Queensland Government in partnership with 4 Queensland Airports (BNE, OOL, MCY and CNS) to provide $200 million to Attract International Airlines

[HS-TQE]

The Airports will provide $25million each towards the fund. Initial Subsidy Targets for International Airlines are from Singapore (maybe Scoot to increase OOL or start MCY/CNS), Japan (maybe NH), South Korea and USA (United).

All I can say is good luck to the Queensland taxpayers and to the Airlines taking up the AIAF subsidy (funded by the Airports and the Taxpayers) if the business case for them to start/restart Queensland services stacks up for them.

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[clifford]

Seems like a bit of a waste of money to me.

If the demand is there, they will come.

 

[drron]

Well certainly a waste for MCY. Have seasonal NZ flights and previously a few Chinese charter flights. I don't see Chinese tourism returning to previous numbers any time soon. Also not the same International tourist infrastructure as the Gold Coast so cant see why services from SIN or Japan would be interested.
Hopefully may mean the earlier restarting of regular flights between BNE and Japan as both JAL and QF serviced this route.

 

[dajop]

so cant see why services from SIN or Japan would be interested.

We'd use the SIN one if the price was right, Prefer sunshine to gold . And have some friends there I want to visit.

 

[HS-TQE]

We'd use the SIN one if the price was right, Prefer sunshine to gold . And have some friends there I want to visit.

Any SIN-MCY service will IMO likely be on the back of 'outbound' demand rather than inbound. At most a 2-3 weekly service to SIN timed to connections elsewhere in SE Asia (esp those heading to beach markets in Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia).

MCY also has the Moreton Bay region and the far Northern suburbs of Brisbane (City Council) as a catchment market as an alternative to BNE.

Saying that I do agree Inbound Traffic ex-SE Asia (SIN) or Japan to MCY/Sunshine Coast is likely to be lower than Inbound Traffic to OOL/Gold Coast.

 

[Andrew Curran]

Well, the QLD Gov / Airports will be please to hear Air NZ has just set restart dates for flights to OOL, MCY, and CNS.

Also restart dates were announced today for other paused AirNZ Tasman flights and services to ORD and IAH

 

[HS-TQE]

Official Queensland Government press release on the recent increase in subsidy funding in partnership with the major Queensland Airports to 'attract' international airlines into Queensland. (Attracting Aviation Investment Fund).

$200 million to fly international visitors to Queensland

 

[HS-TQE]

Tourism Queensland's Head of Marketing will be travelling to LAX next week on behalf of TEQ, Queensland Government and BAC to negotiate restoring/new air links between BNE and USA.

Paywall: https://www.couriermail.com.au/news...s/news-story/c4250f139914b53e9ffd0a194d03e68e

Excerpt below:

Queensland tourism is aiming to Make America Great Again as the sector looks for a new poster child in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
With continued uncertainty in Asia and Europe, North America looms as Queensland’s most bankable tourism market, with airlines and airports in negotiations to connect the Sunshine State to international destinations across the Pacific.
Not since the days of Paul Hogan offering to throw another shrimp on the barbie has the US been seen as so pivotal for the Sunshine State, with Tourism and Events Queensland’s head of marketing set to arrive in Los Angeles on Sunday as part of a trade mission to bolster commercial travel links.

 

[Mwenenzi]

Tourism Queensland's Head of Marketing will be travelling to LAX next week on behalf of TEQ, Queensland Government and BAC to negotiate restoring/new air links between BNE and USA.

No doubt will a group of bureaucrats (spending other peoples money). But none of USA airlines have their head office in Los Angles. Must not realise that UA has a bigger presence in SFO. More flights from SFO would be a market edge. Or just going to Disney Land?
QF are going to fly MEL-DFW (B787) & MEL-LAX (A380). (reports today) So shows the (non)support for QLD

 

[HS-TQE]

No doubt will a group of bureaucrats (spending other peoples money). But none of USA airlines have their head office in Los Angles. Must not realise that UA has a bigger presence in SFO. More flights from SFO would be a market edge. Or just going to Disney Land?
QF are going to fly MEL-DFW (B787) & MEL-LAX (A380). (reports today) So shows the (non)support for QLD

I would say UA not being in a a hurry to replace VA on the BNE-USA (SFO or LAX) sector, despite the Queensland Government waving subsidies to them, or any international airline, suggests that the yields are simply not there for them.

Whilst offering subsidies under the guise of tourism helps employment (I won't quote the long winded Premier's sayings again per other posts on this topic), it's starting to come across as desperation for the Queensland Government.

Any increase in the subsidy deals for the international airlines that apply, and that approaches on a "taxpayer subsdised charter", which wouldn't please many of us taxpayers in Queensland where the tax could be better spent elsewhere such as Hospitals and Transport Infrastucture across the state for example.

 

[AIRwin]

Interview with Brisbane Airport Corporation, including the AAIF:

Interview: Brisbane Charts International Recovery

Brisbane Airport's Ryan Both discusses BNE's international recovery, attracting United Airlines, and Queensland’s A$200 million fund to secure new air service.

www.routesonline.com

 

[AIRwin]

South Korea

Seoul Revival to boost Queensland economy

In great news for Queensland’s tourism industry, Korean Air will fly to Brisbane five times a week, with Korean tourists set to inject more than $120 million dollars into the local economy each year. The additional 89,000 inbound seats each year will support 1,230 direct and indirect jobs in...

newsroom.bne.com.au

 

[docjames]

Weren‘t QF talking up BNE-ORD again recently? Some seed funding might help…..

 

[AIRwin]

KooL! D7 is back in OOL:

Aviation war chest secures KL to Gold Coast flights

statements.qld.gov.au

 

[anyonebutqantas]

Seoul Revival to boost Queensland economy

In great news for Queensland’s tourism industry, Korean Air will fly to Brisbane five times a week, with Korean tourists set to inject more than $120 million dollars into the local economy each year. The additional 89,000 inbound seats each year will support 1,230 direct and indirect jobs in...

newsroom.bne.com.au

Great news - maybe I can use my GOL Smiles on them.

 

[AIRwin]

Seoul Revival to boost Queensland economy

In great news for Queensland’s tourism industry, Korean Air will fly to Brisbane five times a week, with Korean tourists set to inject more than $120 million dollars into the local economy each year. The additional 89,000 inbound seats each year will support 1,230 direct and indirect jobs in...

newsroom.bne.com.au

KE increases BNE flights to daily:

Korean Air Increases Brisbane Service in NW23 — AeroRoutes

Published at 1200GMT 17AUG23 Korean Air today (17AUG23) filed expanded service on Seoul Incheon – Brisbane route, as the airline schedules 7 weekly flights during Northern winter 2023/24 season, between 29OCT23 and 30MAR24, instead of 5 weekly. Previously reported, the Skyteam member will chan

www.aeroroutes.com

 

[anyonebutqantas]

Good news!

 

[jb747]

So a subsidy so Queenslanders can holiday overseas.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

So a subsidy so Queenslanders can holiday overseas.

The Queensland premier is known for popular decisions, not necessarily prudent ones.

 

[UP4014]

Airport subsidies, airline subsidies, all transport gets a subsidy of some sort.

NSW taxpayers are spending big on train to the new airport. Spending to get more people through the gate happens all the time.

There are still govt owned airlines around the world.

As long as spending has review or end dates I don’t think a big deal and if decisions are popular then politicians are only doing what the tax payers are wanting.