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Pointing to last month’s BITRE data, which showed on-time arrivals of 64.1 per cent, on-time departures of 65.9 per cent and cancellations of 3.7 per cent across all airlines – each worse than long-term averages – the Minister said Australians are losing their patience with Qantas and Virgin.
The move will see Virgin now insourcing both its domestic and international short-haul baggage handling, with around 40 ramp staff to be given extra training and upskilling. Melbourne and Sydney will begin the transition from February, with Brisbane to follow suit in May.
VH-X4A touched down at Sydney Airport at 12:06pm on Wednesday after flying via Vancouver, Honolulu and Nadi. It had left Montreal on 16 December local time, having undergone two test flights following its exit from the Airbus paint shop last month.
In its submission to the Aviation Green Paper, the airline said a national strategy should be established to counter offensive and disorderly behaviour.
NJE is operating six Perth–Ravensthorpe charter flights per week using 104-seat Embraer E190 jets, which commenced on 15 December, less than two weeks after it signed the contract with FQM Australia Nickel and Allkem.
The two major airlines are calling for “more effective” regulation of Australia’s airports, with Qantas in particular branding them “effectively unregulated monopoly infrastructure” and Virgin saying they impose “inefficient costs on the travelling public”.
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