Consumer advocate Choice has awarded Australian airline Qantas a Shonky - The Spirit of Disappointment - for disappointing customers on almost every front: unusable flight credits, delayed flights, disappearing baggage, and endless call wait times. “If there was ever a company that appeared to deliberately be going out of its way to win a Shonky Award, it’s Qantas,” said Jodi Bird, travel expert Choice.
Around 1,500 cultural heritage experts from around the world are set to meet in Sydney, Australia for the general assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS GA2023) in September 2023, the first time the event is held in the Pacific region.
The event, taking place at the International Convention Centre, Sydney from 31 August – 09 September 2023 will have a strong focus on social and environmental responsibility.
Air Mauritius has resumed direct service to Perth, Australia from Port Louis, Mauritius. Australia's Qantas plans scheduled services to Samoa and Tonga in line with changes to Australia’s air services agreements with both Pacific Island destinations.
Almost 15,000 Delta Air Lines pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have voted to authorise a strike. They last negotiated contracts in 2016.
France-based ATR, the joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo, is considering short takeoff and landing (STOL) turboprops for future growth in Asia Pacific.
Victoria Berwick (pictured) has been appointed to the newly-created (vice president) role of global marketing director, CWT, with effect from 1 November 2022. Travellers' top concerns post-Covid are simplicity and convenience, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2022 Global Passenger Survey (GPS).
Air Canada and Emirates have launched a code share. The new alliance will allow customers of both to enjoy seamless connectivity to 46 markets spanning three continents, including to destinations across the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
Consumer advocate Choice has awarded Australian airline Qantas a Shonky - The Spirit of Disappointment - for disappointing customers on almost every front: unusable flight credits, delayed flights, disappearing baggage, and endless call wait times. “If there was ever a company that appeared to deliberately be going out of its way to win a Shonky Award, it’s Qantas,” said Jodi Bird, travel expert Choice.
Around 1,500 cultural heritage experts from around the world are set to meet in Sydney, Australia for the general assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS GA2023) in September 2023, the first time the event is held in the Pacific region.
The event, taking place at the International Convention Centre, Sydney from 31 August – 09 September 2023 will have a strong focus on social and environmental responsibility.
Air Mauritius has resumed direct service to Perth, Australia from Port Louis, Mauritius. Australia's Qantas plans scheduled services to Samoa and Tonga in line with changes to Australia’s air services agreements with both Pacific Island destinations.
Almost 15,000 Delta Air Lines pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have voted to authorise a strike. They last negotiated contracts in 2016.
France-based ATR, the joint venture between Airbus and Leonardo, is considering short takeoff and landing (STOL) turboprops for future growth in Asia Pacific.
Victoria Berwick (pictured) has been appointed to the newly-created (vice president) role of global marketing director, CWT, with effect from 1 November 2022. Travellers' top concerns post-Covid are simplicity and convenience, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2022 Global Passenger Survey (GPS).
Air Canada and Emirates have launched a code share. The new alliance will allow customers of both to enjoy seamless connectivity to 46 markets spanning three continents, including to destinations across the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
