Vietjet boosts Australian network
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 November 2023
As previously announced, Vietnam's Vietjet is now flying five times a week to both Perth and Adelaide in Australia, taking its weekly flights 'down under' to 58.
Air Vanuatu offers ex-Australia specials
- Health & Leisure
- Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Air Vanuatu is promoting limited-time flights from Brisbane, Australia to Port Vila Vanuatu with return airfares inclusive of taxes, an on-board meal and a 30kg luggage allowance leading in at A$510 per person until December 15 for travel on a range of 2024 dates.
Sydney-Port Vila flights cost from A$546 and Melbourne-Port Vila from A$615.
Australia-UK flights cheaper at Xmas
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Australian travellers are being offered some cheap flights to London this Christmas, according to booking services SkyScanner and Google Flights Explore.
Jet2 to add more A320neos
- BTN News
- Monday, 27 November 2023
The UK's Jet2 has exercised options for 12 more Airbus A320neos and says its firm orders for A320neo and A321neo aircraft now stand at 110.
Comac jets carry 10 millionth passenger
- BTN News
- Monday, 27 November 2023
A Comac ARJ21, a domestically-developed Chinese passenger jet has carried the model's 10 millionth passenger - on a China Southern Airlines flight from Guangzhou to Jieyang.
AJet to fly internationally
- BTN News
- Monday, 27 November 2023
Turkey's Turkish Airlines' budget carrier AnadoluJet will change its name to 'AJet' from the end of March 2024, though it will remain based at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen and Ankara's Esenboga airports.
Russia was "surprised" by aircraft seizures - Transport minister
- BTN News
- Monday, 27 November 2023
Russia's Transport minister Vitaly Savelyev says Western sanctions have cost his country 76 passenger planes and "the decision to seize aircraft took us by surprise".
China focus for new TAT LoI
- Health & Leisure
- Monday, 27 November 2023
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and on-line travel platform Fliggy have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) aiming to improve Chinese tourists’ experiences in Thailand.
China signs off on one-year visa-free travel for six countries
- Health & Leisure
- Monday, 27 November 2023
China will temporarily exempt citizens of six countries - France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia - from needing entry visas from December 1 this year to November 30, 2024.
AirAsia Malaysia to fly to Perth
- BTN News
- Monday, 27 November 2023
AirAsia Malaysia says it will, from 11 March 2024, fly daily between Kuala Lumpur and Perth, Western Australia.
Virgin Australia adds to MAX order
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 November 2023
Virgin Australia has placed an order for another six Boeing 737-8 MAX jets, with delivery scheduled for the second half of 2024.
Private jets 'hammering' the environment
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 November 2023
About 300 private jets belonging to 200 celebrities, ceos, oligarchs and billionaires have spent a combined total of 11 years in the air since the start of 2022, according to data tracked by the Guardian media.
Northvolt says new battery 'will make electricity storage more palatable' to Greens
- BTN News
- Friday, 24 November 2023
A so-called 'breakthrough' sodium-ion battery is being touted by its Swedish developer Northvolt as a solution to electric vehicle industries' dependency on scarce raw materials from China.
