Are QantasLink going to fly to Biloela, Olympic Dam, Quilpie and Cooma?

[dylarr]

Hi everyone,

I was just on the Qantas website and noticed some new locations have been added to the "Latest flight deals" dropdown on the Qantas homepage. There are no deals listed yet, but their addition is interesting... and I suspect possibly premature:



- Biloela (Thangool)
- Olympic Dam
- Snowy Mountains (Cooma)
- Quilpie

Doing some Googling, there are also deal pages that have been set up for these airports on qantas.com, but no flights have been loaded into the system nor have these destinations been added to the flight search.

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/flight-deals/flights-to-biloela-thangool.html/zbl

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/flight-deals/flights-to-olympic-dam.html/olp

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/flight-deals/flights-to-snowy-mountains-cooma.html/oom

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/flight-deals/flights-to-quilpie.html/ulp

Looks like these could be yet to be announced additions to the QantasLink route map?

QantasLink operated to Cooma seasonally as recently as 2022 for the snow season, and currently operates charters multiple times a week for Snowy Hydro from MEL/SYD/BNE. The other destinations would be new to QantasLink, if they were to actually eventuate.

 

[TripleB]

Nice spot.
Presumably the government is trying to find a way to keep air service to the communities only served by Rex. Given Qantas link is getting rid of their smaller -8s it'll be really interesting to see how this pans out.

 

[markis10]

Quilpie is a regulated air route.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

They have flown to Cooma previously

 

[markis10]

Their first new midlife Q400 is about to land in BNE after a long ferry from Westjet in Canada, it will be interesting to see where they go.

 

[Vic]

Olympic dam is a contract. Was on Qantas years ago, then went to Alliance. Back with Qantas?... meh

 

[jase05]

Olympic dam is a contract. Was on Qantas years ago, then went to Alliance. Back with Qantas?... meh

Yeah, I fly up to OLP a couple of times per year for work. Alliance do a pretty solid job IMO

 

[Vic]

Yeah, I fly up to OLP a couple of times per year for work. Alliance do a pretty solid job IMO

has pretty much always been operated by Alliance, post ansett going bust...

 

[eastwest101]

Their first new midlife Q400 is about to land in BNE after a long ferry from Westjet in Canada, it will be interesting to see where they go.

Do you reckon the BNE base will be first to go all Q400 with SYD and then MEL ADL later?

I have heard on the grapevine that simulator availability is tight so might be might be some alternative places being looked at to convert all Dash 8 to Dash 8 Q400.

 

[moa999]

And these 'new' aircraft have an extra row (Row 20) so 78 seats Vs 74 on the existing Q400s.

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/onboard/seat-maps/dash-8.html

 

[Cessna 180]

Sunnies used to do the Thangool run up until a few years ago. Not sure what happened. The bloke at the pub said he was the local Qantas club

 

[markis10]

Do you reckon the BNE base will be first to go all Q400 with SYD and then MEL ADL later?

I have heard on the grapevine that simulator availability is tight so might be might be some alternative places being looked at to convert all Dash 8 to Dash 8 Q400.

BNE would be close already to all Q400

 

[Aussie_flyer]

BNE would be close already to all Q400

I think you are right, don't think there is any 200/300 flights out of BNE at all

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Sunnies used to do the Thangool run up until a few years ago. Not sure what happened. The bloke at the pub said he was the local Qantas club

Link fly a Metro there, seems unlikely it would support a Q400

 

[Captain Halliday]

have heard on the grapevine that simulator availability is tight so might be might be some alternative places being looked at to convert all Dash 8 to Dash 8 Q400.

They’re using a Q400 sim TYO.