Japan Airlines and Vietnam Airlines will launch four joint code-sharing flights a week between Kansai and Ho Chi Minh from 1 April. The two flag carriers each already operate three independent flights a week on the same route. Cathay Pacific Airways in the meantime has launched a code-sharing flight with Ansett New Zealand between Auckland and Christchurch. The joint service will connect with Cathay's four weekly flights from Hong Kong to Auckland.
Source: Flight International
Australia’s Jetstar Airways has increased the number of aircraft based in New Zealand, as part of long-term expansion plans in the country.
Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines is to open a Moldovan base from which it will operate several routes to European destinations. SkyUp will conduct the services through its Maltese arm, SkyUp MT, which secured certification last year. It will offer flights under SkyUp MT’s ‘U5’ designator code from the Moldovan capital ...
Virgin Australia will restart long-haul operations from June 2025, operating a series of flights to Doha under a partnership with prospective investor Qatar Airways.
