Category: Airlines

Virgin Australia and HNA Group member airline Hong Kong Airlines have announced a new codeshare agreement covering 11 destinations across the two airlines’ networks, just days after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission granted draft approval for the proposed alliance between Virgin Australia and HNA Group. The new codesharing arrangement will commence from July 5 when Hong Kong

Airlines around the world are collectively expected to post US$31.4 billion in profits in calendar 2017 amid strong passenger demand and an improvement in the cargo sector. The forecast, presented by International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac at the industry body’s annual general meeting in Cancun, Mexico on

A $17 million airport upgrade will allow QantasLink to begin flights to Kingscote on Kangaroo Island from December, with year round services from Adelaide and summer seasonal flights to Melbourne. The Qantas regional airline subsidiary will begin three times weekly Adelaide-Kingscote flights on December 4, with frequencies on the route increasing to five times weekly for

Virgin Australia group executive for airlines John Thomas says changes to Sydney Airport’s hourly movement cap to help grow regional routes would allow the airline to offer more flights to smaller cities and towns in NSW. Currently, Sydney Airport is limited to 80 aircraft movements per hour between 6am and 11pm, with some peak-time slots