Articles Tagged ‘Melbourne’
Adelaide Airport celebrates Rex launch to Melbourne with award-winning cake
Rex Airlines launched a new double-daily service between Adelaide and Melbourne on 31 March 2021. It is Rex’s second route between capital cities with its interstate expansion in Australia. Adelaide Airport celebrated with a spectacular destination-themed cake, which is joint-winner of anna.aero’s Cake of the Week prize.
Rex Airlines’ Gold Coast services to Melbourne and Sydney win Route of the Week
Rex has launched two new routes from Gold Coast Airport to Melbourne and Sydney in time for the busy Easter period. Both services are operated twice-daily – the Melbourne route launching on 29 March and Sydney on 1 April.
Qantas’ new direct service from Newcastle to Melbourne wins Cake of the Week
Qantas launched a direct service between Newcastle Airport and Melbourne on 15 March 2021 – flying direct on the route for the first time in more than a decade. 12 return flights per week are being operated with a 717.
Melbourne Airport wins Cake of the Week for new Rex service to Sydney
Melbourne Airport celebrated the launch of Regional Express Airlines’ new Melbourne-Sydney route on 1 March 2021 with a spectacular, award-winning cake.
Routes Reconnected: Demand picks up for Melbourne, with 4.4 million flight searches each week
Victoria has only 3% of Australia’s landmass but 23% of its GDP. With real pent-up demand, Melbourne is seeing 4.4 million flight searches each week.
Routes Reconnected: “Collaboration is the way forward,” says Singapore Airlines
Routes Reconnected put the spotlight on Asia-Pacific in a panel session featuring Singapore Airlines’ Regional Vice President and Melbourne Airport’s CEO.
Rex puts Sydney – Melbourne on sale with NINE daily flights
Rex will have 58 flights each way using B737-800s in its first week, a huge number for new entrant in core markets. We look at what’s happening and why.
Routes Reconnected: Melbourne is curfew-free and 24/7, crucial for its surging freight demand
Melbourne is Australia’s second-busiest international freight hub, with Japan Airlines carrying over 30 tonnes of asparagus daily on each of its flights.
Routes Reconnected: Melbourne – India demand up 15% annually in past five years
Melbourne Airport speaks to us about fast-growing markets and the airport now being the top by frequencies for Singapore Airlines.
Melbourne announces ‘now is the time’ campaign as Jetstar sees 120,000+ bookings in 24 hours
Melbourne has launched its ‘now is the time’ campaign, the first time a major Australian airport has launched a national campaign of this nature.
Melbourne, Florida – EIGHT transatlantic routes, but still no New York
Melbourne is to have a larger international network than domestic. We look at what’s happening and key unserved US markets from the Florida airport.
Melbourne will be Singapore Airlines’ top destination in December
Singapore Airlines will have 153 weekly departures in December, with Melbourne top. We investigate this and the carrier’s top-20 O&Ds from Melbourne.