New Bali carrier Air Paradise International has launched services from the island's Denpasar Airport to Jakarta, Melbourne and Perth with an ex-Singapore Airlines Airbus A310-300. Set up by Bali entrepreneur Kadek Wiranatha, the airline will add a second A310 in April. Launch was postponed from last year following October's nightclub bombing on the island. Before the attack, an average of 250,000 Australians visited Bali every year.
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.
