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US President Joe Biden and Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg have announced new rules mandating compensation and coverage of expenses for passengers affected by “controllable” airline delays and cancellations, including accommodation, meals, and rebookings.
Virgin had planned to commence flights from Cairns to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport with 737 MAX planes from 28 June, but as none of the planes it has on order have arrived, the airline is instead resorting to its 12-year-old 737-700 fleet to ensure the service launches on time.
From 1 July, 2024, the PMC – which has been set at $60 per passenger since 2017 – will be increased to $70 despite tourism peaks warning that it could hamper the sector’s post-COVID recovery.
Costs have been awarded against Rex, which attempted to trademark “Economy X” for itself after refusing to remove the designation from seats on 737s formerly operated by Virgin. Rex leased the planes to launch its capital city routes while the rival airline was in administration during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21.
The new deal brings Virgin’s codesharing partners to six: Qatar Airways, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, ANA, and Air Canada. In a LinkedIn post, Virgin said the codeshare would allow “seamless travel” between Australia and Canada.
Qantas’s High Court appeal over the outsourcing of around 1,700 ground workers kicks off today, with the airline set to argue employees did not have the right to take protected industrial action (PIA) at the time the decision was made.
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