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New direct Adelaide-NZ flights take off

Qatar Airways has opened a new direct route from Adelaide to Auckland to mark the re-opening of trans-Tasman travel.

Apr 13, 2022, updated Apr 13, 2022
A Qatar Airways flight lands in Adelaide. Photo: AAP/Morgan Sette

A Qatar Airways flight lands in Adelaide. Photo: AAP/Morgan Sette

The first flight of the new route – now operating three times a week – departed around 10:25pm last night and touched down in Auckland shortly after 5am.

The new route is an extension of Qatar’s regular service between Adelaide and Qatar’s capital Doha.

It comes as New Zealand today opened its borders to Australian travellers after the Trans-Tasman bubble was shuttered for the latter half of 2021.

Adelaide Airport managing director Brenton Cox said there was already strong interest from travellers in the New Zealand market.

“It’s wonderful that Qatar Airways has tagged its Doha-Auckland service through Adelaide, which means with the New Zealand border re-opening, travellers can immediately fly direct between Adelaide and Auckland,” he said in a statement.

“The strong outbound bookings show there’s plenty of interest in this service and it’s another positive step as the world opens up to travel.”

Qatar and Singapore airlines are carrying the majority of Adelaide Airport’s European traffic, after Emirates, Air New Zealand, China Southern, Cathay Pacific and Jetstar all pulled flights out of Adelaide during the pandemic.

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