Qantas passenger numbers recovered in November, backing up claims by management that the airline had bounced back from a dire October that saw its fleet grounded amid labour strife. Domestic passenger numbers for the Flying Kangaroo were still down 1.3 per cent from November 2010, but that was a marked improvement from October when domestic
Air New Zealand has won an Australian government tender to operate flights from Brisbane and Sydney to Norfolk Island. The twice weekly services from each city will complement Air New Zealand’s existing weekly service between Auckland and Norfolk Island, a tiny Australian territory roughly 800km northwest of New Zealand. The services are tentatively scheduled to
Jetstar Japan lodged its application for an Air Operators Certificate late last month in Tokyo, moving closer to a planned launch in late 2012. The budget carrier, a joint venture between Qantas, Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi, expects to fly domestic routes from Tokyo Narita and Osaka and is in talks with airports in Sapporo, Fukuoka
Virgin Australia has launched extra weekday flights between Mackay and Brisbane and has opened its first ever lounge at Mackay Airport. The extra services, which will be available from March 5, will bring to 78 Virgin’s weekly flights between Mackay and the Queensland capital, giving it two more flights per day on the route than
Air New Zealand has expanded a trial program that allows economy and premium economy long haul passengers to bid on upgraded seats. The ‘OneUp’ program has already been tried with Air New Zealand passengers who purchased tickets in North America, the UK and Australia, and the carrier said it will now be expanded to include
Emirates will begin daily Auckland-Melbourne-Dubai flights from October 2012. The airline says A380s will operate the daily EK406/407 flights currently operated by Boeing 777-300ERs, and will “facilitate a seamless A380 experience from Auckland/Melbourne to Dubai, and onwards to London Heathrow”. It will also be the first A380 Auckland-Melbourne service. Emirates has operated the A380 on the
