Tiger Airways Australia will add a number of frequencies from Melbourne and Sydney next year, amidst reports that it is looking to move to Avalon. From January 2010, the carrier will add from Melbourne an extra weekly service to the Sunshine Coast, an extra daily service to Hobart, six weekly to the Gold Coast and
Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics statistics show that that international passenger traffic during August increased by 3.7 per cent compared to the same time last year. There were 1.966 million international passengers in August, making it the fifth consecutive month of month-on-month traffic growth. Total available seats were also up, by 5.7 per
Japan Air Lines may receive a government backed bridging loan to allow it to restructure. “The government team will do its best to take steps to ensure safe and stable operations of the airline,” transport minister Seiji Maehara told Japanese reporters on October 30. JAL is understood to be seeking a JPY180bn (A$2.2bn) bridging loan
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) reports that passenger traffic on its member airlines was stable during September, possibly pointing towards a steady recovery for the region’s airlines. Compared to the same time last year, passenger numbers in September decreased by a mere 0.2 per cent to 10.75 million. A 6.1 per cent cut
New Zealand and South Africa have expanded their air services agreement, which will allow airlines to operate daily services via Australia. “The new arrangements will provide a real boost for business, tourism and people-to-people links,” said New Zealand’s Associate Minister of Transport Nathan Guy. “This will allow the airlines of each country to pick up
Regional Pacific Airlines (RPA) operated a proving flight from Cairns to Alice Springs via Mount Isa on October 28, with the airline planning to develop it into a twice weekly passenger service. RPA CEO Anthony Sandford told the ABC that he sees potential to develop the route to service the mining sector and develop tourism.
