Virgin Australia now offers a kerbside “premium valet” service for its passengers travelling through Brisbane’s domestic terminal. The service costs $55 for up to 14 hours and $65 for up to 24 hours. “All guests have the convenience of leaving their car with an attendant before stepping into an exclusive reception area. A dedicated check-in
Singapore-based Jetstar Asia has tapped a former chief financial officer as its new CEO. Barathan Pasupathi will take over on July 2, replacing Chong Phit Lian, who stepped down February 1 after six years heading the budget airline. Former Jetconnect head Paul Daff will serve as Jetstar Asia interim CEO until Barathan starts work. Barathan
Marking the end of an era, Singapore Airline’s Boeing 747-400 departed Melbourne for the final time on Sunday, fully booked. The flight brought to an end nearly four decades of 747 service by SIA, which used the now aged “Queen of the Skies” to establish itself as Australia’s largest foreign carrier and build a reputation
Qantas says efforts to reach a negotiated contract settlement with 3800 baggage handlers and other ground staff have collapsed as the union representing those workers continues to raise claims that Qantas plans to outsource its workforce. The dispute between Qantas and the Transport Workers Union was sent to compulsory arbitration before Fair Work Australia in
Qantas has completed the first phase of a planned contraction of its money losing international operations, scaling back flights on the Kangaroo route to London and replacing Buenos Aires services with flights to Santiago, Chile. The carrier ended flights to London via Hong Kong and Bangkok on Sunday, leaving daily return services from Sydney and
For all the fuss over Qantas’s so far failed attempts at launching a premium airline in Asia, it is clear that Jetstar is the main game for the Qantas Group in Asia. Today’s announcement of the launch of Jetstar Hong Kong in partnership with China Eastern now means the Jetstar brand has footprints in three
