Virgin Australia is making some big commitments to passengers during this holiday season. Over the months of December 2024 and January 2025, Virgin will run up to 3,000 flights each week domestically and on short-haul international routes. Airlines’ recent history over the Christmas holiday period has not been good. With...

Emirates will end its direct, one-stop flights EK404/EK405 between Melbourne and Dubai via Singapore on Sunday, 30 March 2025. This means one less option to travel the eight-hour trek between Singapore and Melbourne. These flights to Dubai via Singapore allowed Emirates to pick up guests from Singapore. They gave guests...

From today, Thursday, 5 December, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are back together with a new codeshare agreement. Thursday, 5 December: The long-awaited reunion of Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand is now officially “official”, bringing enhanced travel options and seamless experiences for Virgin Australia passengers crossing the Tasman....

Oh joy, here is Qantas, jumping on the festive bandwagon with their flashy Christmas livery and yultide themed gimmicks. It’s not enough that we have to endure the chaos of holiday travel; now we have to put up with planes named ‘Dasher-8’ and ‘Roo-dolph’ cluttering the skies. Whoopee. Festive double...

It looks like Qantas ‘Project Sunrise‘ ultra-long-haul project is not alone in the non-stop stakes. Project Sunrise will take travellers from the east coast of Australia to almost any capital city in the world without stopping. That includes trips from Sydney to London, New York, and Paris. At least two...

The ACCC’s interim approval of the tie-up between Virgin Australia (VA) wet-leasing Qatar Airways jets to recommence long-haul international flying allows VA to release its new flights to Doha. These Virgin Australia flights using crew and aircraft from Qatar Airways will commence in June 2025. They will be included in...

Air New Zealand will debut its Boeing 787-9 aircraft equipped with newly designed cabin interiors in February 2025. The airline has ambitious plans to retrofit seven 787-9s by the end of 2025, with the entire project due to be completed by the end of 2026. According to an article in...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation for a collaborative venture between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways. Virgin Australia has applied to cooperate with Qatar Airways in an integrated alliance. Tickets on sale soon This decision allows the two carriers to begin marketing and selling 28...

Earlier this month, Pulse Tasmania reported that the Tasmanian Government were actively discussing with two airlines to provide international services to Hobart, once its runway upgrade is complete. The two airlines are Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines. The stage of discussions Discussions with Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff cover passengers and...

China is working on encouraging Australians to visit its shores. Back in July, it introduced 15-day visa-free travel for Australians to China. Now, the Chinese Embassy in Canberra has announced you can visit visa-free for 30 days. That sure beats having to queue at a Chinese Embassy for a few...

Emirates has just unveiled its first Airbus A350-900 at a glitzy event in Dubai. This is the first time since 2008 that Emirates has introduced a new aircraft type. Up until now, its fleet has consisted of A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. Notable figures such as Tim Clark, President of...

If you are an Australian planning a trip to the UK starting in January 2025, you can now apply for the UK’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). This digital visa-waiver program facilitates tourism and business travel, similar to the USA’s ESTA and upcoming equivalents in Europe, Thailand, and Japan. Who...

Virgin Australia (VA) is on the verge of expanding its wings to Europe, according to the AFR. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is poised to approve a strategic aircraft and crew lease between VA and Qatar Airways. The regulatory nod could come as soon as Wednesday. This will...

Air New Zealand held an Investor Day earlier this week. The key presentation, available online, indicates two interesting developments. The first is an expansion of routes and destinations once new aircraft arrive, and the other is the creation of a new tier in their loyalty program, Airpoints. New Destinations posed...