Airlines of the Asia Pacific region continued to show solid gains during July, reporting a 6.6 per cent increase in traffic, equating to 19.5 million passengers. Data released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that compared to the same period last year, airlines experienced highest demand on regional international services. With seat
AirAsia X is increasing flights to twice-daily flights from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to Kuala Lumpur, in a move that will see it become Australia’s fourth largest foreign carrier by the end of 2013. Following the completion of a new bilateral agreement between Australia and Malaysia and the addition of more A330-300s to the airline’s
The next Skywest Fokker 100 to be repainted in Virgin Australia livery – VH-FNR – arrived in Townsville on August 25. The aircraft, which arrived as VA9950 direct from Perth, taxied direct to the Flying Colours paintshop where other Skywest aircraft have been repainted. The second Fokker 100 to rejoin the fleet in Virgin colours
The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) has reported on-time performance by Australia’s major airlines for July as being “worse than the long-term average performance for all routes”. Following a similar trend, the rate of flight cancellations was also higher. For July 2013, on-time performance over all routes operated by participating airlines averaged
Low-cost long-haul carrier Scoot , has launched a new product – ScootinSilence – for “those who yearn for peace and quiet”. The kids-free zone is situated immediately behind ScootBiz, with its 41 seats offering 35” of legroom compared to the standard economy seat of 31”. The airline said the new cabin will passengers who book
China Southern has announced it will operate daily direct flights from Guangzhou to Brisbane from November 21 for the at least the coming summer schedule, and possibly, depending on demand, “other peak periods”. The flights will be operated by the airline’s new Airbus A330-200s configured with flatbed business class seats and seatback screens in economy.
