Category: Airlines

The ACCC has given interim approval to an expanded alliance between Virgin Australia and Skywest aimed at tapping demand from the resources and mining industries. The alliance, offering bundled passenger services to businesses wanting a combination of charter, domestic and international flights, represents an effort by Virgin to step up its competition with Qantas in

International passenger travel across the Asia Pacific rose 3.5 per cent last year amid slackening cargo demand, according to year end figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines. The region’s airlines carried 190 million international passengers in 2011 as sustained economic growth propped up demand for both business and leisure travel. Growing airline

Australia’s consumer watchdog has filed legal action against AirAsia X, claiming the Malaysia based LCC failed to disclose the full price of international flights from Australia. In documents filed in the Federal Court on Tuesday, the ACCC alleges the airline’s website did not include taxes and fees as part of advertised AirAsia X fares to

Jetstar will base additional aircraft in Melbourne and the Gold Coast as it ramps up domestic service over the coming months. By April, the budget carrier says it plans to offer 12,000 extra seats a week to and from Melbourne. That includes four additional weekly return services to Cairns (for a total of 25); three