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First stop Sydney for SIA’s new budget carrier
Asia’s newest long-haul budget airline, Scoot, has chosen Sydney for its first international route.
Scoot, a Singapore Airlines offshoot, will fly daily between Sydney and Singapore from mid-2012.
NSW Minister for Tourism, George Souris, said Scoot chose Sydney ahead of strong competition from Victoria and Queensland.
“It’s also confirmation that Sydney remains Australia’s only true global city – a position the NSW Government is determined to maintain,” said NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell.
Scoot CEO, Campbell Wilson, said, “As the first true no-frills airline operating between Sydney and Asia, we can’t wait to bring a whole new way to travel, even better airfares to shake up the industry.”
Destination NSW CEO, Sandra Chipchase, said Destination NSW in conjunction with Sydney Airport, Tourism Australia and Scoot would be investing in a two-year marketing and promotion plan for the airline’s new Sydney route.
Tourism Australia managing director, Andrew McEvoy, said Scoot’s decision delivers on the strategic approach taken to foster new international flights from key source markets in Asia that help achieve Australian tourism’s 2020 growth goals.
“With Singapore now representing Australia’s sixth largest international tourism market, the decision by Scoot to choose Australia as its first port of call is a tremendous result,” he said.
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