gateway into Australia, connectivity provided by domestic airlines such as Tigerair is an attractive advantage of arriving into BNE.”
Julieanne Alroe, Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) CEO and Managing Director
“It is also important for Brisbane Airport’s growth that we have the right balance of full service network carriers and low cost operators, providing travellers with an abundance of choice – be it value for money or more premium options.
“Low cost carriers, such as Tigerair are critical catalysts for travel and tourism growth across the nation and every new service Tigerair commits is a win for both travellers and businesses alike.”
The new services between Brisbane and Perth are being facilitated by a third A320 aircraft which has been based in Brisbane since March 2017, creating an additional 50 Brisbane-based jobs (cabin crew, pilots and ground staff).
