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Reduce business travel costs by booking early
Business travellers can save over 53 percent on the price of an airfare by booking three weeks or more prior to their departure date, according to new research designed to help travellers reduce the cost of flying.
Virgin Blue – Air New Zealand alliance gets go ahead
Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand have been given conditional authorisation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to create an alliance on flights between Australia and New Zealand.
Qantas plans Jetstar deals to tackle Virgin Blue-Etihad alliance
Qantas Airways is reportedly in talks with potential partners for its budget airline Jetstar to establish regional hub access in China and India to combat Virgin Blue’s deal with Etihad giving it access to the middle east.
Qantas to abandon Argentina for Brazil
Qantas appears likely to stop flying into Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires in favor of Brazil’s booming resource economy with flights to either Sao Paulo or Rio de Janiero.
Qantas hits back at Virgin Blue with 820,000 Jetstar seats
Qantas is taking the fight to Virgin Blue’s plans to dominate the domestic air travel market amongst business travellers by adding 820,000 seats to its Jetstar discount airline.
Virgin Blue abandons New Zealand
Virgin Blue will abandon the New Zealand domestic market from October 18, after it’s New Zealand based Pacific Blue operation accrued years of losses.
Jetstar takes the fight to Virgin Blue and Air NZ
Low cost carrier Jetstar is taking the fight to rivals Virgin Blue and Air New Zealand by increasing the number flights between Queenstown and both Melbourne and the Gold Coast.
Virgin Blue snares lucrative Federal Government contract
Qantas has been displaced as the Australian Government’s sole airline of choice, with Virgin Blue, Jetstar and Regional Express joining Qantas in sharing the Government’s domestic air travel contract.
Tiger Airways flights to Darwin under scrutiny
Tiger Airways have announced plans to return to flying Melbourne to Darwin amid concerns by many that the company will abandon the destination at the end of the dry season.
Jetstar abandons Rockhampton over fee dispute
Qantas subsidiary Jetstar will cease flights into Rockhampton from May 9th after disputes arose over a long term deal with the airport. Jetstar boss Bruce Buchanan was unhappy with what he termed “greedy” airports, with up to 25% of the cost of short haul flights being fees paid to airports. “There are a whole bunch […]