Melbourne Airport

The Australian government approved Melbourne Airport’s plan to build a third runway, although the airport must undertake a range of noise mitigation measures.

Juneyao Air will make Melbourne and Sydney its first destinations in Australia from December.

Beijing Capital Airlines plans to open a second route to Melbourne in June.

Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has inaugurated its first route to Australia.

News from exhibitors and delegates attending Routes Asia 2024 in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Turkish Airlines will make its long-awaited debut in Australia in March, operating via Singapore.

Brazil has confirmed several new air service agreements designed to increase traffic to the country, including a memorandum of understanding with Türkiye.

New routes to Melbourne and Perth are being launched by Batik Air Malaysia and AirAsia.

Airports are transitioning from passenger hubs to clean energy hubs.

The new service will become Sichuan Airlines’ first route to Sydney since before the pandemic.

Qantas plans to boost its international capacity beyond 2019 levels in mid-2024, aided by the expected return to service of its last two parked Airbus A380s.

Israel’s national carrier El Al is targeting new connections to the U.S., the Philippines and Australia.

Vietjet introducing flights to a fourth destination in India

Turkish Airlines is preparing to serve the Australian market, as it evaluates more destinations amid an expected massive future aircraft order.

Vietnam Airlines is preparing to increase the number of routes it offers to Australia just days after Vietjet launched its first flights to the country.

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 oneworld alliance member is adding a second route to Jakarta.

A total of 15 routes have been put on sale, including 11 from its Sunshine Coast base.

After taking delivery of a third Airbus A330, the Vietnamese LCC is forging ahead with its long-haul expansion plans.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in December, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Qantas has restarted service between Brisbane in Australia and Tokyo as it continues to restore flying to Japan.

The carrier is additionally connecting to Auckland via Sydney.

The LCC will launch two new routes in December, providing competition for Thai Airways International, Qantas and Jetstar.

The Australian carrier will debut the aircraft between Melbourne and Cairns later this month.

Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace to Israeli airlines.