Airnorth takes off in Townsville
Airnorth flights to Darwin commenced today with the inaugural flight departing Townsville Airport this morning.
This new route opens up the opens up the Top End and beyond for residents of Townsville with non-stop, twice weekly flights to Darwin every Monday and Friday.
Offering more options for business travellers, Airnorth’s new schedule will provide easy and convenient flight connections to Darwin from other North Queensland business centres including Mackay, Rockhampton and Gladstone.
“Airnorth is proud to launch our Townsville-Darwin route today and have been pleased by the level of interest and support received since announcing this new service in November. Forward bookings on our initial services through to Easter are encouraging,” said Airnorth’s CEO, Simone Saunders.
This new service also offers a wide range of holiday options including quick weekend escapes for North Queenslanders to visit the Top End and beyond with easy and convenient connections to Southeast Asia, including Bali, Singapore, Manila and Timor-Leste with shorter travel times than currently available.
Internet fares are on sale now at www.airnorth.com.au and start from $233*per person one-way, Darwin to Townsville. Bookings can be made by contacting Airnorth’s reservations team on 1800 627 474,
through your local travel agent or with Qantas who will code share on Airnorth’s new service.
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* Fare quoted is for online bookings only, subject to availability at time of booking, for one‐way travel per person and includes all taxes. Credit card surcharges apply. Fares are correct as at 15/11/11 and are subject to change.
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For more information contact:
Tammy Baczynski | Marketing & Communications Manager | Ph: +61 8 8920 4058 tammy.baczynski@airnorth.com.au
Company background
Headquartered in Darwin, Airnorth is now the major airline based in Northern Australia and carries in excess of 250,000 passengers annually.
Airnorth is a full service carrier accommodating the needs of both business and leisure travellers, operating state- of-art regional jets thought its interstate network and providing passengers with complimentary catering and a free baggage allowance.
The airline operates over 185 departures weekly, serving 16 destinations in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland and Timor-Leste including:
Passengers can earn and redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points on eligible fares on all Airnorth services.
Airnorth, through its partnership with Qantas Airways, offer seamless connectivity including through check in and interline baggage facilities, with Qantas code sharing on the majority of Airnorth’s Jet services.
In addition to scheduled departures, Airnorth operates contract and ad-hoc charter services for a wide variety of companies undertaking oil & gas, mining, defence and government activity.
Airnorth directly employs more than 200 staff in Darwin and provides indirect employment through the contracting of ground service operations across its destinations.
Airnorth was recently awarded as the 2011 NT Exporter of the Year as well as receiving the Large Services Award at the Northern Territory’s Chief Minister’s Export and Industry Awards that recognise the important
contribution that NT businesses make to the local economy through job creation and increased prosperity in the community. As the NT winner Airnorth will now be entered into the Prime Minister’s Exporter of the Year Awards in Brisbane in December.