The Qantas Group recorded a 6.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers during October, although yields remain low. The increase in passenger numbers came from Jetstar, which recorded increases of 3.6 per cent in domestic operations and 115.8 per cent for international operations. Qantas’s domestic services saw passenger numbers fall by 0.9 per cent, while
Qantas has taken delivery of a new Airbus A330-200 for domestic operations which features new seats and individual in-flight entertainment across all cabins. The A330, registered VH-EBM and named Tamar Valley, features 36 business and 265 economy seats, which have been designed in collaboration with Marc Newson. The new business seats feature a width of
Jetstar has confirmed that it will now launch four times weekly direct services from Cairns to Osaka on April 1 after earlier plans to start the service in December were set back by a disagreement with Cairns Airport over charges. “The securing of a long term partnership agreement with Cairns International Airport was a clear
V Australia’s first direct service on the Melbourne-Los Angeles departed on December 1, while the airline is also preparing to operate its first service from Melbourne to Phuket on December 3. “We are delighted to welcome V Australia to Melbourne,” Melbourne Airport CEO Chris Woodruff said. “Their exciting suite of new services will provide further
Air New Zealand saw an increase in its revenue load factor during October, although it was primarily driven by cuts in capacity, while passenger numbers continued to fall. Capacity at the airline was 10.1 per cent lower for the month, while a fall in passenger volumes of 4.1 per cent saw revenue passenger kilometres fall
Qantas has raised fares on 14 domestic routes by $10 per sector as the airline attempts to recover some of the yield lost due to the weakness in the economy. The airline recently issued a message to travel agents noting that the increase was across all fare classes. A spokesman told The Age newspaper that
