Papua New Guinea’s carrier, PNG Air, formerly Airlines PNG, marks the new era with the entry into service of their first ATR 72-600 aircraft, revealing the airline’s new look, with livery and interiors designed to reflect the nation’s heritage. The aircraft is the first of seven ATR-600 series aircraft ordered in 2014, with six directly … Read more
Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments Qantas will add flights to meet growing demand on the Sydney-Hong Kong and Perth-Singapore routes. The schedule changes will take effect from December 2015 onwards: – Qantas will add a Tuesday and Thursday service between Perth and Singapore on a year round basis, using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This … Read more
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline, has announced plans to commence twice weekly direct services to Singapore from April 5th, 2016. The flights will operate from Nadi International Airport on Tuesdays and Fridays, with flights times to suit onward connections to India and South East Asia. Making the announcement in the Fijian Capital, Suva today, Fiji … Read more
Vietnam Airlines and the Qantas Group have given their commitment for the long-term expansion of Jetstar Pacific. Vietnam Airlines CEO Dr Pham Ngoc Minh was in Sydney this week to meet Qantas executives including Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and Jetstar Group CEO Jayne Hrdlicka to discuss their joint shareholding in Jetstar Pacific. Vietnam Airlines holds 70 … Read more
Dunedin Airport welcomed its first new domestic jet service in more than four years with the arrival of the inaugural Jetstar flight from the capital to the southern city. The new Wellington-Dunedin service is Jetstar’s sixth domestic jet route in New Zealand and comes ahead of the airline beginning regional services to four new destinations … Read more
Qantas has today announced a significant expansion of its existing codeshare agreements with American Airlines, WestJet and Alaska Airlines, delivering greater benefits for customers travelling between North America and Australia. Effective for travel from 25 October, Qantas will codeshare on American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and WestJet services on an additional 40 routes across the United … Read more
Qantas has signed a new codeshare agreement with Solomon Airlines which will deliver significant benefits for the growing numbers of customers travelling between Australia and Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. From 15 November 2015, Qantas customers will be able travel on Solomon Airlines services from Brisbane and Sydney to Honiara, operated by their … Read more
Air New Zealand welcomes today’s announcement by United Airlines that it will enter the New Zealand market, launching a San Francisco – Auckland service from July next year. Air New Zealand and United Airlines have a longstanding partnership and in April this year signed a Statement of Intent to deepen and further define this alliance on routes between New … Read more
Jetstar will commence year-round services between Auckland and Rarotonga from 22 March 2016. Jetstar Head of New Zealand Grant Kerr said the airline’s first service connecting New Zealand and the Cook Islands from Australia would provide more choice and competition on the route. “We’re very excited to announce our first direct service from New Zealand to the … Read more
Jetstar has responded to strong demand for travel to Queensland by announcing increased domestic seat capacity to Brisbane, Cairns, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast from November 2015 to March 2016. The low fares airline will offer almost 300,000 extra domestic seats in and out of Queensland compared with the previous seasonal flying in … Read more