Qantas has announced a dramatic increase to its international schedule with close to a million extra seats, but the deal will see Finnair pilots at the helm in a move that has angered local crew.
Once the domain of the bold or perhaps the lonely, travelling solo is one of the fastest growing segments of global tourism – and women are leading the charge.
Chinese passport holders are now third biggest nationality to pass through Australia’s largest international gateway as Sydney Airport reports a “remarkable” rebound in April.
A six-month investigation has found a charter flight grounded on take off after smoke was seen coming from the wheels was all because pilots left the park brake on.
The airline has found a way to make money from empty seats, giving passengers on some flights the chance to buy adjoining seats at a discount rate.
After struggling to survive the pandemic, international airlines that fly into Australia are making record profits as passengers are willing to pay up for overseas trips.
Melbourne Airport has blamed high airfares and capacity constraints on lacklustre domestic traffic over the typically busy Easter holiday period.
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Global credit card transactions mapped by Mastercard show people are spending more on experiences than splurging in shops.
Passengers flying Brisbane to Sydney will be able to track their bags via an app and get notifications along the way, in a first for an Australian airline.
The ATSB is investigating the reasons why two Qantas 737 jets were placed on a collision course at Sydney Airport.
Air New Zealand has revealed how its Skynest sleeping pods will work on long-haul flights and how much passengers will pay to book a spot.
The cost of flying or cruising out of Australia is set to increase, in a move tourism bosses have said is disappointing and short-sighted.
The move, which has been described as a “tourism tax”, is expected to send prices soaring.
Six Australians have put their lives at risk to help locals in Bali after a huge building fire threatened to destroy two businesses.
Virgin Australia must use 12-year-old Boeing 737-700s on its impending Cairns-Tokyo route after being told by the manufacturing giant delivery of its new jets is delayed.
Jayne Hrdlicka says she will take personal leave over the next few weeks following the loss of husband Jason Gaudin.
Qantas’s decision to outsource its ground handling operations goes before the High Court this week to judge once and for all if the airline acted within the law.
The airline has failed in a cheeky attempt to trademark the brand Economy X for itself, after learning Virgin Australia had not done so.
New Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson faces a challenge in taking the place of Alan Joyce, who may not be loved by all Australians but is widely considered world class.
Aircraft engineers at a RAAF base in NSW have been offered an extra pair of $55 work pants as a ‘sweetener’ to sign a new pay deal, the AWU claims.
From new routes to sort, filling gaping holes in the executive team and looming court cases, the Qantas CEO has a packed agenda before he exits.
A ‘mountain of capital expenditure’ awaits incoming Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson, after a brief honeymoon period.
After ten years of neglect, two jets owned by Clive Palmer have been given a new lease of life as training aircraft for engineers.
Chaos and queuing at Australian airports is set to get worse with ground handlers now threatening industrial action at major gateways.
After a slow start, international travel has taken off at a thundering pace with Bali blitzing all other destinations.
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Australia’s first international tourists in two years have been given a rapturous welcome at airports as the last barriers to travel came down.
The imminent return of international tourists is giving tourism operators something to cheer about after a lean two-years.
Qantas’s own Captain Santa is preparing to hang up his wings but not the red suit after his final Christmas flight on Saturday.
Queensland’s border has opened and closed multiple times in the last 2 years but this time it ‘felt real’.
Sydney International Airport’s arrivals hall transformed from a lifeless empty space to one heaving with humanity after borders opened to fully vaccinated returning Aussies on Monday.
Tourism leaders fear operators will struggle to survive until vaccination rates rise high enough for borders to reopen.
A bizarre court case over the use of an aircraft hangar has left a far north Queensland council red-faced.
A new airline in the making is banking on a tiny US territory becoming Australia’s new Bali.
Australia’s aviation safety regulator will open the door to pets travelling in aircraft cabins later this year, leaving the decision in the hands of airlines.
Vaccinations are not needed for the resumption of cruising in Australia, infectious disease expert says.
A bounce back in tourism-related stocks is fading and the ‘shorts’ are moving in.
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