China Southern is planning a significant expansion of its operations into Australia, announcing plans to fly to Brisbane for the first time, and increased frequencies to Sydney and Melbourne. From November 1 China Southern will begin three times weekly Airbus A330 flights between Guangzhou and Brisbane. The flights will be the only direct services between
Qantas and British Airways have extended their codeshare agreement to cover additional flights in Australia, New Zealand and Europe. From June 14, BA will place its code on Qantas services to Queenstown, Albury, Armidale, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Wagga Wagga, and increase its codeshare on existing Qantas flights to destinations including Auckland, Wellington, Canberra,
New figures from the Bureau of Infrstructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) show that international passenger traffic again grew strongly during March 2010, continuing an upward trend being driven by low cost carriers. Passenger numbers increased by 14.2 per cent during the month compared to March 2009 to 2.137 million, which is the largest single
Jetstar has announced that it will trial hiring out Apple iPads for onboard entertainment on some domestic services. The trial will make Jetstar the first carrier in the world to offer iPad hire onboard when they come on offer from late June. The iPads will be available to rent for $10, and will provide inflight
Qantas has announced that it will increase the number of A380 services it operates from Melbourne to Singapore, London and Los Angeles as the airline takes delivery of more of the type. Qantas currently flies twice weekly A380 services on the Melbourne-Singapore-London route, which will rise to five times weekly after the arrival of the
Qantas has announced that it will increase the frequency of its Sydney-Johannesburg services to daily from September 21. The new Tuesday service will bring to daily the number of services between Sydney and Johannesburg, and complements South African Airways’s daily services from Johannesburg to Perth, which Qantas codeshares on. This content is available exclusively to