Category: Airlines

Regional Express (Rex) has revealed that it is considering pulling out from no fewer than seven routes in response to rising fuel prices and softening passenger demand. Rex has identified Sydney-Taree; Sydney-Grafton; Sydney-Moruya; Sydney-Bathurst; Melbourne-Griffith; Melbourne-King Island; and Melbourne-Merimbula as markets it is considering withdrawing from, and says it has now begun briefing community stakeholders.

Tiger Airways is to “shortly” move three of its Avalon routes to Melbourne/Tullamarine following a recent network review. With one Avalon based A320 being shifted to Melbourne, flights to Brisbane, Adelaide and the Gold Coast from Avalon will operate instead from Melbourne/Tullamarine. However, Tiger will continue to fly to Sydney and Perth from Avalon, and

Virgin Australia has again received carbon neutral certification approval for its new carbon offset program through the government’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). “We are very pleased to receive Australian government approval through the National Carbon Offset Standard as it means our guests can continue to have confidence that their flights are offset with genuine

Perth-based airline Skywest has announced the launch of twice-weekly scheduled flights to Busselton in WA’s south-west, as it looks to capitalise on a growing tourism market. Due to begin on July 8, the new services will fly between Perth and Busselton, as well as Busselton and Albany, with Skywest CEO Mark Shelton noting that Busselton