Asia is to have yet another low-cost airline as Japan Air Lines moves into the field, launching a medium-to-long-haul budget carrier.

In a project that’s claimed to be “top secret”, Air New Zealand has reportedly begun consumer testing in the lead-up to a major business class cabin revamp.

Air New Zealand publically launches in-flight WiFi. Air New Zealand has in recent days  quietly launched its in-flight WiFi service and opened it up to all passengers. The product has been in testing for selected customers since late 2017...

Air New Zealand has announced a 5% increase in the price of domestic airfares for bookings from Thursday 17th May 2018. The increase follows on … #travel

Singapore Airlines will deploy one of its A350-900 aircraft to New Zealand, with operations to Christchurch scheduled to commence from 7 January 2019 when SQ297 departs Singapore for the city.

“What do the passengers around us think?” asks my seating partner ensconced in G on the other side of the four seater aisle. “I was wondering the same thing”, I replied.

Shocked passengers planning to cash-in their frequent flyer points on Qantas have discovered the points no longer exist, according to reports on both sides of the Tasman.

Qantas has applied to share codes with China Airlines on the New Zealand route.  The International Air Services Commission (IASC) confirmed it had received an application from Qantas seeking to permit the utilisation of capacity for that purpose.

In a letter to the IASC, Qantas asked that its application be considered against the reasonable capability criterion for assessing the benefit to the public in Paragraph 8 of the International Air Services Commission Policy Statement 2018.

These state that the use of entitlements by an Australian carrier under a bilateral arrangement is of benefit to the public, provided that it is reasonably capable of obtaining the necessary approvals and implementing the proposal.

In accordance with section 22 of the International Air Services Commission Act 1992, the Commission has invited submissions about the application.

A eGlobal release  ||  May 08, 2018   |||

50% additional baggage allowance from Singapore Airlines who are providing customers travelling to any of the 11 destinations in India on the Singapore Airlines and SilkAir network with the opportunity to increase their baggage allowance by more than 50 per cent.

Dubai, UAE, 3 May 2018 – Emirates Skywards has made it even easier to redeem reward flights and earn travel and lifestyle rewards by giving members more flexibility in managing their Skywards Miles. Members of Emirates’ award-winning loyalty programme can now buy, gift or transfer Miles to their loved ones at a more attractive rate.