Travellers should expect cut-price offers on Middle East-based airlines as soon as the Iran war is over, says an aviation industry expert. It comes as a major airline axes flights to and from the region.
Cheyanne Enciso
A massive international airline, with code-share services from Australia to Europe, has pulled flights to and from the Middle East, with a concerning domino effect now expected.
Max Corstorphan
Qantas is set to hike airfares on its international routes this week in response to surging jet fuel costs amid tensions in the Middle East.
The war in Iran is part of a growing number of conflicts that have affected the global tourism industry, showing that people who are far from falling missiles and drone attacks aren’t immune to ripple effects.
Leslie Josephs and Contessa Brewer
Qantas and Air India are adding long-haul flights after the war in the Middle East knocked out carriers in the region, putting travel plans into chaos and causing airfares to skyrocket.
Danny Lee
The national transport safety investigator is delving into a ‘near collision’ this week in Perth involving a small plane that frequents WA mine sites.
Adrian Rauso
The competition watchdog warns $20 billion worth of airport infrastructure projects could be passed on to passengers in the form of higher airfares.
Jacob Shteyman
Travellers will end up footing the bill for the $20 billion upgrades slated for Australia’s four biggest airports — including Perth — as airlines are hit with higher charges for the improvements, the ACCC says.
Airlines and other large fuel buyers have been loading up on oil derivatives contracts in recent days to keep their bills from spiralling as the US-Iran war pushes prices to multi-year highs.
Mia Gindis
Australian travellers are facing the prospect of soaring airfare costs within weeks due to the Middle East conflict sending oil prices up.
Blair Jackson
Major Gulf hubs, including the world's busiest international airport Dubai — which normally handles over 1000 flights a day — remain closed for a fourth day.
Julie Zhu
Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.
Leslie Josephs
An Iranian drone strike has hit Dubai Airport as global airlines suspend flights across the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.
CARA RUBINSKY, MARC LEVY and JOSH FUNK
The airline says cost pressures persist across the industry, with above-inflation rises in airport charges and aircraft maintenance.
Sean Smith
The national airline saw strong demand for domestic flights as its profit edged 5.1 per cent higher and it lifted its dividend for shareholders.
Tom Richardson
Qantas will rollout a new offer for frequent flyers after Virgin dropped a similar perk deal for travellers.
Emma Kirk
Nick Rohrlach has served as chief of Virgin’s loyalty program Velocity since 2021, when he jumped shipped from rival Qantas in a move that sparked a legal battle between the two airlines.
The airline has launched its biggest domestic sale in five years, cutting prices on 1.9 million seats on 25 routes.
Berlin has been experiencing a weeks-long period of cold weather combined with snow and freezing rain, causing major transport disruption.
Katharina Kausche, Andreas Heimann and Wilhelm Pischke
Overworked pilots with limited experience flying at night nearly crashed their helicopter close to a Woodside drill rig off WA’s North West coast, an investigation has found.
The under-pressure founder and boss of Corporate Travel Management has quit — two months after his company was forced to admit it had overcharged clients more than $150 million.
Daniel Newell
Qantas has ordered new planes to replace its decade-old Fokker 100 fleet servicing WA’s important fly-in, fly-out market and regional travellers.
Eyebrows have been raised after WA Police allocated more than $23 million to lease a luxurious light business jet, rather than buying one for a cheaper price.
Ground staff who were illegally sacked by Qantas are set to get a share of millions after the airline was slugged with massive penalties.
Steve Zemek
