All posts tagged: New Zealand

Qantas to extend suspension of most international services until end-July

Qantas still operating minimum essential international links; seems to suggest opening up New Zealand travel first Qantas today announced a further extension flight cancellations on most international services in June and July. Flights between Australia and New Zealand will however be cancelled up to end-June for now. Before this, practically all flights up to end-May were cancelled, except for a handful of services to four international hubs for the most essential travel. Domestic travel within Australia has also be scaled back to a bare minimum, as many states have imposed travel restrictions and isolation requirements. These reductions are also extended till at least end-June. Qantas however has caveat that “some capacity can be added back in if domestic and Trans-Tasman restrictions ease in coming weeks”. What does it mean for customers Assuming you still have a booking for June and July (not sure why you are still holding on to hope for travelling now, but that’s another conversation), these flights will automatically be cancelled. You will be contacted with an option to receive your credit, …

Singapore Airlines to operate A350s on Singapore-Melbourne-Wellington service

Travellers going to Wellington on Singapore Airlines can now look forward to a new generation aircraft when the airline switches over to the A350-900 long haul version from 31 October 2019. This switch will see the phasing out of the older regional business class product on this mid-haul service, which has long been a sore point for many travellers on this route. SIA currently operates the Singapore-Wellington service, via Melbourne, four times a week. From 1 January 2020, SIA will increase it to five times daily. The full schedule is as follow, effective 31 October 2019: Flight Route Depart Arrive Day of week Aircraft SQ247 SIN-MEL 2005 0630(+1) Mon, Wed*, Thu, Fri, Sat A350-900 SQ247 MEL-WLG 0750 1310 Tue, Thu*, Fri, Sat, Sun A350-900 SQ248 WLG-MEL 1430 1630 Tue, Thu*, Fri, Sat, Sun A350-900 SQ248 MEL-SIN 1755 2245 Tue, Thu*, Fri, Sat, Sun A350-900 *from 1 Jan 2020 New aircraft The 3-class A350 is a vast improvement over the B777-200. In business class, there are four more seats than the existing B777-200. Economy class has …