Hannah Dowling

Qantas has mistakenly sent its frequent flyers a text suggesting customers had until just the end of this year to book and board a flight, despite ongoing lockdowns and border closures, in order to retain their current status.

Air New Zealand has introduced a major shake-up to its domestic airfare options, to give passengers better flexibility as the country moves towards COVID-normal operations.

The Australian aviators that supported the UK Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain, famously dubbed “the few” by Winston Churchill, have been commemorated in South Australia.

Drone operators will soon face the same mandatory reporting requirements as traditional aircraft, as the ATSB introduces its biggest overhaul in reporting rules in nearly two decades.

Air New Zealand has added an additional 31 new ‘red’ flights from Australia to New Zealand in December, in anticipation that the trans-Tasman bubble remains paused until after Christmas.

Despite Qantas abandoning flights between Perth and the eastern states until April 2022 due to Western Australia’s ongoing hard border with NSW, Victoria and Queensland, Jetstar’s sale offerings includes flights between Perth and Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.