The carrier currently flies up to six times a week between Sydney and Johannesburg using its 485-capacity A380s, in what is one of its most popular services.
The Passenger Movement Charge (PMC), which was increased to $70 per passenger as of last July, is added to departing international passengers’ airfares and brought in more than $1.2 billion in revenue for the overnment annually pre-COVID.
The airport is in discussions regarding an expanded international satellite with up to five new wide-body gates, as well as more room for shops, passenger waiting areas and airline lounges.
The low-cost carrier will add more than 140 new evening flights on the route, as well as upgrade more than 170 existing A320-200 services to A321s, increasing capacity by 14 per cent over 2024. In total, Jetstar will offer more than 350,000 Melbourne–S…
The aircraft, A9-497, was lost during a 1944 mission when it made an emergency water landing off the coast of Darwin. Remarkably, all four crew members survived the incident and were rescued the next day.
The company, an offshoot from the Swedish aerospace giant, said ‘TactiCall’ integrates multiple comms technologies into a single intuitive interface and includes radio infrastructure and avionics equipment.
The Australian Financial Review has claimed the airline is mindful that the Transport Workers’ Union opposes the favourite for the top job due to his apparent role in the illegal sacking of ground workers mid-COVID-19.