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DECEMBER 2019

03 DECEMBER 2019. CHINA EASTERN ADDS ADDITIONAL SUMMER SERVICES BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND MELBOURNE

28 NOVEMBER 2019. UNITED AIRLINES MAKES FURTHER CUTS TO MELBOURNE SERVICES

27 NOVEMBER 2019. AIR NEW ZEALAND TRIALS QUEENSTOWN DOWNTOWN CHECK-IN

26 NOVEMBER 2019. THE KEY AIRLINES ON THE KANGAROO ROUTE

25 NOVEMBER 2019. AIR NEW ZEALAND REBOOTS SEOUL FLIGHTS

20 NOVEMBER 2019. JAPANESE CARRIERS SHAKEOUT THEIR SYDNEY FLIGHTS

17 NOVEMBER 2019. AIR NEW ZEALAND STEPS INTO JETSTAR BREACH

16 NOVEMBER 2019. EMIRATES DROPS BRISBANE FIFTH FREEDOM FLIGHT

15 NOVEMBER 2019. THREE KEY ROUTES OUT OF AUSTRALIA THAT ARE UNSERVED

12 NOVEMBER 2019. SRILANKAN AIRLINES SET TO RETURN TO SYDNEY

10 NOVEMBER 2019. LINK PNG SETS COURSE FOR KOMO

09 NOVEMBER 2019. NEW EL AL AND ETHIOPIAN JOINT VENTURES TO AUSTRALIA COME INTO FORCE

08 NOVEMBER 2019. LOYALTY ISLANDS PRESIDENT FLOATS IDEA OF LOW COST CARRIER, AIR OCEANIA

05 NOVEMBER 2019. DRUK AIR STARTS FLYING DILI TO SINGAPORE

OCTOBER 2019

31 OCTOBER 2019. AFTER FALSE START, CITILINK PERTH FLIGHTS GOOD TO GO

29 OCTOBER 2019. AMERICAN AIRLINES MAKES A PLAY IN NEW ZEALAND

28 OCTOBER 2019. THE NEW UNITED AIRLINES MELBOURNE SERVICE

25 OCTOBER 2019. WANT TO TAKE AN A380 TO SEOUL?

25 OCTOBER 2019. WHAT WILL THE JAPANESE AIRLINES DO WITH THEIR AUSTRALIAN SLOTS?

24 OCTOBER 2019. HOW AIR NEW ZEALAND HAS AUSTRALIA COVERED

24 OCTOBER 2019. AIR NIUGINI SET TO FLY CAIRNS TO HONG KONG

23 OCTOBER 2019. AIR NEW ZEALAND TO FLY TO NEW YORK

22 OCTOBER 2019. TIANJIN AIRLINES RETURNING TO SYDNEY

21 OCTOBER 2019. QATAR ALLOCATES A350-1000 TO ADELAIDE

19 OCTOBER 2019. AIR NEW ZEALAND SET TO GO DAILY ON AUCKLAND – GOLD COAST ROUTE

18 OCTOBER 2019. HAINAN AIRLINES INCREASES FREQUENCY ON SYDNEY – CHANGSHA SERVICES

17 OCTOBER 2019. AIR NEW ZEALAND TO ADD “ECONOMY STRETCH” ON LONG HAUL FLIGHTS

15 OCTOBER 2019. FINNAIR AND FIJI AIRWAYS TO CODESHARE BETWEEN NADI AND HELSINKI

14 OCTOBER 2019. “THE GREATEST RETAILER IN THE WORLD” TO RUN AIR NEW ZEALAND

08 OCTOBER 2019. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE TO GET BETTER CHINA EASTERN PLANES

08 OCTOBER 2019. THE AUSTRALIA/NEPAL AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT – FOLLY OR THE FUTURE?

07 OCTOBER 2019. FIJI AIRWAYS A350-900 NOW FLYING TO SYDNEY AND AUCKLAND IN DECEMBER

02 OCTOBER 2019. UNITED SENDS 777-300ER INTO SYDNEY OVER SUMMER

01 OCTOBER 2019. QATAR BRINGS FORWARD SYDNEY A350-1000 SERVICE

SEPTEMBER 2019

26 SEPTEMBER 2019. CHINA EASTERN TO TRIAL PERTH FLIGHTS

26 SEPTEMBER 2019. JETSTAR TO QUIT MELBOURNE ZHENGZHOU FLIGHTS

24 SEPTEMBER 2019. DELTA TO IMPROVE ECONOMY INFLIGHT SERVICE ON SYDNEY FLIGHTS

20 SEPTEMBER 2019. VIETNAM AIRLINES LANDING GEAR INCIDENT IN MELBOURNE

18 SEPTEMBER 2019. EMIRATES SET TO QUIT BRISBANE-SINGAPORE ROUTE

16 SEPTEMBER 2019. UNITED AIRLINES TWEAKS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SERVICES

14 SEPTEMBER 2019. AIR NIUGINI CANCELS FLIGHTS TO WAPENAMANDA

13 SEPTEMBER 2019. CHINA SOUTHERN MAKES ADJUSTMENTS TO AUSTRALIAN SERVICES

11 SEPTEMBER 2019. FIJI AIRWAYS STARTS USING MALINDO AIR BOEING 737

10 SEPTEMBER 2019. MALAYSIA AIRLINES A380 TO FLY INTO SYDNEY

09 SEPTEMBER 2019. CHINA SOUTHERN SENDING ITS A380 TO MELBOURNE THIS SUMMER

07 SEPTEMBER 2019. TOP TEN BUSIEST AIRLINE ROUTES INTO AUSTRALIA

06 SEPTEMBER 2019. FIJI AIRWAYS SENDING A350-900 INTO SYDNEY FROM JANUARY 1, 2020

06 SEPTEMBER 2019. CITILINK’S PERTH FLIGHTS DELAYED UNTIL 2020

05 SEPTEMBER 2019. AUSTRALIA-JAPAN FLIGHTS SET FOR A SHAKEOUT

05 SEPTEMBER 2019. CHANGES TO AIR NEW ZEALAND OSAKA SUMMER 2019/20 FLIGHTS

04 SEPTEMBER 2019. HAINAN AIRLINES AXES MELBOURNE XI’AN FLIGHTS

02 SEPTEMBER 2019. WHAT IS THE WORST PERFORMING INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE ROUTE IN AUSTRALIA?

01 SEPTEMBER 2019. ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS STARTS PERTH FLIGHTS TODAY

AUGUST 2019

29 AUGUST 2019. DIRECT AIR NEW ZEALAND INVERCARGILL-AUCKLAND A320 FLIGHTS COMMENCE

24 AUGUST 2019. NOW YOU CAN FLY MANILA TO NADI VIA PORT MORESBY

23 AUGUST 2019. SPECULATION CONTINUES ABOUT NEW TRANSPACIFIC ROUTE LAUNCHES

22 AUGUST 2019. KOREAN AIR TO FLY DAILY TO BRISBANE

21 AUGUST 2019. AIR NEW ZEALAND INCREASES AUCKLAND TO SINGAPORE FLLIGHTS IN 2020

20 AUGUST 2019. SINGAPORE AIRLINES ADJUSTS ADELAIDE SUMMER SCHEDULE

19 AUGUST 2019. AIR MALINDO STARTS FLIGHTS INTO SYDNEY

19 AUGUST 2019. AIR NIUGINI BEGINS SAME DAY RETURN FLIGHTS TO PORT MORESBY

18 AUGUST 2019. CITILINK TO FLY TO PERTH FROM OCTOBER 2019

17 AUGUST 2019. EMIRATES CUTS FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER

13 AUGUST 2019. AIR NIUGINI TO FLY TO NADI NONSTOP

12 AUGUST 2019. RUMOUR AMERICAN AIRLINES TO FLY DALLAS – MELBOURNE IN 2020

11 AUGUST 2019. MALAYSIAN AIRLINES INCREASES FLIGHTS INTO AUCKLAND THIS SUMMER

10 AUGUST 2019. AIRASIA IMPROVES BRISBANE TERMINAL EXPERIENCE – FOR A FEE

07 AUGUST 2019. AVIANCA ADDS THEIR FLIGHT NUMBER TO UNITED’S SFO-SYD FLIGHTS

05 AUGUST 2019. THAI AIRWAYS AND MALAYSIAN AIRLINES STEP UP FREQUENCIES INTO MELBOURNE THIS SUMMER