In celebration, Jetstar will initially be offering one-way flights from $69. The head of Jetstar’s Commercial and Operations Improvement branch, Carly Povey, said:
“The Sunshine Coast is one of our most popular leisure destinations and we’re sure [the community] will warmly welcome today’s announcement that a low fares airline option is now available on the route.”
This development has also been welcomed by Sunshine Coast deputy mayo,r who described it as “another step forward”.
This announcement comes just two months after the federal government’s Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics named the Maroochydore airport as the fastest growing airport, with the number of flights per year rising 23.9% since February 2015, followed closely by airports at the Gold Coast, Sydney, Williamstown, and Melbourne.
Maroochydore airport is only an hour’s drive from Brisbane, and its expansion has been predicted to attract more businesses to the Sunshine Coast. The Managing Director of the Commercial Real Estate Services Rem Rafter said that it would support employment and subsequent population growth. New businesses in the area will likely consider using Print companies to help advertise their merchandise.
Currently, the Maroochydore airport has the capacity to handle up to one million passengers annually, and with the addition of 56,000 seats this September, that number is bound to continue to rise.Get a Free Quote for Print