The new year-round service will take off on
The announcement came as
The airline re-started flights to
'Direct international air services are worth millions of dollars to the state's economy', he said.
'Not only do they allow easier access for visiting family and friends, tourists, skilled workers and students, they also give local exporters the ability to send time-critical produce into huge overseas markets.
'We're working with our airline partners and the Victorian state government to restore the capacity we've lost during the pandemic, and to explore potential opportunities for new routes.
'The
'To ensure these new services remain viable it is vital the federal government commits to re-opening to all fully-vaccinated travellers as soon as possible.
'Australians have had the opportunity to come home and given our high levels of community vaccination, the time is right to welcome back the rest of the world'.
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