Qantas’ first commercial flights to Rome since 2003 haven’t even taken off yet, but some flights on the flying kangaroo’s seasonal Perth-Rome service are already sold out. Qantas will commence 3x weekly Sydney-Perth-Rome flights on 22 June 2022 using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The route will run over the peak European summer period and the September … Continued
Rex will end all services on the Sydney-Canberra route this weekend, just over a year after entering the route. The announcement comes days after the regional airline revealed it will cease serving the Melbourne-Albury route at the end of May. Rex is also withdrawing from five other regional routes including Sydney-Bathurst and Adelaide-Kingscote at the end … Continued
Many airports around the world look different now. Some of the changes are minor, like the addition of COVID-19 testing stations, markings on the ground telling you where to stand or vending machines selling face masks and hand sanitiser. Plane spotters may also now notice that some of the aircraft tails at airports around the … Continued
Emirates has committed to resuming Airbus A380 flights from Christchurch to Dubai via Sydney from 1 December 2022. From the same date, Emirates will also resume direct Auckland-Dubai A380 flights. The Auckland-Dubai and Christchurch-Sydney-Dubai routes were both operated daily by Emirates before the pandemic. But for the past couple of years, Emirates has not flown to … Continued
Qantas will now restore its direct flights from Perth to London from 23 May 2022 – around four weeks earlier than previously planned. The announcement comes just days after Qantas had to offload large numbers of bags and passengers from its Darwin-London flights due to emergency runway works at Darwin International Airport. With a shortened runway … Continued