Queensland

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.

The new United route is the first to be secured through a multimillion-dollar aviation investment fund.

The newest Rex route will enable the carrier to achieve its goal of serving Australia’s ‘Golden Triangle.’

The domestic link will connect the two Australian cities with nonstop service for the first time in four years.

Jim Parashos, executive general manager of aviation at Brisbane Airport, discusses the impact of state border restrictions in Australia, the importance of a travel bubble with New Zealand, and the longer-term impacts of the airport’s new runway.

With international service not expected to resume until July 2021 at the earliest, Australia’s flag carrier is hoping to stimulate domestic demand where border restrictions allow.

New services to Singapore, Vancouver and Shanghai have all been announced within the last 12 months, tying in with the increasing international passenger numbers for Brisbane Airport. Infrastructure changes to the airport in the coming years will help to deal with the steady growth.

Brisbane, the third most populous city in Australia, and the gateway to the state of Queensland, has been announced as the host of Routes Asia 2018. The event is the only route development forum for the Asian region, and will help to reach some of the goals outlined in the Brisbane’s New World City action plan for 2022.

Routes Asia, the only route development forum for the Asian region, will head to Brisbane, Australia, in 2018.