Perth Airport

Routes Asia 2025 co-host Perth Airport enjoyed a robust recovery in 2023, and the momentum has continued into this year.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Perth will become South African Airways’ second intercontinental destination since the carrier exited a business rescue process.

The latest addition to Vietjet's Australian schedule will be a route from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to Perth, continuing on to Adelaide.

Ho Chi Minh City-Perth is currently unserved, but will have two operators by the end of the year.

Vietnamese LCC Vietjet is growing in Australia and India with new routes to Perth and Tiruchirappalli.

Qantas' seasonal service between Perth and Rome Fiumicino marks the third international service the airline is operating from the Western Australia capital.

The awards are highly regarded in the aviation industry for recognising marketing services that support new and existing air services, as well as excellence and innovation in the route development community.

This year’s edition of the event in Chiang Mai will see the return of the Awards ceremony dedicated to recognising excellence in route development across Asia Pacific's airlines, airports and destinations.

The Japanese airline is also restarting Perth flights.

Almost 10 years after last serving Perth, the carrier will return to the Australian city from next March.

The carrier is additionally connecting to Auckland via Sydney.

Airbus A380s from Emirates and Qatar Airways are set to return to PER in December.

The airline says added capacity to Australia boosts its partnership with Virgin Australia.

The codeshare with the Greek carrier comes as Emirates plans to launch Airbus A380 flights to Bengaluru for the first time and reintroduce the aircraft on its route to Perth.

The Oneworld alliance member is opening two new international routes from Perth, Australia, but plans to make reductions to its domestic operations in the face of high fuel prices.

Interim approval has been given for the codeshare agreement, which replaces Virgin Australia’s long-standing relationship with Delta Air Lines.

The agreement includes codeshares across 35 destinations in Australia for Qatar Airways passengers.

LAX will be a new point at which SIA passengers can gain access to United’s US network.

With Malaysia easing border restrictions, the carrier is significantly expanding international flying.

The airline will initially fly from Melbourne three times per week.

The latest capacity cut comes after the state of Western Australia announced it will impose a 'hard border' in an effort to prevent the spread of omicron.

The airline will operate the only nonstop service between Australia and continental Europe.

United’s US-Australia flights will serve as the basis for increasing the carriers’ access to each other’s domestic markets.

The airline has adapted its flying schedule in response to state reopening plans and latest border assumptions in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.