‘A great result for Queensland’: Emirates doubles its flights to Brisbane
Emirates will double its daily flights from Dubai to Brisbane from June, boosting Queensland’s tourism industry by $75 million in visitor expenditure.
Acting Premier Steven Miles said the announcement came as the state continued to rebuild after the pandemic.“It’s a great result for Queensland and the return for international tourism,” he said. “It’s a clear indication that international travel is back on the agenda. “In addition to the existing 380 service, which lands each morning from Dubai on a yearly basis, this will see 129,210 [extra] seats, 38,610 visitors and $75 million in visitor expenditure.”
Brisbane was already beginning to feel the effects of the post-pandemic travel fever gripping the nation after three years of strict border rules and travel requirements. predicted 1.7 million passengers would pass through the domestic and international terminals this month alone.
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