Qantas has launched its new Domestic Transfer Facility at Sydney International Airport to provide faster connections between international and domestic flights at Sydney. “The new transfer facility is 50 per cent larger than the current facility and includes a new spacious check-in area, six additional check-in counters and an additional bag drop area,” said Lesley
Indonesian carrier Lion Air is looking to start flights to Australia from next year, according to a report from an Indonesian newspaper. The Jakarta Post quotes Lion Air spokesman Edward Siriat as saying that the carrier was awaiting government approval to launch services, although he said that the airline was “waiting for a destination that
Regional Express has been ranked as the world’s Top Performing Regional Airline by Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine, making it the second year in a row that the airline has beaten other regional carriers from around the world. The ranking was conducted on all publicly traded airlines in the world based on 19 financial
Qantas will start a new nonstop Port Hedland-Melbourne service from September as part of an increase of capacity in and out of WA’s northwest over the coming months. “We are very pleased to now add Port Hedland to the list of east-west routes that Qantas business and leisure customers can fly to direct from the
Jetstar will fly direct services from Melbourne and the Gold Coast to Queenstown from mid December, as well as boosting its services from Auckland. The low cost carrier will commence twice weekly services from Melbourne to Queenstown from December 16, with the services from the Gold Coast commencing the day after, and also flown twice
Jetstar will operate the Qantas Group’s first Boeing 787s from mid 2012, with the announcement that the Group has negotiated with Boeing to bring forward the delivery of its first -8 model 787s “by around two years”. Under the new delivery schedule, the Qantas Group’s total order remains at 15 787-8s and 35 787-9s, but
