Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce says there is a strong case for the airline’s global alliance with Emirates to be extended given the “huge benefits” experienced by passengers over the past five years. It was announced on Thursday the two carriers will shortly submit an application to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to
Qantas will drop flights to Dubai and bring back a Singapore stopover for travel to London as it seeks to renew its alliance partnership agreement with Emirates for a further five years. Under the new flight schedule that will begin on March 25 2018, Qantas will end its daily Airbus A380 Sydney-Dubai-London Heathrow rotation, with
Regional carrier Fly Corporate is adding a second destination from Orange, with flights to Melbourne (Essendon) due to start in October. The nonstop Orange-Melbourne (Essendon) offering is scheduled to commence from October 9, with a single return service operating on weekdays as a late morning departure from Orange and a lunchtime takeoff back from Melbourne
Illawarra Regional Airport (IRA) will receive regular public transport (RPT) flights for the first time in close to a decade when Jetgo commences nonstop services to Melbourne and Brisbane from October 30. The regional carrier will offer nine flights a week to Melbourne Essendon and six flights a week to Brisbane with Embraer ERJ-135LR/140LR jets.
Brisbane Airport will be the home to four Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners by the end of 2018. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce announced on Tuesday his airline would base four of its soon-to-arrive 787-9s at Brisbane, which he said would open up potential new international routes from the Queensland capital. This content is available exclusively
Qantas has filed preliminary flight schedules showing its soon-to-arrive Boeing 787-9 will operate domestic services from Melbourne to Perth and Sydney prior to commencing long-haul services to Los Angeles. The airline is due to take delivery of its first 787-9 in the middle of October, with an exact delivery date yet to be officially confirmed.