Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced overnight that the whole country would be placed into 'level four' restrictions for three days, following one reported case of COVID-19.
To planespotters, the softly spoken Scotsman was the ultimate enthusiast but to industry execs, he provided the inside scoop of rivals’ plans. To mark his departure, Adam Thorn got to know the man behind our most successful column, Traffic.
Qantas has announced it will soon require all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including frontline and corporate staff.
According to data compiled by BITRE, its monthly airfare index hit 46.8 this month, falling 51.4 per cent since August 2020, and reaching its lowest figure on record.
The CEO of Melbourne Airport says the vaccine rollout needs to "increase significantly" as its July traffic numbers reported an 85.7 per cent drop compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Australia is now in the process of negotiating a landing spot at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan’s capital, to rescue the estimated 200 Australian citizens now trapped in the Taliban-controlled country.