Air China will launch nonstop services between Beijing and Auckland from December 2015 after the New Zealand government approved a proposed alliance with Air New Zealand. New Zealand Transport Minister Simon Bridges said the partnership between the two Star Alliance carriers was approved by cabinet on Monday and will last for five years and four
Qantas and Jetstar have reported improved passenger numbers and yields in the Australian domestic market in July. The airline group’s monthly traffic figures published on Tuesday showed Qantas lifted domestic passenger numbers 0.8 per cent to 1.913 million in July, compared with the prior corresponding period. And with capacity, measured by available seat kilometres (ASK)
Jetstar’s expansion into regional New Zealand will kick off on December 1 with flights from Auckland to Napier and Nelson. The inaugural two routes will be followed by New Plymouth-Auckland, Palmerston North-Auckland and Nelson-Wellington from February 1 2016, Jetstar said on Monday. Jetstar Australia and New Zealand chief executive David Hall announced the new services
Regional Express (Rex) has reported a double-digit fall in 2014/15 full year net profit and says the future is uncertain amid ongoing weakness in Australia’s resources sector and declining passenger numbers. The company said on Friday net profit for the 12 months to June 30 2015 tumbled 13.6 per cent to $6.67 million, compared with
China Southern will begin year-round scheduled services to Christchurch from its Guangzhou hub from December 2015. The Skyteam alliance member says it will be the first Chinese carrier to serve NZ’s South Island. “We are the first Chinese carrier to fly to New Zealand and now carry on that tradition by being the first to
Qantas Airbus A380 VH-OQH has made its debut wearing special decals in support Qantas’s sponsorship of the Australian Rugby Union team. The aircraft took off on its first flight in the special livery, which features the Qantas kangaroo wearing a Wallabies gold jersey and the legend ‘Go Wallabies” on the side, when it departed Sydney for Dallas Fort Worth operating
