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The carrier, one of China’s “Big Four”, will ramp up from seven to 10 weekly Brisbane flights on 17 November, then 14 from 15 December to 22 February, before scaling back to 11 until 2 March. The extra services will be operated by the airline’s A350 aircraft.
The flights, launching 3 November, will operate twice per week, on Mondays and Fridays, from Perth to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands using A319 and A320 aircraft. Outbound flights from Perth will operate as QF361 and QF363, and return services as QF362 and QF364.
Starting 23 December, the airline will fly three times per week return between Melbourne and Shenzhen using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, adding 95,000 seats per year to mainland China. It comes as Melbourne Airport marks its busiest-ever July for international travel.
According to Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Bornstein, who represented the TWU, the record penalty meant corporate Australia was on notice that Courts would not tolerate “blatant attacks” on workers’ rights.
The fine, around 75 per cent of the maximum penalty of $121 million, was imposed by Justice Michael Lee on Monday morning. $50 million of this will be paid to the Transport Workers’ Union, with a further hearing to determine how the remaining $40 million should be distributed.
The carrier will begin year-round flights starting 3 November, initially three times per week but moving to more frequent flights on larger aircraft according to demand. This will be the first time any airline has flown between the two holiday destinations since before the pandemic.
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