Qantas to Launch Three New Routes to Cooma and Albury

Qantas has unveiled plans to launch three new routes to Cooma and Albury, the gateways to the snowfields in New South Wales and Victoria.

From 1 July to 26 September 2021, the national carrier will fly:

Sydney to Cooma – thrice daily;

Brisbane to Cooma – two flights per week; and

Brisbane to Albury – thrice weekly.

From Cooma, customers can access the popular resorts of Perisher Valley, Thredbo and Charlotte Pass in New South Wales. From Albury, customers can access Falls Creek and Hotham resorts in Victoria.

All flights will be operated by QantasLink’s turboprop Q400 aircraft, offering more than 15,000 seats on the routes through winter.

John Gissing, QantasLink CEO, said, “With international border closures meaning more Australians are planning their next holiday closer to home, we are creating more travel options where there is demand. We’re expecting these flights will be popular with skiers and snowboarders who might not have been able to hit the slopes through COVID last season in Australia or overseas.”

Flights from Sydney to Cooma are timed to allow travellers to depart after work on a Thursday or Friday and return Sunday evening, which enables them to enjoy a long weekend of skiing without needing to drive. The flights from Brisbane will also offer Queenslanders the only direct airline connection to the snowfields this season.

“Our new direct flights to Cooma and Albury will mean ski enthusiasts can spend less time on the road and more time on the mountain,” added Mr Gissing. “We’ll be working with the major ski resorts and transport operators to promote these new flights to millions of our frequent flyers around the country, with connections from our large domestic network through Sydney or Brisbane making a trip to the snowfields more accessible.”

To help offset some of the uncertainty on borders, Qantas is offering unlimited flight changes through to at least February 2022, for flights booked until at least the end of April 2021. The flight date can be changed to any available for sale at the time (up to 355 days in advance). Qantas will waive the change fee, though a fare difference may apply.

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