Summary
- China Southern Airlines will operate 4 non-stop flights per week between Guangzhou and Brisbane starting November seventeenth, aiming to spice up tourism in each cities post-pandemic.
- The renewed route is anticipated to herald over 59,000 passengers in the primary yr, with a projected 377% increase in tourists from Guangzhou to Brisbane in the following three years.
- China Southern Airlines is expanding its operations and renewing routes to capitalize on the rebounding demand for air travel, issuing private shares to lift funds and buying latest aircraft.
Starting November seventeenth, China Southern Airlines will operate 4 non-stop flights per week between the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) in Guangzhou province, China, and Brisbane Airport (BNE) in Queensland, Australia.
Tourism focused
The route has been renewed in a bid to bolster the tourism industry in each cities and as a component of China Southern’s push to re-activate profitable routes that were canceled as a result of the downturn experienced in the course of the pandemic.
The Queensland government also pushed for the renewal of the route as a result of tourism revenue. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Queensland saw an influx of just about 497,000 Chinese tourists annually. In response to the Queensland government, these visitors alone contributed over AUD 1.61 billion ($1.05 billion) in overnight visitor expenditure.
Once renewed, the federal government estimates that over 59,000 passengers might be flown in over the primary yr. The variety of tourists flying to Brisbane from Guangzhou is anticipated to extend by 377% over the following three years, totaling 278,0000 inbound international seats.
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Elizabeth Sullivan, the Chief Executive Officer of the Australia-China Business Council of Queensland, said this in regard to the renewal of the route:
“The return of those flights is hugely vital for facilitating two-way direct people-to-people links, particularly for those within the trade and investment space, and across the broader community, including in tourism and education.”
The federal government estimates these seats will produce a revenue of AUD 441 million ($286.7 million) to the Queensland Economy.
China Southern’s expansion
China Southern Airlines is the second-largest airline in Asia and certainly one of the biggest airlines on the earth. Nevertheless, its size meant it was proportionately affected by the pandemic and travel restrictions.
The airline industry rebounded stronger than most expected it to in 2022, and now demand is taking off. The airline is renewing many older international and domestic routes to return to pre-pandemic profitability levels.
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Demand for air travel is about to extend significantly, and China Southern goals to have the infrastructure required to capitalize on this. It’s issuing private shares to lift $2.46 billion for the acquisition of fifty latest Airbus A320neo aircraft.
Early this yr, it also broke ground for its brand-new $341 million base on the Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport (SZX).
More flights into Queensland
China Southern Airlines isn’t the one airline to extend flights to Brisbane. Cathay Pacific Airlines recently announced that it could be increasing the quantity of non-stop flights from Hong Kong to Brisbane from 4 to 6.
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Australia’s Jetstar signed a cope with Brisbane Airport to herald a further 500,000 low-fare seats from various international and domestic destinations, including Japan and South Korea.
Increased travel from Australia to Vietnam has also prompted Vietjet to extend the variety of flights between the 2 countries.
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