There’s a saying that a rising tide lifts all boats and that’s certainly the case with Australia’s major airports in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. In this instance the rising tide is driven by the region’s major carriers launching new routes and resuming others suspended due to the pandemic, while the boats are the airports.
It is the season for new flights
On Friday, Australia’s national carrier Qantas announced it would add around one million extra international seats over the next twelve months on routes that leave and arrive at an Australian airport. Also last week Singapore Airlines announced the return of A380 double daily flights from Sydney and daily from Melbourne, with the airline now operating more than 100 weekly flights between Australia and Singapore.
Melbourne Airport CEO Lori Argus said the return of the Airbus A380 represented a significant vote of confidence in the city and its home state of Victoria, adding:
