Qantas to Launch Launceston to Sydney Service, Restart Flights from Hobart from $144 (vs $61 on Jetstar)

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Qantas has today announced it will launch a new route between Sydney and Launceston for the summer holidays following the easing of border restrictions between New South Wales and Tasmania.

Beginning 4 December 2020, Qantas will operate three return services per week with its Boeing 717 aircraft, increasing to four return services from the following week onwards until 1 February.

This will give travellers almost 900 additional seats on the route each week. The airline will look to add more flights beyond eight week period if there is demand. This is the first time the flying kangaroo has flown Launceston-Sydney since 2004.

With borders opening up, Qantas will also restart flights between Hobart to Sydney, with 11 return services per week from 6 November 2020.

This announcement follows two other new routes the Qantas Group has launched to Tasmania in response to demand – Brisbane-Hobart with Qantas and Gold Coast-Hobart with Jetstar.

As a result of these additional flights, the Qantas Group will offer more than 125,000 seats between Tasmania and the mainland in December, representing more than 10 per cent of total published Qantas Group domestic capacity for the month.

To celebrate the new route, Qantas is offering special fares starting from $149 one-way, available for sale until Friday 30 October, unless sold out prior.

We’ve found them from $144 – you may have to filter out the Jetstar flights to see them – on some dates as well.

Jetstar and Virgin also fly to/from Tassie to Sydney, and here’s an example of a $61 flight, if you’re not that fussed on checked luggage.

I’ll update with the cheapest I find for each date as I search below.

Qantas Domestic and International CEO Andrew David said “As the national carrier, we’re delighted to add direct flights between Launceston and Sydney for the first time in 16 years.

“We know there is huge pent-up demand for domestic travel with Australians looking for new destinations to explore.

“These new services to Launceston will help more people discover Tasmania’s beautiful north and give locals more options to get to Sydney.

“We’ll keep a close eye on demand and if it proves successful we will look to extend the service.

“We’re delighted to be reconnecting Australia and these flights will help more of our people get back to work.”

Source: Qantas Newsroom

Flights to/from Tasmania are also possible with Jetstar, and Virgin Australia – to compare them, search on Beat That Flight.

We’ve searched the cheapest dates between Sydney and Launceston, and Sydney and Hobart, below:

dates: 04 December 2020 – 01 February 2021
Sydney to Launceston

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
04 Dec 05 Dec 06 Dec 07 Dec 08 Dec 09 Dec 10 Dec
$77 $96 $67 $69 $96 $76 $96
11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec
$76 $86 $67 $74 $67 $74 $74
18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec
$74 $113 $113 $104 $94 $113 $94
25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Dec
$94 $132 $102 $94 $94 $94 $94
01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan
$94 $103 $104 $84 $67 $67 $67
08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan
$74 $74 $74 $74 $84 $67 $74
15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan
$84 $84 $84 $74 $67 $84 $86
22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan
$84 $94 $74 $69 $69 $69 $86
29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 01 Feb
$86 $86 $69 $76

Cheapest: $67

dates: 04 December 2020 – 01 February 2021
Launceston to Sydney

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
04 Dec 05 Dec 06 Dec 07 Dec 08 Dec 09 Dec 10 Dec
$63 $63 $76 $63 $63 $63 $63
11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec
$63 $63 $69 $63 $63 $63 $63
18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec
$63 $63 $76 $63 $63 $69 $63
25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Dec
$67 $84 $103 $113 $94 $103 $94
01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan
$94 $94 $94 $94 $74 $67 $74
08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan
$94 $86 $86 $63 $63 $63 $68
15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan
$67 $63 $86 $63 $63 $63 $64
22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan
$63 $63 $86 $69 $69 $76 $68
29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 01 Feb
$63 $63 $76 $63

dates: 06 November 2020 – 01 February 2021
Sydney to Hobart

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
06 Nov 07 Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov
$190 $160 $115 $105 $115 $108 $119
13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov
$108 $98 $98 $98 $85 $79 $101
20 Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 23 Nov 24 Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov
$111 $88 $84 $84 $84 $84 $84
27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Nov 01 Dec 02 Dec 03 Dec
$84 $84 $84 $84 $88 $85 $90
04 Dec 05 Dec 06 Dec 07 Dec 08 Dec 09 Dec 10 Dec
$105 $98 $90 $90 $85 $85 $90
11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec
$108 $95 $90 $84 $85 $85 $98
18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec
$108 $119 $108 $108 $108 $119 $144
25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Dec
$108 $119 $108 $108 $98 $90 $98
01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan
$108 $108 $85 $85 $85 $85 $82
08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan
$85 $85 $90 $85 $85 $85 $85
15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan
$85 $85 $85 $85 $85 $85 $85
22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan
$108 $85 $85 $85 $85 $85 $85
29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 01 Feb
$108 $85 $90 $90

Cheapest: $79

dates: 06 November 2020 – 01 February 2021
Hobart to Sydney

Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
06 Nov 07 Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov
$108 $98 $132 $98 $91 $108 $98
13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 Nov 17 Nov 18 Nov 19 Nov
$98 $98 $119 $111 $93 $101 $93
20 Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 23 Nov 24 Nov 25 Nov 26 Nov
$101 $93 $101 $93 $88 $88 $88
27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Nov 01 Dec 02 Dec 03 Dec
$93 $93 $101 $88 $91 $91 $98
04 Dec 05 Dec 06 Dec 07 Dec 08 Dec 09 Dec 10 Dec
$106 $86 $106 $106 $91 $91 $98
11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec
$108 $86 $108 $108 $93 $93 $101
18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec
$111 $79 $111 $111 $111 $111 $93
25 Dec 26 Dec 27 Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Dec
$93 $93 $111 $111 $111 $111 $111
01 Jan 02 Jan 03 Jan 04 Jan 05 Jan 06 Jan 07 Jan
$122 $154 $142 $111 $101 $93 $93
08 Jan 09 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan
$93 $111 $122 $111 $93 $93 $93
15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan
$111 $88 $122 $111 $93 $93 $101
22 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan
$111 $88 $111 $111 $101 $93 $101
29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Jan 01 Feb
$111 $88 $111 $111

Cheapest: $79

 

 

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