Tag: Qantas

Clive Palmer sells Qantas shares in protest of vaccine mandate

AviationOctober 13, 2021

Businessman Clive Palmer has claimed he’s sold his Qantas shares in protest at the company’s decision to mandate vaccines for its staff. “I believe...

Virgin Blue alumni’s new budget airline won’t fly Golden Triangle

AviationOctober 11, 2021

Two former executives at Virgin Blue have broken cover to announce they plan to launch a new budget airline in Australia next year...

NSW suggests it could restart international travel as soon as October

AviationOctober 10, 2021

NSW’s tourism minister, Stuart Ayres, has suggested international travel could resume as early as the end of this month. Currently, the state has committed...

QANTAS to fly the Kangaroo Route to London via Darwin, will also return to Los Angeles

AviationOctober 9, 2021

QANTAS Airways has confirmed it will operate its flagship direct route from Australia to London via Darwin when international flights resume next month...

Qantas hints permanently dropping Perth as London layover

AviationOctober 8, 2021

Qantas has hinted it could permanently scrap using Perth as a transit hub for flights between London and both Sydney and Melbourne. It comes...

Virgin to restart Sydney, Melbourne to Coffs Harbour service

AviationOctober 7, 2021

Virgin has announced it will restart its Sydney and Melbourne to Coffs Harbour service in November after it was suspended in April. NSW has...

Qantas’ longest repatriation flight touches down in Darwin

AviationOctober 6, 2021

Qantas has officially completed its longest-ever repatriation flight connecting Buenos Aires to Darwin, which touched down last night after 17 hours and 25...

Six more airlines implement IATA Travel Pass

AviationOctober 6, 2021

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian, will implement IATA Travel...

QANTAS operates a 18-hour repatriation flight from Buenos Aires to Darwin

AviationOctober 6, 2021

QANTAS Airways operated a special charter flight (QF14) from Brisbane to Buenos Aires and then to Darwin to repatriate Australia citizens from South...

Live: Longest Qantas repatriation flight departs Buenos Aires

AviationOctober 5, 2021

Qantas’ 18-hour repatriation flight from Buenos Aires to Darwin is now underway, marking one of the carrier’s longest-ever flights. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, VH-ZNH,...