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Qantas will allow frequent flyers to upgrade their seats at the gate following a trial of the new system launched in May. Previously, processing of upgrade requests stopped a few hours before flight, meaning that any premium seats left vacant by last-minute cancellations, no-shows or missed connections remained empty. This content is available exclusively to

China Southern Airlines will increase its flights connecting Australia and the UK from three per week to daily, citing strong passenger demand months after Qantas scaled back services on the route. China Southern’s “Canton Route,” launched in June, connects Melbourne and Sydney to London Heathrow via China Southern’s hub in Guangzhou, with a connection time

Qantas will add more than 1700 seats per week on services between Melbourne and Tasmania and increase capacity to Canberra beginning later this year, the airline announced today. The changes, which go into effect from October 29, include an increase from two to three daily flights between Melbourne and Hobart and five extra weekly flights

FIFO carrier Cobham Aviation says it has opened up hundred of remote air strips to commercial jet service for the first time by modifying two BAe 146 aircraft with ‘gravel kits’ that protect the undercarriage and airframe during takeoff and landing. “Until now, companies operating out of gravel airstrips were forced to use turboprop aircraft,