The new Qantas route between Sydney and Bengaluru received funding from the state government’s $60 million Aviation Attraction Fund. An A330 aircraft will take off from Sydney to Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport four times per week on a Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
In 2019, India was the fastest growing market to NSW, with 175,000 visitors spending an estimated $444 million. In July, India was the third-largest source of visitors to the state, with the NSW government expecting that number to surge over the coming months due to pent-up demand. Tourism minister Ben Franklin said the grant was key to the state’s goal of making NSW the premier visitor economy of the Asia Pacific, “our airports are the gateway to our state, so supporting the return of airlines to them through the Aviation Attraction Fund is key to achieving our goal,” he said.The new route means Qantas is the only carrier offering direct services between Australia’s two largest cities and the south and north of India.
ameliamcguiree How much did Qantas pay for the puff piece? How much money is being spent on the alleged 100 direct jobs? Where are they based, are they contract or staff? musttryharder ThisisNotJournalism
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ameliamcguiree WTF is ‘visitation’. An iconic word, no doubt!