After a near 12 month absence, the Kiwi flag carrier has resumed flying the NZ197/198 rotation Some 11 months and 3 weeks after ceasing Hobart’s first international route since the 1990s, one of Air New Zealand’s six-strong fleet of Airbus A320neos, ZK-NHD touched down at 11:04am with around 140 passengers on board. The resumption of […]
VARA will take over from parent airline Virgin Australia next month From July 29th, operation of Hobart’s longest route will pass to Virgin Australia’s Perth based regional subsidiary, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, formerly Skywest. The 4 hour and 50 minute flight will be flown by VARA’s seven strong fleet of Airbus A320-200s, most of which […]
Hong Kong’s flag carrier has resumed the service for the summer, with new aircraft After the success of the flights over the 2020/2021 summer season, Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific have resumed the service via Melbourne for the 2021/2022 summer. with at least 35 flights up to January 31st to be operated in conjunction with […]
Taking a look at the past, present, and future of Qantas’ domestic fleet With some of Qantas’s narrow bodies now approaching, and exceeding 20 years old, it was no surprise that the airline launched it’s narrowbody fleet replacement program, dubbed “Project Winston” by the airline earlier this month. In a break from my more Tasmania […]
Flying on the first scheduled Qantas flight from Hobart to Adelaide After being forced to cancel yet another trip due to Covid, I took the opportunity to book my first trip to Adelaide, on the first Qantaslink flight, operated by Alliance Airlines on one of their brand new (second hand) Embraer E190s. Flight Details Airline […]
Air New Zealand’s first Auckland to Hobart service touches down Earlier today, at 10:43 AM AEST, the first scheduled international passenger flight to Hobart since 1998, arrived from Auckland Mangere Airport. The 214 seat Airbus A321NEO, ZK-NNA had the honour of operating this historic hop across the Tasman, a flight years in the making. By […]