Newcastle Airport has capped off a landmark year with record passenger numbers, days after being named Australia’s Airport of the Year. The airport carried 1,300,775 passengers in FY26 – surpassing 1.3 million for the first time and marking 10 per cent growth on the previous year. Newcastle Airport Chair Samantha Martin-Williams said the milestone reflected […]
International flight searches to Paris are up 11 per cent year-on-year and bookings have risen 5 per cent as Celine Dion prepares for her first full concert run in more than six years, according to new data from Amadeus Travel Intelligence. Dion’s 16-date Paris residency runs from 12 September to 17 October, and the data, […]
Solomon Airlines has launched an earlybird fare sale from Brisbane to three South Pacific destinations. Fares are discounted by up to 20 per cent. The sale runs until 18 September or until seats sell out. The deals cover Santo in Vanuatu, and Honiara and Munda in Solomon Islands. All three sit roughly three hours from […]
AirAsia and Pegasus agreed to embark on their first-ever codeshare partnership and will boost flight frequencies to Istanbul to daily. The partnership and the boost in frequency will promote connections between Southeast Asia and Europe via Istanbul. The airlines designed the codeshare agreement to to provide a smooth connecting experience, with guests able to travel on […]
Sunshine Coast Airport (SCA) has announced the appointment of Tony Edmondstone as its next chief executive officer, bringing extensive executive leadership experience across infrastructure, aviation and commercial operations. Edmondstone joins SCA from Airport Development Group, where he served as CEO for more than six years. The company owns and operates a portfolio of airports – […]
The Federal Government has opened the final round of its Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program, with $25 million available for safety and accessibility upgrades at airports and airstrips across remote Australia. The Australian Airports Association (AAA) has welcomed Round 12 of the program and is encouraging eligible airports to apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to […]