The NSW Government has opened up two intrastate air routes to competition and has called on Canberra to boost the number of takeoff and landing slots at Sydney Airport dedicated to regional services. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said on Monday the Sydney-Moruya and Sydney-Merimbula routes would be deregulated. Currently, Regional Express (Rex)
Canberra Airport has described the first three months of Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) international flights as an “outstanding success”. SIA’s four times a week Singapore-Canberra-Wellington flights kicked off in late September 2016, returning international service to the Australian capital for the first time in more than a decade. An ARFF salute welcomes @SingaporeAir's first flt into
Tigerair Australia has stopped ticket sales for services to Bali as it seeks a resolution with Indonesian authorities on its flights to the popular tourist destination. The airline has “paused” sales of tickets to and from Bali until March 25 while discussions continue talks with Indonesia regarding its operating permits for flights from Adelaide, Melbourne
Tigerair Australia gets temporary approval to bring stranded Bali passengers home
Tigerair Australia has a temporary reprieve from Indonesian authorities to bring its stranded passengers in Bali back to Australia. The low-cost carrier has been granted permission fly travellers back home until Monday January 16, Tigerair said on its website on Friday. “After consultation with the Indonesian Government, Tigerair Australia has been granted permission to operate
Inflight connectivity to benefit airlines as well as consumers, Arianespace says
Satellite launch company Arianespace expects the growing demand for internet connectivity to fuel the need to put more satellites into orbit. Airlines have been quick to install internet facilities on their fleets in recent times, with the likes of Air New Zealand, Qantas and Virgin Australia in this part of the world alone committing to
Domestic ticket prices higher in January
Ticket prices for domestic business class and discounted economy fares were higher in January, new figures show. The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) measure of domestic business class airfares was at 95.2 index points in January, up from 94.7 points a year earlier. The measure has risen for the past 17 months
