Tasmania’s government is negotiating with Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines ( SIA ) to establish direct flights between the two countries.  ,
In a Facebook post on Monday ( Nov. 18 ), Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff stated,” We are working to lock in direct flight routes between Hobart and Asia due to the upgrades at Hobart Airport.”  ,
” We’re currently in discussions with Cathay Pacific and SIA to establish direct routes to some very interesting Asian spots,” said the company.
SIA now flies to seven American cities – Brisbane, Cairns, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and Adelaide. The second five places are served by the Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific.
Visitors from Singapore must take a private flight once in Australia to get to Tasmania.  , Otherwise, they may take a boat from mainland Australia to the beach position.  ,
In response to CNA’s questions, SIA said it “regularly reviews” its system and sites. The flight did not disclose whether a flight had been made from Singapore immediately to Tasmania.
” Should there be any new improvements to our system, we will reveal them officially at the correct time”, it added.  ,
CNA even contacted Cathay Pacific , for more information.
According to Mr. Rockliff, according to regional news website Pulse Tasmania, new global atmosphere services would increase both the tourism and freight offerings in big Asian markets.  ,
” These are two world-leading air ships and we’d like to see them flying clear to Hobart”, he said.
Singapore and Hong Kong are “peak price” areas for Tasmania’s tourism power because customers from these sites typically spend more money there over the course of their keep.
Singapore was the fifth-highest saving luxury marketplace for the position in December 2019, with 15, 300 tourists arriving from the state.  ,