Air New Zealand simplifies regional offers
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Air New Zealand has announced changes to short-haul booking options for flights across the Tasman and around the Pacific.
Canadian airline industry pushes back at government crackdown
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
The Canadian airline industry is pushing back at a government move for 'Fairer Prices, Fewer Fees', saying authorities need to put their own house in order.
AirAsia cancels Indonesia flights
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Malaysia's AirAsia says it cancelled flights across nine airports due to the volcanic eruption of Mount Ruang in the Indonesian Sulawesi Islands.
Alliance puts a natty Fokker up for sale
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
As it makes a transition to Embraer jets, Australia's Alliance Airlines has appointed Fokker Aircraft Services to market a VIP-configured Fokker 70 that's stored at Rockhampton in Queensland.
Study finds top airlines 'can still be competitive on price'
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
A Which? study has confirmed what many in the travel industry already know: Legacy carrier fares that include baggage allowances, meals and some drinks can be cheaper than their budget competitors' base fares plus add-ons.
Saudi Arabia signs China MoU
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Saudi Arabia and China have signed an aviation memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes promoting/expanding air traffic and developing and regulating frameworks for cooperation in passenger and airfreight transport.
Ireland's aviation delivered a healthy 2023
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Ireland says there was a significant increase in air travel through its five main airports Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Knock and Kerry last year, recording the highest number of passengers since the CSO began tracking in 2013.
Australian aviation sector calls for SAF investment
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Australian airlines Qantas and Virgin Australia - plus some of the country’s largest airports - want their government to budget A$2 billion to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry and reduce Australia’s dependency on imports.
Passengers win some, lose some at Aberdeen
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Aberdeen Airport in Scotland has introduced new scanners that mean passengers can carry more than 100ml bottles of liquid in the cabins, joining London City and Teesside airports that have had the new scanners for some time.
HK Express to add Clark route
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Cathay Pacific's budget airline HK Express will, from June 6, fly between Hong Kong and Clark International Airport, Pampanga, the Philippines four times per week.
New Channel Tunnel rules 'a problem' for travellers
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
The UK government is holding talks with the European Union about how to register UK travellers on Eurostar rail services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from later this year.
Aviation emissions set for record highs?
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Newer planes with lower fuel consumption mean lower emissions per passenger, but those gains are being absorbed by increases in the number of flights and overall, aviation pollution figures are growing, European campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) says.
Union slams Qantas baggage handling plan
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 23 April 2024
In Australia, Qantas's decision to ask about 100 senior office staff to volunteer as airport baggage handlers has drawn a sharp response from the Transport Workers' Union (TWU), which warns of safety incidents and says the move is "likely to make airport chaos worse".
