Airline News
Australia strides the stage at world whisky awards
Two leaders in Australian whisky stole the spotlight at London's World Whiskies Awards.
Qatar Airways to fly to Brisbane
Qatar Airways will begin daily flights to Brisbane, while increasing services to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
Malaysia Airlines pauses all flights to Australia
Malaysia's national carrier becomes the latest airline to temporarily trim Australian flights.
The coronavirus is here, and Emirates' golden years are gone
All airlines will struggle with the impact of the coronavirus, but Emirates had some serious weaknesses going in.
Qatar boosts flights and brings back the Airbus A380
Qatar Airways' Doha hub remains open for passengers in transit, as the airline boosts flights to get people home.
British Airways to continue London-Singapore-Sydney flights
BA's daily BA15/BA16 service will keep flying, despite the new 'no transit' rules in place at Singapore's Changi Airport.
Air New Zealand scales back to just 12 international routes
As New Zealand and Australia impose tough border restrictions, flights between the two countries almost vanish.
Virgin Australia grounds almost all domestic flights
Virgin Australia will suspend most domestic flights and ground 125 aircraft from this weekend.
Australians are now banned from flying overseas
With interstate flying discouraged and international flying banned, most Australians are well and truly grounded.
JAL halts all flights from Sydney, Melbourne to Tokyo
Japan's flag carrier makes a temporary exit from Australia as the coronavirus continues to impact international travel.
London via Darwin: Qantas QF1/QF2 takes a Top End detour
Qantas swaps Singapore for Darwin as the stopover city on its flagship Sydney-London route.
Thai Airways exits Australia, New Zealand
The Thai flag-carrier has cancelled all flights to Australia and New Zealand for at least four months.
Etihad Airways grounds all flights by March 25
The national airline of the United Arab Emirates prepares to park its planes in response to global travel restrictions.
Emirates stops all passenger flights by 25 March
One of the world’s largest international airlines is cancelling all flights for at least two weeks.
Coronavirus cancellations: should airlines offer refunds?
With flight cancellations stretching for months ahead, should airlines be more flexible in offering refunds over credit?
Singapore Airlines cancels almost all flights
With travellers banned from visiting Singapore and transiting through it, Singapore Airlines pares its network to the bone.
Qantas, Virgin Australia set to cut more domestic flights
Domestic flying will take another body blow as Australia's states go into lockdown mode.
Emirates, Etihad: UAE bans passenger flights, transits
A nation-wide ban on all passenger flights and airport transits will take effect this week.