Air New Zealand adds Tokyo capacity – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand adds Tokyo capacity – Business Traveller

While in Japan this week, Air New Zealand chief executive officer Greg Foran has shared that the Star Alliance airline will add 30,000 seats to its Tokyo route from November to March. The increase is a result of the airline’s larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft flying more frequently to Japan. Air New Zealand currently deploys both…

Emirates to add second daily Ho Chi Minh City service – Business Traveller
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Emirates to add second daily Ho Chi Minh City service – Business Traveller

Dubai’s Emirates Airline has announced expanding its operations in Vietnam by adding a second daily flight between Dubai and Ho Chi Minh City from 15 January 2025. Originally planned for 1 February 2025, this additional flight is strategically timed to meet the surge in demand around the Lunar New Year festival, which falls on 29…

Emirates is back in Cambodia – Business Traveller
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Emirates is back in Cambodia – Business Traveller

On 1 May 2024, Emirates Airline celebrated the relaunch of its daily Phnom Penh service via Singapore. This service adds another link from Singapore to an additional point in Australasia, following Singapore-Melbourne, which Emirates relaunched in January 2023. It also expands Singapore-Dubai operations to four daily flights. The occasion was commemorated with a ceremonial event…

Garuda Indonesia celebrates Doha launch – Business Traveller
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Garuda Indonesia celebrates Doha launch – Business Traveller

Garuda Indonesia has started its new daily Jakarta-Doha service. The SkyTeam carrier is deploying its two-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route, with 393 seats – 26 in 1-2-1 business class and 367 in 3-3-3 economy class. Doha’s Hamad International airport (HIA) says that Garuda Indonesia complements its existing network in Southeast Asia through its…

Emirates to resume second daily Perth service – Business Traveller
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Emirates to resume second daily Perth service – Business Traveller

Dubai’s Emirates Airline will recommence a second daily service between Perth and Dubai from 1 December 2024. The second daily service will be operated by the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in addition to Emirates’ A380 daily service. The additional EK425 service will depart Dubai at 0915 and arrive in Perth at 0005 the following early…

Thai Airways to resume Milan, Oslo services – Business Traveller
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Thai Airways to resume Milan, Oslo services – Business Traveller

From July, Bangkok-based Star Alliance member Thai Airways International (THAI) plans to resume its flights to Milan Malpensa and Oslo Gardermoen, respectively. Starting 1 July, the flag carrier plans to resume daily service between Bangkok and Malpensa with two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, while Oslo will see daily service on the airline’s dual-class 777-300ER aircraft….