Using its WA-based 150-seater A319 fleet, Qantas’ regional arm will begin a new route from Perth to Newcastle three times per week on 8 September, and restore its former Perth–Hobart service three times per week from 26 September.
The airline, which began operating between Cairns and Hamilton Island in November – reviving a former QantasLink route – now says on its website that the twice-weekly flights are being replaced by “personalised services”.