Lions fans dreaming of watching their team play in Australia’s biggest sporting event have been given a lifeline, with Qantas offering extra flights to help get them to Melbourne.
Brisbane made its way into its sixth AFL grand final on Saturday night after defeating Geelong by 10 points.
The team will now face off against Sydney in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG next Saturday, hoping to add another premiership cup to the shelf.
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In a bid to help Brisbane fans get to Melbourne, Qantas has added five flights between the two cities, an additional, 2100 seats on top of what is already available.
“Tickets are on sale now and as always, the cheapest seats will sell out first, so we are encouraging fans to book as soon as they can,” a Qantas spokesperson said.
“This is on top of the 10 flights Qantas Group added yesterday to help Sydney fans get to Melbourne to support their team.”
Qantas and Jetstar may add additional flights early next week if there is enough demand.
The new flight details from Brisbane to Melbourne are as follows:
- Friday September 27 at 11.40am
- Saturday September 28 at 8.45am
- Saturday September 28 at 9.05am
New returning flights from Melbourne to Brisbane are:
- Sunday September 29 at 8am
- Sunday September 29 at 10.05am
Fares start from $419.
Footy fans were left furious on Friday night after a last minute Qantas cancellation of a flight from Adelaide to Sydney for the preliminary final between the Swans and Port Adelaide.
Qantas last week announced it was adding additional flights from Adelaide to Sydney but one flight was cancelled an hour before boarding on Friday morning.
A spokesperson said the flight was cancelled because of an engineering issue and that most customers were accommodated with the earliest possible flights to Sydney via Melbourne or Canberra.
Some customers opted to take a direct flight to Sydney, arriving at 6.45pm, cutting it fine for the game’s kickoff.
The Lions and the Swans last played in a grand final way back in 1899 when the teams were Fitzroy and South Melbourne.
Brisbane will have a chance to redeem themselves after playing in last years grand final where they lost to Collingwood by four points.
Sydney last had a premiership within their grasp in 2022 however were smashed by Geelong by 81 points.