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The Flying Kangaroo will operate two 737 services per week from Sydney to Port Moresby starting in March, adding around 35,000 seats per year and complementing existing Brisbane-Port Moresby flights. It comes ahead of the entry of the Papua New Guinea Chiefs to the NRL in 2028.
The regional carrier, which has been operating wet-lease services to the island for several months, is now flying the route in its own right with ex-Qantas Dash-8 aircraft. The first SmartLynx QN11/12 services to and from Lord Howe Island commenced on Monday on the Dash 8-200 VH-TQX.
The first of the new A350-900ULRs, A6-EXM, touched down at Adelaide Airport on Monday night. Adelaide is the first city in Emirates’ global network to see the aircraft, which features an updated premium economy cabin.
The regional carrier and ACMI operator – which rebranded from Skytrans earlier this year to better align branding with its parent, Avia Solutions Group – is set for another change, likely in the new year, its chief commercial officer Richard George exclusively confirmed to Australian Aviation.
The inaugural flight VA7 took off aboard Qatar Airways’ leased 777-300ER A7-BEK at around 5:35pm on Monday. Melbourne is the final major Australian gateway to receive Virgin’s Doha services, following Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth in June.
The flights, operating a total of 34,650 additional seats during the season, will operate until March next year on 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, initially three times per week but ramping up to four per week from 14 December.
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