Philippine Airlines started its first services between Manila and Brisbane on March 18, making it the third Australian gateway for the carrier. The twice weekly services are operated by a 302 seat Airbus A330-300 in two class configuration. The carrier has also introduced the higher capacity 777-300ER on Sydney and Melbourne services during February.
Singapore Airlines is expected to renew its push for access to flights to the US from Australia, citing the recent announcement that Jetstar will make a major push into its home market. ”It’s just a matter of principle. I don’t think the Australian government can say that Singapore has not provided Australian carriers maximum access,”
United Airlines will operate additional services on the Sydney-Los Angeles route over the December-January peak season. From December 1 to January 9 the airline will operate a second daily service between Sydney and Los Angeles, while from January 10-31 it will operate three additional services each week. United is seen by some analysts as the
V Australia will add a third weekly Melbourne-Johannesburg service to its schedule from December, the carrier announced as its first inbound service arrived in Melbourne on March 17. The new service will commence on December 16 after the carrier takes its fifth Boeing 777-300ER. The airline says it will be focusing on attracting business traffic
Jetstar Asia will add more Singapore-Hong Kong services from May 14 as part of its growing operations. The airline will operate two additional services with 180-seat A320 on Friday and Saturday, aimed at weekend leisure as well as business travellers. The services are part of a wider push into the China/Pearl River Delta region by
Alliance Airlines has announced that it will base two Fokker 100s in Cairns from May as part of a greater push into northern Australia and the immediate international region. “We are a national company and we are a significant part of the resources industry infrastructure in Australia, and Cairns is the perfect base for our
