Airlines local, national and overseas
Jetstar is to start charging for overhead baggage and is doing away with gate check-ins from early next year. The airline to scrapping its current carry-on weight limit (7kg) as it shifts from a weight to size limit model. Prices […]
Brisbane Airport is finding a second use for toiletries that have been surrendered by international travellers every day. They give it to non-profit organisation GIVIT who passes them onto charities. The airport says that every day, international travellers pass through
A Pan Am aircraft that crashed at sea 74 years ago and lead to safety evacuation briefs on airliners has been found. The wreckage of flight 526A has now been found 600 metres down on the Atlantic Ocean floor, off
Bunk beds in the sky means a distinctively Kiwi laid-back experience will be adopted onboard Air New Zealand’s Auckland-New York service later this year. The airline’s new Skynest pod features six lie-flat pods in a bunk layout catering to Economy
Brisbane Airport is keen to add two more hotels as demand keeps growing and it is inviting hotel operators to submit proposals. It says its three hotels are now consistently reaching capacity and the new hotels will allow them to
Singapore Airlines has become the first overseas carrier to confirm a starting date for services at the new Western Sydney International Airport (WSI). Daily non-stop flights will start on November 23 amid a current jet fuel price scare sparked by
The consumer watchdog is keeping a close eye on airlines as war in the Middle East continues to affect fuel supplies and fares. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says global events mean they are keeping a close eye
British Airways is to launch a new Melbourne-London service next year that will avoid the Middle East with a stopover in Malaysia. The new daily service between Tullamarine and Heathrow airports is due to start on January 9, 2027, using
Travellers should not rush into cancelling flights without consultation after US and Israeli forces attacked Iran over the weekend. That was the message from Australian Travel Industry Association chief executive officer after news of strikes on cites, bases and airports
Qantas is to operate a new direct summer service between Sydney and Las Vegas in a move it says will cut five hours from the current travel time. The new seasonal service will start in December and run to March
