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A route via Singapore will initially fly three times per week on 787-9 Dreamliners, with non-stop services to commence once it acquires the A350-1000s necessary to reach Australia’s east coast directly from Istanbul. The first flight will touch down in Melbourne on 16 March.
New analysis of data shows that the twin effects of inflation and the rising price of jet fuel has mitigated an increase in services from the major carriers.
The study comes as the airline prepares to fight ACCC allegations in court that it sold tickets to flights it had already cancelled, and months after the early exit of former CEO Alan Joyce.
Andrew Glance, currently the executive manager of commercial partnerships and Qantas business rewards, has been with Qantas since 2002 and with Loyalty since 2016. He will assume the CEO role when Wirth departs at the end of February following her resignation in October last year.
The agreement will see 17 new Link Airways regional services, equivalent to around 90 services per week, join Virgin Australia’s regional network – a significant expansion for Virgin in the eastern states, which are largely untouched by the Perth-based Virgin Australia Regional Airlines.
The route, launching on 9 December, will initially fly five return services per week, increasing to daily from March 2025. The flights are expected to add more than 60,000 seats between Darwin and Singapore per year, and offer easier access from the Northern Territory to destinations in Europe and Asia.
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