Prahok @ February 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Business Day reports that Qantas is replacing its New Zealand domestic service with subsidiary Jetstar in a reduction aimed at the slowing travel market. Jetstar will take over routes servicing Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown, while cutting its Rotorua route, the company said. As part of the changes, Qantas’s New Zealand subsidiary Jetconnect, which flies [...]
Prahok @ February 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
NZPA reports that a price war on New Zealand’s main domestic airline routes is likely, with Jetstar set to announce plans to join the market. Some in the travel industry expect Jetstar to reinstate some of the off-peak services between Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch that were abandoned last month by its parent airline Qantas. [...]
Prahok @ February 12, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Australian reports that JetStar has scrapped fuel surcharges on its international routes, saving passengers up to A$68 each way. The airline announced it would remove the levy from its trans-Tasman flights as well as its short-haul and long-haul international services. Jetstar has already removed fuel surcharges on its domestic flights.
Prahok @ January 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
TVNA reports that budget airline Jetstar is looking for up to 250 new pilots, cabin crew and ground staff for its expanding New Zealand business. The Qantas offshoot flies to Australia from Christchurch, and will add transtasman services to Auckland from the end of April. CE Bruce Buchanan said about 100 staff would be employed [...]
Prahok @ January 12, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Australian newspaper reports that domestic airfares have hit their lowest level since 1992, according to a new survey that shows the cheapest fares are nearly 30% lower than a year ago. The 17-year low, revealed in figures for January from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, is further evidence that bargain-hunting travellers [...]
Prahok @ January 12, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Associated Press reports that Malaysia’s low-cost airport terminal has been evacuated and flights delayed after a fire broke out Friday in a duty-free shop. Airport fire chief Jasni Ali said the blaze caused thick smoke at the terminal and forced the evacuation of all passengers and airport staff. He said shop staff managed to put [...]
Prahok @ January 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet
AFP reports that budget carrier AirAsia on Thursday unveiled plans to shift to its own US$460m airport outside Kuala Lumpur and abandon its overcrowded terminal next to the main international hub. The move has thrown into doubt the national airport operator’s plans to build a new Low Cost Carrier Terminal next to Kuala Lumpur International [...]
Prahok @ January 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Australian reports that Melbourne-based Tiger Airways yesterday launched a network-wide, half-price sale, including one-way tickets starting at A$17.49. Tiger said thousands of tickets would be available during the five-day sale for travel between next month and October. The airline services destinations in all states and territories except NSW and is opening a new base [...]
Prahok @ October 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The New Zealand Herald reports that Jetstar is banking on budget-conscious travellers to support the airline as it expands in New Zealand and moves towards superseding some Qantas services. The subsidiary of Qantas Monday announced it would fly once a day from Auckland to Sydney and once a day to the Gold Coast from next [...]
Prahok @ October 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Reuters warns that airline bankruptcies around the world are set to double over the winter to at least 70 for the year, according to the DG of the European Regional Airlines (ERA) industry body. “We are now up to around 35 (bankruptcies) this year. I see at least that number over the winter,” Mike Ambrose [...]