![Virgin Australia to end Melbourne-Hong Kong flights](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7178_Virgin_VA87_Jul052017_750.jpg)
Virgin Australia has announced plans to end Melbourne-Hong Kong nonstop flights and reduce its Tigerair Australia and regional fleet by five aircraft.
![Qantas seeking approvals add two more flights to Tokyo Haneda](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/A330-303_VH-QPH_SYDNEY_11NOVEMBER2017_SETH-JAWORSKI-1-e1536282231751.jpg)
Qantas has unveiled plans to add a second daily service between Sydney and Tokyo Haneda and switch its Melbourne-Tokyo Narita nonstop flight to the close-in Tokyo airport.
![Singapore Airlines to operate Airbus A350-900 to Wellington](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AIRBUS-A350-900-SINGAPORE-AIRLINES-MEL-APR18-RF-5K5A8964_1170.jpg)
Singapore Airlines says it will replace the Boeing 777-200 for the Airbus A350-900 on the Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington route from November 1 2019.
![Uber air taxis heading to Melbourne](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Melbourne-hero-image_1170.jpg)
Melbourne has been chosen as the first pilot market outside the United States for Uber Air flying taxis, joining Dallas and Los Angeles.
![Kununurra to get nonstop flights to Melbourne in 2020](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/QQAlliance_Fokker70-587-PBP-AAE-1500_750.jpg)
Nonstop flights between Melbourne and Kununurra will begin in May 2020 with the launch of a trial service operated by Alliance Airlines under a codeshare arrangement with Virgin Australia.
![Qantas plans seasonal Melbourne-Queenstown service](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/QUEENSTOWN_AIRPORT_international-terminal_aerial.jpg)
Qantas plans to offer a seasonal nonstop service between Melbourne and Queenstown between June and August 2019 with Boeing 737-800s.