Rex will compete head-to-head with Qantas on the Sydney-Canberra route from 19 April 2021, with the launch of Saab 340 flights. The regional airline also says it plans to open a new lounge at Canberra Airport later this year. Rex will initially serve the Sydney-Canberra route with seven daily return flights, using its Saab 340 … Continued
Jetstar is considering operating Boeing 787 Dreamliners on domestic routes as its Australian capacity returns to almost 100% of pre-covid levels – and even higher during peak periods. Jetstar is already back to running an average of 70-90% of pre-covid capacity on domestic flights within Australia this month, and expects to maintain this level of … Continued
Qantas has been awarded the federal government contract to operate regular flights from mainland Australia to Norfolk Island. Qantas will take over from Air New Zealand on the routes from Sydney and Brisbane to Norfolk Island for at least the next three months, and there is a possibility for the Qantas contract to be extended. … Continued
QantasLink will add three new seasonal routes to Cooma and Albury in NSW for this year’s winter ski season. The Qantas subsidiary will fly from Sydney and Brisbane to Cooma from 1 July until 26 September 2021. During the same period, QantasLink will also add flights from Brisbane to Albury, supplementing existing flights from Sydney … Continued
Rex will complement its newly-launched Boeing 737 flights between Sydney and Melbourne with new routes to Adelaide and Gold Coast from the end of March. Starting from 29 March 2021, Rex will fly twice per day direct from Melbourne to the Gold Coast using Boeing 737-800s. Tickets are on sale from $79 one-way in Economy, … Continued