Qantas is reassessing its South American operations and considering the viability of tapping into Brazil’s strengthening economy by flying to either Rio de Janiero or Sao Paulo. If a new route is established it would probably mean Qantas would pull out of Argentina. The airline currently flies between Australia and ...
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Etihad Airways has confirmed that it will be increasing the number of flights it makes between Abu Dhabi and Sydney through its new partnership with Virgin Blue Group to twice daily. The decision has been welcomed by Sydney Airport. Russell Balding, the airport’s chief executive, said he had been working ...
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Qantas Airways has confirmed that it will be taking five Bombardier Q400 aircraft out of service because of concerns over the fittings of the landing gear. Simon Rushton, a spokesman for the airline, said there were issues with some of the fittings which meant Qantas would be grounding a number ...
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Following the recent announcement by Virgin Blue that it is to pull out of the New Zealand domestic market; rivals Jetstar said that it will be increasing its services to the islands. Bruce Buchanan, Jetstar’s chief executive, confirmed that the airline would be adding extra services ahead of next year’s ...
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Airline industry experts are warning that because of fierce competition between airlines, and a drop off in demand from the leisure traveller, Virgin Blue and Jetstar could see their earnings hit significantly over the rest of this year. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the number of passengers taking ...
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A study by an online airline booking agency has revealed that there is growing support for the implementation of some kind of fat-tax on overweight flyers. Travel.com.au asked 800 users to give their opinion and 70 per cent replied saying that they felt overweight passengers should be made to purchase ...
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Qantas boss, Alan Joyce has ruled out any imminent tie-ups between the Australian flag carrier and a major Asian airline. He said that currently, regulations in Asia, as well as the number of state-run companies, made a viable merger unlikely.
Talking about the recent mergers in Europe and the US, such ...
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The country’s two largest airlines are hoping to attract business travellers by upgrading the premium services that they offer. Traditionally Virgin Blue, the country’s number two, concentrated on it economy class passengers offering cheap deals in order to attract them away from the premium services offered by Qantas. However, since ...
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A mans body has been recovered from a Billabong in Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory just south of Darwin, Australia. The 27-year-old from Northern Ireland apparently drowned in the Malabanjbanjdju Billabong after deciding to go for a swim. The man was with a group of around 20 people ...
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A high security committal hearing is underway in the west Sydney suburb of Parramatta. 10 Comanchero gang members are standing trial charged with the murder of the brother of a high profile Hells Angels member at Sydney Airport last year. Three Hells Angels members are also being tried for their ...
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