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Launceston Airport hails best-ever month in January

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February 19, 2025
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The airport in northern Tasmania saw 159,032 passengers in January 2025, while 2 January was its busiest-ever day with 6,114 passengers, the first time it had handled more than 6,000 passengers in a single day. It comes after 2024 was Launceston’s best…

Train operator advises of changes to Manchester railway station

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February 18, 2025
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Northern has announced a change that will affect passengers using Deansgate station in Manchester. The main entrance has been closed whilst essential repairs take place…

Domestic flights near full to bursting, says ACCC

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February 18, 2025
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In its latest Domestic Airline Competition report, the consumer watchdog found flights on services between metropolitan cities were 90.4 per cent full in November 2024, the highest since January 2019, when the ACCC’s data began.

New Sydney slot manager to take the reins in April

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February 18, 2025
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ACL manages slots at 75 airports around the world, such as London Heathrow and Dubai, and is owned by a consortium including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and easyJet. It will replace Airport Coordination Australia (ACA), which has handled Sydney’s…

Air India and Virgin Australia launch codeshare deal

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February 18, 2025
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The codeshare will see Air India, which operates daily Dreamliner flights from Delhi to Sydney and Melbourne, add its code to Virgin flights allowing onward connections to 16 cities across Australia and New Zealand.

ACCC plans to greenlight Virgin’s Qatar deal

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February 18, 2025
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The competition and consumer watchdog, which granted an interim authorisation to the deal last year that has allowed Virgin and Qatar Airways to sell tickets on the flights, believes the arrangement is “likely to result in public benefits and is unlike…

Textron to upgrade Essendon maintenance facilities

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February 18, 2025
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The 3,343-square-metre Hangar 83, slated to open in 2026, will be twice the size of Textron’s current maintenance facility at Essendon Fields, and will be located on the southern apron to eliminate the need for use of the airport’s jet crossing. Constr…

Increased availability of East Midlands Railway Advance Purchase tickets prove popular

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February 17, 2025
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Over 130,000 journeys have been made on East Midlands Railway since the routes on which Advance Purchase tickets were available were increased.

Tickets for The Greatest Gathering fully sell out!

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February 17, 2025
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Alstom has confirmed that all tickets available to the general public have now been sold for The Greatest Gathering. The Greatest Gathering is set to…

Qantas to launch Darwin-Singapore with 737s, not A220s

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February 17, 2025
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While the new service will begin on schedule, with the first flight slated for 30 March, it will initially operate four times per week on 737s rather than five times per week on the newer A220s, with the A220s now set to take over the route on 26 October.