AUSTRALIAN flag carrier Qantas revived services on the Singapore-Perth route last week, offering flights five times a week to the capital of Western Australia.
Flights are served by Boeing 737 aircraft.
The Perth-Singapore route was ceased in May 2014 as part of the A$2 billion (US$1.5 billion) cost reduction exercise.
QF72 is scheduled to depart Singapore this evening bound for Perth, one of five return services that Qantas will operate each week with its Boeing 737 aircraft. With a flying time of around five hours, the flight is scheduled to land at 11.40pm.
Qantas International CEO, Gareth Evans, said in a press statement: “There has been a fantastic response since we announced the new services in April, with customers jumping to book great deals to Perth and beyond.
“We’re seeing many of our customers choosing to make the most of the early evening departure from Singapore and the excellent connections it offers from the rest of Asia with our airline partners.”
“Many of our codeshare partners have also been attracted to our Singapore-Perth schedule, adding their code to the Qantas flights, with nine carriers now marketing the services to their customers,” added Evans. “This is great news for tourism in Western Australia, with the route being promoted to more international customers than ever before.”
