	{"id":118453,"date":"2025-11-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/?p=118453"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:03:29","slug":"qantas-confirms-new-ballina-flight-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/qantas-confirms-new-ballina-flight-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Qantas confirms new Ballina flight schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>QANTAS has released new details for its upcoming morning flights between Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>The airline will run a 7.45am service from Monday to Saturday, getting passengers into Sydney just after 9am with return flights that evening.<\/p>\n<p>From November 24, a second daily service will be added at 11.20am, bringing the total to 13 flights each week.<\/p>\n<p>A QantasLink spokesperson said the schedule changes were designed to give locals more options.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This includes adding more flights, adjusting our schedule to make it easier for locals to travel to Sydney for day trips, and improving connection times for a number of Qantas international flights, including to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Dallas,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Ballina Byron Gateway Airport manager Julie Stewart said Ballina Shire Council had been working with QantasLink to restore the services, which strengthen the airport&#8217;s position as the third busiest in NSW.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 630,000 passengers passed through the terminal last year, reflecting strong demand for flights across the Northern Rivers region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QANTAS has released new details for its upcoming morning flights between Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and Sydney. 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