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Higher seat availability has resulted in lower airfares, group says, but cost-of-living pressures continue their impact on holiday plansGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAirlines have finally shaken off the lingering effects of Covid, with capacity back to pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to data from Flight Centre.Global seat availability climbed back over 100% of 2019...

The airline is adding more than 20m rewards seats on international and domestic flightsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastQantas has unveiled long-awaited changes to its frequent flyer program, boosting the number of reward seats available and changing the way those seats are priced. What does Monday’s announcement mean for...

Court hears workers suffered psychological distress after losing jobs and took medication to cope Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA major union is hoping to force Qantas to pay millions in compensation to former workers whose jobs were illegally outsourced during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Transport Workers Union (TWU) is suing the airline in the federal court over...

New scrutiny of planemaker’s 787 Dreamliner over terrifying drop adds to safety crisis after cabin panel blowout on 737 Max 9 jet Another Boeing jet is facing scrutiny after the planemaker told airlines to check the cockpit seats of 787 Dreamliners following a terrifying drop during a flight from Sydney to Auckland.Dozens of people on Latam Airlines Flight 800 were said to have been...

Peter Foley, the program director for search led by Australian Transport Safety Bureau, says any chance of success needs the government to investGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe man who led Australia’s search for MH370 has urged the Australian government to support any new effort to find the plane, which disappeared 10 years ago on Friday.On Sunday...

Hrdlicka’s abrupt departure comes as airline’s owners plan to push ahead with relisting on stock exchangeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVirgin Australia’s chief executive, Jayne Hrdlicka, has abruptly stepped down after almost four years in charge, raising questions about the timing of the airline’s much-hyped relisting on the stock exchange.On Tuesday, the airline announced that Hrdlicka had...

Senators say bill will ‘clean up Australia’s airline industry through ensuring concrete protections for passengers’ hit by flight delaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition will move to force the Albanese government to bring in an airline passenger compensation scheme that would make carriers pay delayed customers, in a...

Australian federal police notified after 23-year-old woman allegedly became abusive on board a plane at Gold Coast airportA Victorian woman allegedly assaulted airline staff at Gold Coast airport on New Year’s Eve while on board a plane bound for Melbourne.The 23-year-old was arrested after airline staff notified the Australian federal police that a passenger was allegedly being verbally abusive on the plane, the AFP...