Singapore Airlines’ longhaul low cost carrier Scoot has taken off on its first flight, albeit delayed due to technical issues. Using the callsign ‘Scooter 2’, flight TZ002 was scheduled to depart from Singapore’s Changi Airport at 11:25pm on June 4, but was delayed by 1.5 hours due to a technical issue and an ill passenger
Air Tahiti Nui will add Melbourne and Brisbane to its network from next month after concluding a codeshare agreement with Qantas. The Air Tahiti Nui code will be added to three Qantas services a week between Brisbane and Melbourne and Auckland from July 1, connecting with its services to Papeete. Air Tahiti Nui already codeshares
China Southern Airlines has moved forward with its plans to establish a ‘Canton Route’ between Australia, New Zealand and London. The inaugural CZ303 service from Guangzhou to London will depart on June 6 at 9am, allowing passengers arriving on services from Australia and New Zealand to connect with a three hour stopover in Guangzhou. “Australia
Qantas says that it expects its underlying profit before tax for the financial year ending June 30 to come in at $50-$100 million as a result of lower yields and higher fuel costs. Qantas said that it expects yield during the six months to June 30 to grow by 0.5-1.0 per cent, compared with previous
Etihad Airways has announced that it has acquired a 3.96 per cent stake in Virgin Australia in a move that it believes will further strengthen the alliance between the two carriers. Etihad and Virgin made the announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange on June 5, with the Abu Dhabi based carrier noting that its equity
Virgin Australia’s total revenue load factor slipped by 3.6 percentage points to 77 per cent in April as domestic and international services both saw lower loads. Across its total network, Virgin recorded a 6.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers, while capacity increased by 8.5 per cent. Domestically, the carrier saw an increase in capacity
