The International Air Services Commission (the Commission) has received an application

from Qantas requesting an allocation of 282 seats of passenger capacity per week on the Solomon Islands route.  It is planned that Qantas will operate three flights per week between Brisbane and Honiara from 29 October 2023, using Embraer E190 aircraft configured with 94 seats. Qantas requested the capacity on the following basis:

• the allocation is requested for a period of five years from the date of the determination;
• the capacity will be fully utilised by 31 December 2023;
• the capacity may be utilised by Qantas, or Jetstar Airways Pty Limited or another Australian carrier which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qantas; and
• the capacity may be used by Qantas to provide joint services with any wholly-owned subsidiary and by any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group to provide joint services with Qantas.

Invitation for other applications

In accordance with Section 12 of the International Air Services Commission Act 1992, the Commission invites other applications for capacity on the route.

The closing date for making an application is 7 June 2023. If you are intending to make an application, please inform the Director of the Commission, by email (at iasc@infrastructure.gov.au), as soon as possible.