Category: Airlines

Tigerair Australia says it has withdrawn its legal challenge against Sydney Airport after the two parties reached a new agreement on the low-cost carrier’s access to infrastructure at the airport. In July, Tigerair took Sydney Airport to the National Competition Council (NCC) seeking increased access to terminal gates, check-in counters and kiosks at Terminal two.

Qantas will add an extra flight to Hawaii from December 20, when it will fly four times a week from Sydney to Honolulu, up from three currently. Qantas executive manager of global sales and offshore operations Stephen Thompson said Honolulu was one of the airline’s most popular destinations and demand continued to grow. This content

Jetstar chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says the low-cost carrier’s Japanese business will one day be larger than the group’s Australian operations as demand for travel in the Asia grows. Speaking at the CAPA Australia Pacific aviation summit in Sydney on Friday, Hrdlicka hit back at critics of Jetstar’s Asian ventures, saying Asia was the fastest-growing

There are concerns a growing number of nations may be returning to a more protectionist stance on air traffic rights, leaving Australia isolated as one of the most open places for foreign carriers to fly to in the world. Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development secretary Mike Mrdak says opening up Australia to overseas airlines