Jetstar has announced it will begin three times weekly direct flights between Adelaide and Hobart from November 14. The first direct flights between the two cities since Tiger Airways pulled off the route in August 2010, the new services will be operated by 180-seat Airbus A320s on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. “Thousands of travellers already fly from Hobart to
An improvised explosive device (IED) two men planned to smuggle onto an Etihad Airways flight from Sydney would have been picked up by airport security measures, according to police. Sydney men Khaled Khayat and Mahmoud Khayat are alleged to have attempted to plant an IED on an Etihad Airways flight from Sydney Airport on July 15, smuggled
Final assembly of the first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for Qantas is about to begin after the aircraft’s major components arrived at Boeing’s Everett facility last week. Qantas currently has eight 787-9s on order (11 787-8s are already in service with subsidiary Jetstar), with the first aircraft planned for delivery in mid-October. Major components for that aircraft,
Air New Zealand has announced a second increase in capacity to a North American destination within two days, this time revealing plans to add almost 60,000 additional seats between Auckland and Honolulu from April to October next year. After announcing plans to increase capacity to Vancouver, Air New Zealand has followed that up with plans to operate
Fiji Airways and Hong Kong Airlines have announced a codeshare deal covering two South Pacific and three Asian destinations. Under the agreement, from late August Hong Kong Airlines is to codeshare on Fiji Airways’ flights between Hong Kong and Nadi, and Nadi to Auckland, while Fiji Airways has now begun codesharing on Hong Kong Airlines flights between Hong Kong and Bangkok,
Australia’s major airlines have advised passengers that the federal government’s easing of airport security screening requirements on Thursday evening should result in fewer delays. “The Australian Government has advised us that the additional aviation security measures implemented at Australia’s major airports last week have been adjusted,” a statement on the Virgin Australia website reads. “From tomorrow
