Category: Airlines

Airlines of the Asia Pacific region continued to show solid gains during July, reporting a 6.6 per cent increase in traffic, equating to 19.5 million passengers. Data released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that compared to the same period last year, airlines experienced highest demand on regional international services. With seat

AirAsia X is increasing flights to twice-daily flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to Kuala Lumpur, in a move that will see it become Australia’s fourth largest foreign carrier by the end of 2013. Following the completion of a new bilateral agreement between Australia and Malaysia and the addition of more A330-300s to the airline’s

The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has reported on-time performance by Australia’s major airlines for July as being  “worse than the long-term average performance for all routes”. Following a similar trend, the rate of flight cancellations was also higher. For July 2013, on-time performance over all routes operated by participating airlines averaged

Low-cost long-haul carrier Scoot , has launched a new product  – ScootinSilence – for “those who yearn for peace and quiet”. The kids-free zone is situated immediately behind ScootBiz, with its 41 seats offering 35” of legroom compared to the standard economy seat of 31”. The airline said the new cabin will passengers who book