Air Tahiti Nui Adds New Flight Connection from Brisbane

Tahiti is about to be even more accessible for travellers from Australia, with new one-stop connections from Brisbane to Papeete for the peak season from 1 November 2011 until 25 March 2012.

Throughout this period, flights from Brisbane by Qantas and Emirates will connect in Auckland every Thursday and Sunday with Air Tahiti Nui flight TN 102 to Papeete.

Air Tahiti Nui already offers codeshare services with Qantas from Sydney to Auckland, and beyond to Papeete on TN 102. There are also interline connections with Qantas and Emirates from Melbourne to Auckland.

The new connections from Brisbane coincide with strong growth in Air Tahiti Nui bookings from Australia to Tahiti in the first half of 2011, with sales revenue growing by 34% between January and June.

“Tahiti is one of the world’s most romantic, remote and desirable destinations,” said Mark Hutchinson, General Manager Australasia for Air Tahiti Nui. “The strong Australian dollar and the introduction of a range of new package holidays in the first half of this year have made Tahiti even more attractive to travelling Australians ... Now, new peak season flight connections from Brisbane are making Tahiti more accessible as well, eliminating the need for Queensland passengers to fly via Sydney or to overnight in Auckland.”

Under the new southern summer schedules, Qantas flight QF 123 will depart Brisbane at 8.10am, while Emirates flight EK 434 will leave at 08:25. Both are due to arrive in Auckland at 14:35, linking smoothly with the 15:50 departure of TN 102.

The Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-300 flight takes just five hours to fly from Auckland to Papeete, crossing the international dateline and arriving at 21:55 the previous evening.

The return flight from Papeete to Auckland, TN 101, arrives at 13:00 each Thursday and Sunday, connecting with onward flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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