JR/Duty Free stands to benefit from Qantas’ resumption of regular scheduled services between Perth and Singapore Changi Airport.
Qantas’ direct Perth-Singapore service will operate five times per week, using a Boeing 737 aircraft. Perth Airport CEO Brad Geatches said Qantas’ decision to reintroduce more scheudled frequencies is great news for Western Australians.
“Western Australian business and leisure travellers will benefit from this direct service to Singapore and onward connections to other destinations. Singapore remains our third largest market, with Singaporean travellers the second largest source of foreign visitors to Perth,” said Geatches.
“With the addition of Qantas’ five services weekly, there will now be in excess of 50 flights per week operating from Perth Airport connecting Western Australians to Singapore.
“We are pleased to welcome Australia’s national carrier back to Perth Airport’s Terminal 1 and the resumption of regular international services,” he said. The Perth-Singapore service will depart Perth at midday and arrive into Singapore at 5.20pm, with the return leg departing Singapore at 6.25pm, arriving into Perth at 11.40pm.
Since ending its regular Perth-Singapore service in May 2014, Qantas operated seasonal flights between the two cities during the peak July 2014 holiday period. Qantas also operates a seasonal Perth-Auckland service.
Perth Airport recently commenced work on the expansion of Perth Airport’s T1 international departures lounge on level 2 which is part of a $141m international departures expansion and refurbishment, which will include the introduction of new retail and dining outlets.
JR/Duty Free won the 10-year and two-month duty free concession at Perth Airport’s International Terminal in 2012, taking over the concession from the Nuance Group’s F1RST operation. JR/Duty Free began operating the business from November 2013