It’s set to be Australia’s newest offering in the budget airline market – giving consumers more choice for less dollars when it comes to flying around the country. But despite launching the airline’s “game-changing” uniform earlier this year, and announcing the affectionate names of their two aircraft – Shazza and Bazza — it remains unclear … Read more
Virgin Australia has finally relaunched its flight back into New Zealand after more than a year and half off from the popular trans-Tasman route. The route was canceled at the beginning of the Covid pandemic in March 2020, when the airline ditched all of their international flights. Wednesday marked the first flights back across the … Read more
Australia’s budget airline Jetstar has been plagued with complaints this month after a raft of flight cancellations has left hundreds of passengers stranded overseas. Australians far and wide have taken to social media to vent their anger and frustration over their dissatisfying experiences with the airline in recent months. A group of 16 passengers – … Read more
Bonza’s takeoff remains in doubt as the low-budget carrier waits for a green light from the national aviation regulator. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says Bonza has revised its schedule and is now working to a mid-October target, but this is subject to “the clarification of several issues”. Bonza launched last October, becoming the … Read more
A photo has emerged of a single suitcase left behind on a Qantas-operated tarmac, in the latest scandal to hit the airline. The photo was shared on Twitter by Australian singer Fanny Lumsden and captioned with a simple: “Lol Qantas.” It’s not known whether this was on an international or domestic flight. This comes as … Read more
Of all the photos of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Extraordinaire, of all the HRHs; the superstars like Sir Elton John and Ed Sheeran who took to the stage in front of Buckingham Palace for the $25 million concert; 71 jets and 200 horses, the absolute and utter best images are of the of the Windsors … Read more
Qantas is planning to open a $100 million purpose-built training center of “state significance” in Sydney’s south. With the backing of the New South Wales government, the center will train pilots across its current and future fleets, including ultra-long-range flights to cities like New York, London and Paris. The multimillion-dollar simulation facility will be partly … Read more
Air New Zealand is bringing home its 777-300 after almost 700 days in an American desert. In 2020, the airline sent four of its largest planes – the 777-300ER – to a storage facility in Victorville, California, in the Mojave Desert amid Covid-19 decimating international travel. At that time it was unknown when they would … Read more
A woman was left stunned and annoyed after she ordered several vegan meals on a plane – but was served nothing more than a bottle of water during meal service. Miriam Porter, a travel blogger who goes by the TikTok handle ‘the kind traveller’, was on an Air Canada flight traveling from Toronto, Canada to … Read more
A low-cost airline has come up with what could be a game-changing idea to get passengers off airplanes quicker and keep the jets in the sky for longer. One of the frustrations of air travel is the slow process of leaving the aircraft, with passengers having to squeeze through a single left hand door at … Read more