Category: Airlines

Jetstar has carried its one millionth domestic New Zealand passenger since it replaced Qantas’s domestic New Zealand services in June 2009. “One million passengers have flown with Jetstar across our New Zealand routes between Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown. That’s equivalent to one Kiwi in four choosing to fly with Jetstar in just 10 months

Virgin Blue and Virgin America have signed an agreement which will allow access from each carrier’s loyalty programs, as well as a cabin crew exchange program between the two carriers. As a result, Velocity members will be able to earn and redeem points on Virgin America services, while members of that airline’s Elevate program will

The Qantas Group saw an increase in revenue seat factor during February, primarily driven by stronger domestic traffic. Overall, the Group posted a seat factor of 79.4, up one percentage point on the same time last year. Passenger numbers increased by 14.2 per cent, which lifted revenue passenger kilometres by 3.8 per cent. Total group

The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers (APESMA) has announced that professional engineers at Qantas will put in place overtime bans over the Easter period and warned that these could disrupt some airline services. The action is part of an ongoing dispute between Qantas and its professional engineers, which APESMA claims is related to