Jetstar has announced it will commence direct flights between Brisbane and Honolulu from December 15. The Qantas subsidiary says the flights, which are still subject to regulatory approval, will initially be operated by Airbus A330 equipment, but will switch to 787s as that fleet grows. Two flights per week will operate in the regular season with a
Qantas has announced that its partnership with Emirates Airline is paying off one year after it was launched, with inbound tourism data showing increasing passenger numbers for Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. In the last 12 months Qantas says over one million passengers have used the codesharing alliance to fly through Dubai and onwards to more
South American carrier TAM and recent American Airlines merger partner US Airways have both left the Star Alliance group of airlines and joined oneworld. The move by TAM comes after its partnership with existing member LAN to form the LATAM Airlines Group was finalised last year, while American Airlines was a founding member of oneworld.
Tigerair Australia launched its new service between Sydney and Whitsunday Coast Airport on April 1. The three-times-a-week service is the only direct service between the two ports, and offers 56,000 seats a year on the route. “We have witnessed overwhelming demand from both leisure and budget travellers wanting to gain easy access to Airlie Beach
Singapore Airlines today marked its 30th anniversary of flying to and from Adelaide with a water cannon salute and an event to thank local tourism and travel operators. The anniversary marks the airline’s first service to Adelaide in March 1984 with a 747, 18 months after the opening of Adelaide Airport’s international terminal. “Singapore Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines has launched a fourth weekly service to Brisbane from Honolulu. The fourth service, which commences on March 31, will depart Honolulu on Monday mornings and arrive in Brisbane on Tuesday afternoons, before returning to Honolulu later that morning for a same day arrival, and will add 20,000 new seats on to the route.
