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Airbus A350 Adventures: Asiana Inaugurates Melbourne-Seoul Flights

Asiana Airlines will become Melbourne Airport's (MEL) 38th airline.

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Above & Beyond: Melbourne Airport Expects Record International Passenger Numbers This Summer

The facility's internatonal traffic is set to be around 7% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

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Turkish Airlines Submits Application For Australia Flights

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be deployed on the flights if they are approved by the Australian government.

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England To Australia: The Incredible Story Of The MacRobertson Air Race

The winner of the race was a de Havilland DH.88 Comet.

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A Busy Corridor: Which Airlines Fly Between Melbourne & Sydney?

This month alone, there are 763,636 seats available on this route – making it the fifth busiest domestic air corridor in the world.

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Sydney & Melbourne Dnata Ground Crew Voting On Strike Action

Talks between the company and the Transport Workers' Union (TWU) have stalled.

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Capacity Increases & More Singapore Airlines MAX 8s For Australia

Singapore Airlines will start flying into Melbourne four times a day and add MAX 8 flights to Darwin & Cairns.

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United Airlines Returns To Melbourne With The Boeing 787

United Airlines is returning to Melbourne in June with thrice-weekly flights from San Francisco and becomes the only airline on the MEL - SFO route.

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Qantas To Upgrade US Ops With Direct MEL - DFW Flights & More LAX Bound A380s

Melbourne is enjoying some Qantas love, with a new nonstop service to Dallas Forth Worth to start and A380s returning to the MEL - LAX route.

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Emirates Doubles Its Airbus A380 Service To Melbourne

As Emirates increases its Australian services, an additional 516 seats a day will be added to its Melbourne-bound routes.

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TUI Launches Melbourne Orlando's 1st Long-Haul Service With The Boeing 787

Melbourne Orlando has welcomed the first of eight long-haul routes. It'll have more international routes this summer than domestic.

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Sharp Airlines To End Melbourne - Griffith Flights

The decline of ultra marginal regional routes in Australia continues as Sharp Airlines ends its Melbourne - Griffith service on March 31.

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Bamboo Airways' New Routes Into Australia Soon To Take Off

Both Sydney and Melbourne Airports have announced new Bamboo Airways flights as the Vietnamese airline steps up its international operations.

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The Most Notable New Airline Routes This Week

Welcome to my 26th routes newsletter! Routes go to the heart of airlines and airports, and they're celebrated in my weekly newsletter.

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Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways Announces Sydney As Frankfurt Takes Off

Vietnam's Bamboo Airways has announced Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney, with the route beginning at the end of March.

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Bonza's New Route Network Makes Sense: Here's Why

Bonza will start with two bases and 25 routes. Some 84% of its initial routes will be unserved, while only four will have head-to-head competition.

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Emirates Doubles Down On Sydney With Second A380 Service

Emirates will resume flying two daily A380s to Sydney in less than a month as it gradually returns to its pre-pandemic offering.

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British Airways Returns To Sydney In March Using Boeing 787s

British Airways is returning to Australia, with its London Heathrow-Singapore-Sydney resuming – but this time using the B787-9.

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66 Long-Haul Routes Set To Operate When Australia Reopens

Australia will welcome international tourists in less than two weeks, with 66 long-haul routes in the first week of opening.

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