Virgin Aust adds more seats for Qantas grounding
Virgin Australia says it will add an additional 3000 seats on services between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Mackay on October 31. The extra seats are in addition to ramped up services announced last week. Virgin also said it was working with Etihad to operate a 300-seat A340-600 on return services between Sydney
Strategic steps up to fill some Qantas grounding void
Brisbane-based Strategic Airlines has announced it will put on additional relief flights between Brisbane and Perth on October 30, and Brisbane and Melbourne on October 31 to try to assist passengers stranded by the Qantas mainline grounding. An A320 departed Perth at 1.15pm local time this afternoon and is expected in Brisbane at 7.45pm local
COMMENT: Qantas grounding recovery options
Even though it is likely that Qantas will return to the air following the Fair Work Australia hearing on the afternoon of October 30, there are still a number of passengers who will need to be recovered, and no doubt some interesting options to get people moving again. Virgin Australia has naturally been proactive on
Jetstar – “Business as usual” during Qantas grounding
Qantas group discount carrier Jetstar has said it is business as usual for the airline, and that it will offer dicounted fares to stranded Qantas passengers. Jetstar said it would offer an additional Sydney to Melbourne service today (October 30) and that more opportunities for additional services are being explored. Although “capacity remains very limited” and
COMMENT: Oh Mr Joyce, what a mess!
Alan Joyce’s decision to shut down Qantas mainline services over the weekend could result in a win on the industrial relations front, but it seems that the damage done to the brand will see it suffer for some time. The shock decision to ground all flights from Saturday afternoon indefinitely before a formal lockout commences
Virgin Australia has announced it will offer 3000 extra seats today between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Karratha to assist passengers stranded by the Qantas grounding. The announcement is on top of the 40,000 extra seats Virgin said it would offer over the next two weeks. Virgin also said it was “in discussions with alliance partners
