Airlines
China Airlines boosts flights to Brisbane, Auckland
The airline now operates three weekly flights between Taipei and Brisbane
By increasing the number of flights China Airlines of Taiwan operates from Taipei and Auckland to Brisbane, Queensland’s Attracting Aviation Investment Fund will bring more tourists to the Sunshine State.
The airline now operates three weekly flights between Taipei and Brisbane. Starting on January 1st, there will be 5 weekly services. In addition, starting in the new year, there will be an increase in the number of flights between Brisbane and Auckland from three per week to five.
“More flights from Taipei will bring 159,600 seats to Brisbane, $99 million in overnight tourist expenditure, and support for up to 960 good Queensland jobs.
In 2023, China Airlines will celebrate 20 years of flights to Brisbane. “Queensland is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan and has the largest Taiwanese community in Australia. With the Taiwan government opening up its border, China Airlines is ramping up to five flights weekly from January 2023. This will provide Queenslanders with an easy connection to nearly 150 cities around the world, including Asia, Europe and North America,” according to China Airlines’ Brisbane General Manager, Jonathan Shih.
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Each flight will also deliver 15 tonnes of Queensland export capacity, with chilled meat currently the number one item being dispatched to Taiwan, in a further boost for regional Queensland.
From 1 January 2023, China Airlines will operate a 306-seat Airbus A350-900 serving both Brisbane-Taipei and Brisbane-Auckland routes on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays.
