Air New Zealand is planning a significant shakeup to its domestic network involving additional capacity on main trunk and regional routes, as well as schedule changes designed to improve connectivity to its international hubs. The changes were outlined in notes to travel agents on April 6 and were expected to be progressively rolled out from
Jetstar is the second airline to schedule evening flights into and out of Queenstown Airport. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier plans to operate a daily Melbourne-Queenstown service with Airbus A320s from June 24 that lands at the popular New Zealand tourist destination at 1920 local time, before turning around and returning to Australia at 2020. The
Members of Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer program Velocity have a new airline on which to redeem points for flights as part of an expanded partnership with Tigerair Australia. Starting Thursday, Velocity points can be used to pay for any Tigerair flight, with the number of points required depending on the cost of the ticket and what
Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) says the use of advance passenger processing (APP) for all international flights departing the country will move travellers through airports more quickly and improve the passenger experience while maintaining national security. After a number of trials, DIBP said it had switched on its Outward APP program for
Qantas has appointed a former senior Australian public servant, diplomat and current university academic to the board. Michael L’Estrange will take his seat on the board as a Qantas non-executive director immediately, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian High Commissioner to
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Australia (AOPA) president Marc De Stoop has presented the federal government with a nine-point plan to support and revitalise the nation’s general aviation (GA) sector, including proposed changes to the nation’s aviation safety regulator and the privatisation of Airservices. The reforms are outlined in brief to government called Project
