“Planned codeshare agreement with India’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo, to provide direct connections to 50 cities; new free trade agreement expected to strengthen demand. Qantas and Jetstar to launch new direct flights between Sydney and Seoul.”
— Qantas
Good news for Australia-bound Bengalureans for an added airline on Sydney-Bengaluru sector! Qantas announced to operate four weekly return flights from Sydney to Bengaluru from 14 September. Widebody Airbus A330 aircraft will operate non-stop direct return flights between Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport and Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport.
“Planned codeshare agreement with India’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo, to provide direct connections to 50 cities; new free trade agreement expected to strengthen demand. Qantas and Jetstar to launch new direct flights between Sydney and Seoul,” Qantas said in a statement.
“With a population of 13 million people, the Bengaluru community has strong connections to Australia for business travel and people visiting friends and relatives. These trade connections are expected to strengthen following the recent announcement of the Australia-India free trade agreement.”
“Qantas and Jetstar will grow their international network out of Sydney, with new direct routes to India and Korea taking off this year, accelerating New South Wales’ post-COVID tourism recovery,” it added.
With the introduction of the new service on the sector, the travelers would save almost three hours off Sydney’s current fastest travel time to Bengaluru, which is India’s growing technology and financial services hub.
“With a population of 13 million people, the Bengaluru community has strong connections to Australia for business travel and people visiting friends and relatives. These trade connections are expected to strengthen following the recent announcement of the Australia-India free trade agreement,” Qantas statement said.
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