In a submission to the International Air Services Commission (IASC), Simon Westaway, CEO of the Australian Airports Association (AAA), said the proposed 28 weekly flights to Doha “present a compelling opportunity to enhance Australia’s international aviation network”.
The new services, SQ265/266, will operate on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday from Brisbane to Singapore using A350-900 medium-haul aircraft, leaving Singapore early in the morning and returning in the evening.
Dylan Macnish was fired after facing a litany of allegations from his employer, with the key accusation being that Macnish broke Virgin’s “eight-hour rule”, set out in the airline’s A4 Manual, which states that cabin crew should abstain from alcohol for a minimum of eight hours before commencing duty.
Wealth Creation has lodged the application against Koala, which gained some press last year as a potential new competitor in domestic aviation following the collapse of Bonza. A hearing in the Supreme Court of Victoria is scheduled for 22 January.
The carrier currently flies up to six times a week between Sydney and Johannesburg using its 485-capacity A380s, in what is one of its most popular services.
The low-cost carrier will add more than 140 new evening flights on the route, as well as upgrade more than 170 existing A320-200 services to A321s, increasing capacity by 14 per cent over 2024. In total, Jetstar will offer more than 350,000 Melbourne–Sunshine Coast seats in 2025.