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Rex adds Melbourne-Hobart

: BTN News; Sunday, 20 August 2023

Australia's Rex has inaugurated a daily Melbourne to Hobart route using its Boeing 737-800NG fleet, providing an additional 2,400 seats per week between the two cities.

US DoT puts focus on disabled plane facilities

: BTN News; Sunday, 20 August 2023

The US Department of Transportation (DoT) is introducing regulations that make it easier for passengers with disabilities to use toilets on commercial flights.

Seatrade returning to Hong Kong

: MICE News; Sunday, 20 August 2023

After a four-year break, Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific takes place October 24-26 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong and registrations are now open.

Rex re-awarded three WA routes

: BTN News; Sunday, 20 August 2023

Australia's Rex Group has been re-awarded rights to operate three regulated routes in Western Australia connecting Perth and Albany, Perth and Esperance and Perth-Carnarvon-Monkey Mia.

MRO hub for Bali under way

: BTN News; Sunday, 20 August 2023

The development of a 17,000 sqm aircraft MRO hub, the first at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Bali, Indonesia is under way.

ACCC okays Qantas and Emirates to continue cooperation, but will monitor Sydney-Christchurch

: BTN News; Sunday, 20 August 2023

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted authorisation for Qantas, Emirates and their related entities (including Jetstar) to continue coordinating passenger and cargo operations until 2028.

SIA Group reports strong July

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 17 August 2023

In July 2023, the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group continued to see strong passenger traffic and load factors across the network.

Aircalin returns to Melbourne

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 17 August 2023

Aircalin is to operate three flights per week between Melbourne, Australia and Noumea from December 8 using an Airbus A320neo configured with economy and premium economy seats.

Qantas gets behind the Voice referendum

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 August 2023

Ahead of the 'Voice' referendum in Australia, expected to be held in October, national carrier Qantas has placed the 'Yes' campaign's logo on three of its aircraft and is providing 'Yes' campaigners with free flights to remote regions of the country so they can promote their message.

IAPCO members invited to Durban for Edge

: MICE News; Thursday, 17 August 2023

Members of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) will travel to Durban, South Africa in October to deliver the IAPCO-hosted Edge seminar.

Hawaii fires update August 16

: BTN News; Thursday, 17 August 2023

Further to our Tuesday report, all non-essential travel to West Maui (including Lāhainā, Nāpili, Kāʻanapali, and Kapalua) is strongly discouraged through the month of August and hotels in West Maui have temporarily stopped accepting bookings.

Global business travel market rebounding at speed - GBTA

: BTN News; Wednesday, 16 August 2023

The global business travel industry has rebounded at a faster rate than expected a year ago and is now expected to surpass its pre-pandemic spending level of US$1.4 trillion in 2024 − and to grow to nearly US$1.8 trillion by 2027.

Australia’s big four airports still not back to pre-pandemic financial levels

: BTN News; Wednesday, 16 August 2023

The financial performance of Australia’s four largest airports (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth) in 2021-22 remained well below the results achieved in the last full non-pandemic financial year of 2018-19, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) latest Airport Monitoring Report.