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NOVEMBER 2024

Week 47

Orient Aviation Daily Digest November 21, 2024

By Tomasz Sniedziewski

 

News

China Airlines records steady passenger traffic in latest month

China Airlines (CAL) transported 928,263 passengers in October, 3.6% more air travellers than the flag carrier flew a year ago. Read More »


 


 

News

Fiji Airways to launch Cairns-Nadi; targets transit traffic to U.S.

Fiji Airways will inaugurate three times a week Cairns-Nadi next April 10 with 737 MAXs The coastal far north Queensland-Fiji route will operate on the same days as the flag carrier’s Nadi-Dallas/Fort Worth schedule with the aim of attracting passengers traveling from Northern Australia to Texas via Nadi. Read More »


 


 

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EVA Airways reports improved revenue boosted by robust cargo performance

Taiwan-based EVA Airways transported 1,081,872 passengers last month, 2.69% more travellers than it flew in October last year. Read More »


 

News

Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines investigating direct flights to Tasmania

Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines (SIA) are in talks with Tasmania’s government about opening direct flights to Hobart, the capital of the southern Australia island state, from their home hubs. Read More »


 

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Thailand’s airlines to increase peak season capacity after appeal from government

Six airlines based in Thailand are acceding to a government request to add more than 73,000 seats to total capacity in the upcoming holiday weeks, Bangkok Post reports. Read More »


 

News

Eastar Jet to launch Seoul-Tokushima at year-end

South Korea’s Eastar Jet will inaugurate three times a week Seoul-Tokushima on December 26, an expansion of its Japan network operating from Seoul to Tokyo Narita, Osaka Kansai, Sapporo and Naha. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from AirAsia MOVE, Fullsing Industrial Park, Indra and VATM. Read More »