Qantas has overhauled its checked baggage policy on international flights in a move that will benefit premium and frequent flyer passengers. Under the change, which applies to tickets issued after May 2, Qantas will shift from a weight-based to a piece-based system. That will result in less flexibility for some passengers, with the economy class
The Fair Work Ombudsman has filed legal action against Jetstar over allegations the Qantas-owned budget carrier paid trainee pilots in Australia under cheaper New Zealand contracts. The case centres on claims Jetstar employed six trainee pilots under New Zealand work conditions “when it was foreseeable the work they were to perform was predominately in Australia.”
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X has started its daily service from Kuala Lampur to Sydney, with the carrier’s first A330 flight touching down at Kingsford-Smith this morning. The launch of Sydney services represents an important move for AirAsia X and comes days after the carrier ended flights to London and Paris. The long haul LCC
Qantas will raise ticket prices for the second time in two months as it battles high fuel costs. The airline will increase its fuel surcharge on international flights by between $10 and $30 while domestic fares will rise by an average of about five per cent, including a $7 increase on a one-way fare between
Virgin Australia is to begin codesharing on Singapore Airlines flights to Singapore, China and South Africa from this month, the latest feature of the alliance between the two airlines to be rolled out. From today Virgin Australia can book on codeshared Singapore Airlines flights to Singapore from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and Adelaide, and onwards
Air New Zealand is dropping its twice-weekly direct flights to Beijing from June 30 in favour increased services to Shanghai, following a review of its current China schedules. Flights from Auckland to Shanghai will increase from four to five times weekly from July 4, with Air New Zealand planning to operate daily flights to the
