Airnorth Launch Twice Weekly Return DRW-TSV Services

[Brock Little]

Great news for the Townsville region! This complements their existing Queensland services to OOL.

Two media releases can be viewed here:

http://www.airnorth.com.au/sites/default/files/documents/Media%20Release%20-%20Airnorth%20to%20commence%20services%20into%20To wnsville.pdf (Airnorth to Commence Services into Townsville)
http://www.airnorth.com.au/sites/default/files/documents/Media%20Release%20-%20New%20Airnorth%20Route%20Darwin%20to%20Townsvil le.pdf (New Airnorth Route Darwin to Townsville)

Schedule is as follows:

TL182 DRW0700-1005TSV E170 15
TL183 TSV1105-1320DRW E170 15

[Jarden S]

Flights will be code shared with Qantas. Will allow PAX to connect with JQ international flights from DRW

Airfares to start from $241 ONE WAY.

[Dave Parer]

Yep, it is good news for TSV. This link should work and should grow in the future.

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2011/11/16/283521_news.html

[Jarden S]

Its been a while since any new route (not served by an encumbant) has been started up in Australia its taken Air North to go out on a limb by trying a new route and good on them for giving it a go. This is the first RPT link between the 2 cities, Virgin has just started BNE-LST but this route already has competitor JQ on it.

[Gareth U]

This is the first RPT link between the 2 cities

Unless I am mistaken, National Jet had a 3 or 4 times weekly Dash 8-300 service DRW-MCV-ISA-TSV in the mid-late 90s. I cannot find anything on the internet mentioning these flights, but I remember they were National Jet branded and there was radio ads mentioning that the crew were locally based and wore Akubra hats.