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Virgin Blue
is to launch its direct service between Brisbane-Newcastle (Williamtown) on Tuesday 4 May, three days earlier than planned, as well as
re-timing the flights for the convenience of both leisure and business
travellers.
The new schedule means daily
flights will now depart Newcastle at 10.25am arriving in Brisbane at 11.40am before turning around and
departing at 12.20pm, arriving at Williamtown at 1.30pm.
Virgin Blue Chief Executive, Brett Godfrey, said, "The sheer number of
advance bookings we've received even before the launch of the service has
given us the confidence to commit to a more convenient schedule that better meets the needs of our Guests."
Virgin Blue's everyday low fares between Newcastle-Brisbane start from
$59 one-way on the net, with a Fully Flexible Virgin Blue fare of $199
one-way.
In addition to the schedule change for Newcastle-Brisbane the airline has
also announced a change in timing for its existing Newcastle-Melbourne service.
The new
schedule between Williamtown and Melbourne will allow for a convenient early-afternoon departure from Newcastle which will arrive in
the Victorian capital mid-afternoon.
Brett Godfrey continued, "We have only been operating to Newcastle a little
more than four months and here we are changing our schedule to provide the people and businesses of the Hunter with a more convenient schedule
to not only Melbourne and Brisbane but to just about every major destination in Australia."
"We hope the support we've received so far continues into the future
because we plan to return that support by not only increasing frequencies
but by adding more direct services from the Hunter region to more destinations", Brett Godfrey finished. |
