Virgin Australia has expanded its international network with two new European codeshare destinations. The airline said on Thursday it would place its VA airline code on alliance partner Etihad Airways’ flights from Abu Dhabi to Madrid and Edinburgh. The two destinations were the 36th and 37th European cities on Etihad’s network that Virgin offers codeshare
Alliance Airlines is hoping to capture a slice of the Brisbane-Emerald market by offering seats on its fly-in/fly-out service for sale to the public. The airline hopes to sell the spare capacity on its three flights a week between Brisbane and Emerald with 80-seat Fokker F70LRs that currently service its mining and corporate contracts. Alliance
Jetstar Japan has launched a second international route with flights from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong due to take off on June 1. The low-cost carrier planned to start with three times a week service between Tokyo and Hong Kong with an Airbus A320, gradually increasing to daily by the start of September, according to
Australian airlines posted healthy increases in passenger demand in February, suggesting the sluggish trends of recent times many be changing. Figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show Australian domestic revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) rose 3.4 per cent in February 2015, compared with the same month a year ago. And with airlines exercising capacity
Airlines exercised capacity restraint on international routes into and out of Australia in January, government figures show. The Bureau of Transport, Infrastructure and Regional Development (BITRE) report said the number of available seats on international routes rose 1.5 per cent in January 2015, compared with the prior corresponding period. The cautious approach to capacity in
Tigerair Australia has enlisted the assistance of rugby league players from the Melbourne Storm to help travellers successfully manage the busy Easter travel rush. Several Storm players, including National Rugby League premiership winners Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, have produced an educational video entitled “How to Fly Tigerair”. In the video, which runs
