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Starting 15 June, VA1-2 and VA7-8 flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Doha will resume following their earlier cancellation, though other services will remain cancelled for another three months. Virgin has said it is offering “flexibility” for guests who may wish to change travel plans.
In partnership with Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, flight NZ101 from Auckland to Sydney at 7am on Saturday honoured a serviceperson on every seat, with the Last Post being played at the boarding gate prior to departure.
The latest BITRE data showed that 81.9 per cent of Qantas and QantasLink flights took off on time, and 80.1 per cent arrived on time in March, compared to 78.7 per cent and 77.7 per cent, respectively, for Virgin Australia and VARA, though Virgin continued its lead in completion rates at 98.2 per cent.
After Jarrod Mcrae left two apprentices stranded six metres in the air underneath a 787’s wing, the commission ruled that his engagement in “horseplay, skylarking or practical jokes” was a breach of his employer’s cardinal rules, determining that his misconduct was a valid reason for dismissal.
Qantas Group and Virgin Australia are discounting more than 3.5 million airfares between them in major domestic sales, with Justin Brownjohn, senior manager at RMIT Aviation Academy, saying the carriers are aiming to reshuffle capacity and offset losses.
Funding injections of $3.8 million for the Inter-Regional Flight Network, operated by Nexus Airlines, and more than $1.3 million for two Kimberley services operated by Aviair, will be included in the 2026–27 budget to extend subsidies on the regional routes.
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