from thehighlife:
Qantas will make it easier to travel to the popular Byron Bay and New South Wales far north coast region with the launch of daily Sydney-Ballina flights from 29 March 2020.
This will add more than 36,000 seats on the route each year. Virgin Australia already flies from Sydney to Ballina, and Jetstar has services from both Sydney and Melbourne.
The new Qantas flights will be operated by a 50-seat Q300 aircraft as follows:
QF2062 Sydney 17:10 – Ballina (Byron) 18:50
QF2063 Ballina (Byron) 08:15 – Sydney 10:00
These timings will make it easy to connect via Sydney if you’re travelling to/from somewhere else.
To celebrate the new route Qantas is offering special fares of $115 one-way between Ballina and Sydney, for travel from 29 March to 25 October 2020. Fares are available to book at qantas.com and through travel agents. The sale ends 23 January 2020.
Reward seats are also available at a cost of 8,000 Qantas Points + $37 one-way.
Qantas Domestic CEO Andrew David said demand for premium travel to the region was increasing and the new flights would give travellers even more choice.
“Byron Bay continues to be an incredibly popular destination for holidaymakers of all types. We’ve seen more and more luxury hotels established in recent years and we think it’s the right time for Qantas to again fly directly to Ballina,” Mr David said.
“Our frequent flyers have been asking for this for some time and we think they’ll enjoy the option of flying on Qantas and the benefits our premium service offers including lounge access before they fly out of Sydney.”
Ballina is Qantas’ 12th destination in NSW after Sydney, Albury, Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Lord Howe Island, Moree, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, and Wagga Wagga.
Any idea what the price will be after the 'special fares'?