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The unique selling point for the Kiwi carrier’s brand-new 787-9 Dreamliner fleet – the first of which lands in Auckland this week – has been pushed back from December to after the summer peak period, with a pair of local and overseas regulators still yet to give Skynest the thumbs up.
Speaking to media in Sydney this week, Qatar Airways CEO Hamad Al-Khater said WSI’s 24-hour operations give it a number of key advantages over Kingsford Smith Airport, and the carrier is aiming to eventually fly daily from the new gateway.
Flights between Hobart and Auckland resumed over the weekend, supported by Tasmania’s Aviation Attraction Fund, and will operate three times per week over the season, rising to four times per week during the February–March peak.
Workers represented by the Australian Services Union will wear union material and shoes “of their choosing” while leaving off some uniform items, as well as handing out flyers and talking to passengers in customer-facing areas about the reasons for the action.
Speaking exclusively to Australian Aviation, ambassador Arto Haapea said Melbourne was a natural fit for Australia’s first Finnair connection to Helsinki, which took off on Monday, but that other Australian destinations will hopefully be on the cards for the airline.
Transport Workers’ Union members working for Qantas Ground Services in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth took a further round of protected industrial action on Wednesday following initial strikes in September, which were backed by 97 per cent of members in an August ballot.
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