Strategic Brisbane-Phuket flights launch

Adagold will replace Strategic Airlines on the Defence charter contract. (Gerard Frawley) — Strategic Airlines has launched its Brisbane-Phuket flights. (Gerard Frawley)

Strategic Airlines operated its inaugural twice weekly Brisbane-Phuket service on February 24.

Operated by Strategic’s 274-seat two class Airbus A330-200, the flights depart Brisbane on Thursdays and Sundays at 12.05pm, arriving in Phuket at 4.50pm local time. The return flights depart Phuket Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.50pm, arriving in Brisbane at 6.50am the following day.

Noted Strategic Airlines founder and executive director Michael James, “We’re looking forward to further expanding our international services out of Brisbane in the near future.”

Earlier this week Strategic Airlines also launched its twice-weekly Melbourne-Phuket services.