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Australian air ticket prices fall furthest when competition is greatest

: BTN News; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Australian airline ticket prices are sensitive to competition, with fares halved when three airlines fly a route compared with a monopoly.

Qantas launches international sale

: BTN News; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Australia’s national carrier Qantas has launched a 500,000 international seat 'Red Tail Sale', with fares from A$529 return for economy and A$999 for business class and available for departures from most Australian capital cities.

China, Singapore offer mutual 30-day visa free visits

: BTN News; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

China and Singapore have agreed mutual 30-day visa-free entry for their citizens will start on 9 February 2024 and cover both leisure and business travellers.
It's expected the agreement will help Singapore reach pre-pandemic arrival levels.

Iris datalink claims easyJet is 'first'

: BTN News; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

An Iris satellite-based datalink has entered commercial service, enabling airspace optimisation to ease congestion and reduce delays and emissions for airlines.

Munich Airport growing flights to Asia

: BTN News; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Germany's Munich Airport expects to see record numbers of services to Asia in the 2024 northern summer flight schedule starting on March 31, with nine airlines planning 107 weekly flights to 14 destinations in 10 countries in East and South Asia.

Jetstar offers free return flights from Japan

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Jetstar is offering free return flights from Tokyo and Osaka in Japan to three Australian cities for a very limited time this week.

Air Arabia to add Athens

: BTN News; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

The Middle East's Air Arabia will inaugurate a direct four times a week flight between Sharjah in the UAE and Athens, Greece on June 28.

Wizz sets end year records

: BTN News; Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Hungary's Wizz Air has reported results for the quarter to the end of December last year, with records in both the quarter and during the complete 2023 year.

First MAX delivered in China since 2019

: BTN News; Monday, 29 January 2024

China's China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of a new B737 MAX 8, the first of the type sold in China since 2019.

Avianca simplifies ticketing

: BTN News; Monday, 29 January 2024

South America's Avianca has overhauled its ticketing to offer four fares.
On most international flights, it will offer only basic, classic, and flex fares in economy and only business class in the premium cabin.

JetBlue warns it might walk away from Spirit

: BTN News; Monday, 29 January 2024

The USA-based JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines US$3.8 billion merger has already been blocked by authorities on competition grounds, but now JetBlue says the agreement between the two might have to be terminated.

Emirates adds capacity on Australia routes

: BTN News; Monday, 29 January 2024

Dubai-based Emirates is adding capacity on its Australia routes and will add a second daily service between Dubai and Perth using a Boeing 777-300ER starting from December 1, plus place an A380 on its second daily flight between Dubai and Brisbane from October 1.

EASA, IATA comment on cloud attacks

: BTN News; Monday, 29 January 2024

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have offered their conclusions on a 'GNSS spoofing and jamming' workshop they hosted.