Jetstar has announced a new fare agreement with the oneworld airline alliance. From February 1 this year, Jetstar operated flights sold under the Qantas codeshare will be saleable by oneworld carriers and travel agents globally as part of oneworld itineraries. Parent Qantas currently codeshares on almost every Jetstar flight, allowing the arrangement to cover most
Air Nelson has announced new flights to Paraparaumu, with the Air New Zealand subsidiary to begin scheduled services between Auckland and the Kapiti Coast from October. Paraparaumu will be the 27th domestic airport serviced by Air New Zealand through Air Nelson, which plans to operate three return services a day (Monday to Friday) between the
Virgin Blue has issued a profit downgrade, saying the impacts of the Queensland floods and a slowdown in consumer spending could lop up to $40 million off its revenue for the current financial year. “The slowdown in consumer spending experienced across the discretionary retail and leisure sector, together with the recent floods in the eastern
The Tourism Council of Western Australia has raised concerns over the quality of services to some regional destinations after the state government announced several changes to intrastate air routes. Incumbent Skywest is the preferred airline for Perth-Albany and Perth-Esperance, and will introduce Perth-Bussleton flights, but Skippers Aviation has been named as the preferred airline for
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase its fuel surcharge after jet fuel rose above US$110 a barrel. Subject to regulatory approval, SIA says the surcharge is necessary given the recent “sharp and sustained escalation in the price of jet fuel”, and hopes for it to be in effect from Thursday January 27 . The surcharge increases,
Virgin Blue today launched its first AFL branded 737, as the airline marks the beginning of its official partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL). The Adelaide Crows were the first AFL players to travel on the aircraft, VH-VUY, departing Adelaide this morning for a pre-season training camp on the Gold Coast. The AFL branded
