Heathrow customers call for lower charges
- BTN News
- Wednesday, 12 February 2025
With promised UK Labour government backing for a third runway on the table, some London Heathrow airlines and hotels are asking for lower charges and higher standards.
Jetstar offers NT sale
- BTN News
- Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Qantas's budget arm Jetstar has released 15,000 domestic flights to the Northern Territory (NT) in a sale running until midnight February 14.
Its ‘NT Sale’ offers fares to both Uluru and Darwin from Sydney, Melbourne (Tullamarine), Adelaide and Brisbane, with the cheapest fare Melbourne to Uluru from A$89, followed by Sydney to Uluru from A$99, Brisbane to Darwin from A$129, Adelaide to Darwin from A$129, Sydney to Darwin from A$151, and Melbourne to Darwin from A$155.
HKTB incentive playbook on show at AIME
- MICE News
- Tuesday, 11 February 2025
The Hong Kong Tourism Board and 16 MICE suppliers are promoting the Hong Kong Incentive Playbook at this year's AIME in Australia, held 10 to 12 February 2025 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
Virgin Australia tops government stats in December
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 February 2025
The Australian government has named Virgin Australia the country’s most punctual major airline in December, with a domestic flight completion rate of 99.4 per cent and on-time performance of 74.7 per cent.
Amadeus and Traveloka strengthen ties
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 February 2025
Global travel technology company Amadeus has strengthened its partnership with Asian travel platform Traveloka.
New Spanish rule causing chaos for hotels, car rental firms and tourists
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 February 2025
Spain's new tourist data rule has been called a "complete mess" by hoteliers.
Fiji Air adds Cairns flights
- BTN News
- Sunday, 09 February 2025
Fiji Airways is to offer three direct flights a week between Cairns, Australia, and Nadi, Fiji starting April 10, 2025 and providing a boost for Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PSH) Hospitals, a 130-bed facility located near Nadi International Airport.
IndiGo inks Norse Atlantic deal
- BTN News
- Friday, 07 February 2025
India’s IndiGo and Norse Atlantic have agreed a six-month wet lease deal for one aircraft, expected to start operations in March 2025 and serve long-haul routes out of India.
The contract can be extended to 18 months, subject to approvals and additional aircraft can be added.
MAX crash families call for Pam Bondi meet
- BTN News
- Friday, 07 February 2025
The families of victims of the two Boeing crashes of the two 737-MAX 8 jets in 2018 and 2019 have sent a detailed letter to newly-appointed US attorney general Pam Bondi seeking a meeting.
Lufthansa Group adds AirTag tracing
- BTN News
- Thursday, 06 February 2025
Europe's Lufthansa Group airlines - Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings - are adding the Apple AirTag to their baggage tracing.
It means customers can use AirTag to securely share the location of their bags using AirTag and the airlines' baggage tracing service.
Azerbaijan Airlines renews Travelport GDS agreement
- BTN News
- Thursday, 06 February 2025
Global travel distribution IT firm Travelport and Azerbaijan Airlines, the flag carrier of Azerbaijan, have renewed their content distribution agreement.
US Post reverses China parcel decision
- BTN News
- Thursday, 06 February 2025
The US Postal Service stopped accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong this week and then almost immediately rolled back the decision.
Vietjet continues on growth path
- BTN News
- Thursday, 06 February 2025
Vietnam-based private airline Vietjet has reported a strong end to 2024, driven by rising international travel demand, modern fleet expansion, and route launches including direct flights from Hanoi to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia.
