Qantas will add an extra one million seats in and out of Adelaide as a result of the boom in domestic travel. <\/p>\n
The nation’s premier airline announced a raft of services to and from the South Australian capital and a new Adelaide-Gold Coast route.<\/p>\n
The new service will run four times a week.<\/p>\n
Five Embraer E190 aircraft will be added to the Qantas fleet at Adelaide Airport and assist on QantasLink services to Darwin and Canberra.<\/p>\n
The boost to QantasLink services is tipped to increase Qantas’s domestic capacity to 107 per cent above pre-coronavirus levels, while budget arm Jetstar is set to be flying at 120 per cent.<\/p>\n
Additional services from Adelaide to Sydney and Melbourne will also be added to schedules across both Qantas and Jetstar.<\/p>\n
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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said Qantas customers in Adelaide will be spoiled for choice. Picture: NCA NewsWire\/Bianca De MarchiSource:News Corp Australia<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said using E190s from Adelaide instead of the airline’s larger 737 aircraft means it will give customers more choice in travel times.<\/p>\n “The E190 is a great aircraft for the Adelaide market, with its size, range and economics opening up a number of new destinations that wouldn’t be viable with the larger 737 aircraft,” Mr Joyce said.<\/p>\n “Instead of one or two flights a day with a larger aircraft, we can offer three or four flights a day on the E190, which gives customers a lot more choice about when they travel.”<\/p>\n Mr Joyce added the return of travel is providing a financial sugar hit to regional economies.<\/p>\n The new base for the 94-seat E190s is expected to create a further 200 jobs in South Australia, with the roles comprising pilots, crew and engineers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n