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Starlux Airlines Flights to Sydney in 2027: A Lot of Promises But Will It Deliver?
Starlux Airlines announces it will commence flights between Taipei and Sydney International Airport in 2027. It promises to offer passengers convenient onward travel options, which at the moment are only active towards North America, with the airline planning to commence services to Zurich and Barcelona in Europe next year as well. The issue with that…
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Sydney Airport Q1 Traffic Report: International Passengers Hit Record Highs
Traffic continues to grow at Sydney International Airport in Q1 of 2026 over Q1 of 2025. Total passenger volumes have grown by 3.6% in the quarter. However, international is growing at more than twice the pace of domestic passengers, with the growth of 5.8% versus 2.1% for domestic. With domestic passengers still lagging behind 2019…
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Malaysia Airlines A330neo Lands in Sydney, Adds Third Daily Flight
For Australia Southeast Asian countries are important trade partners, tourist destinations but also the stopover point for onwards travel to numerous destinations worldwide. One of the highest demand and capacity destination in the region, from all Australian airports, is Kuala Lumpur. Flag carrier Malaysia Airlines with flight caps increasing is introducing new generation planes and…
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More SmartGate Kiosks And Arrival Capacity For Sydney Airport
Just as clearing security can be a stressful while departing, so can be clearing immigration when coming into the country. It can be a real challenge for airports to keep gate to curbside times contained and short. Technology has helped in this area, with smart kiosks helping to reduce the burden on border control staff…
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Etihad Soon To Make Sydney an All Airbus A350 Destination
The A380 has long been the aircraft of choice for Emirates on its flights from Dubai to Sydney, the other UAE major airline, Etihad, on the other hand has never had the same relationship with the world’s largest passenger plane. It will too soon have an aircraft of choice for its Sydney flights in the…
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Inside Qantas’ A380 Fleet: Current Routes, Aircraft Status, and Future Plans
The Airbus A380 has been a tricky aircraft for all airlines to use to its full potential. Very few airlines have truly harnessed all that the mighty airbus jumbo can bring to the table. Emirates aside, all airlines which have taken delivery of the A380 have had some issues making the economics of this giant…
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Sydney Airport 2024 Traffic Results – The Best Quarter Performance Since 2019
Sydney Airport is quite the interesting case to analyze when taking into account the post 2020 era. Australians are among the nationalities most accustomed to relying on air travel and therefore it was easily predictable that air travel would rebound rapidly. However, even when looking at 2024’s overall traffic results, there are some anomalies that…
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8 Out of 8: With Sichuan Airlines All Chinese Carriers Returned to Sydney Airport
Australia is one of the top travel destination for Chinese tourists traveling abroad. Hence it was a very big blow for the Aussie tourism industry and airports to absorb when all flights came to an abrupt stop in 2020 as travel restrictions were imposed. However that all seems now just a distant memory. The last…
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Sydney is Once Again an All Emirates A380 Destination
If you’re familiar with Sydney international airport (SYD) you know that due to its night curfew it is quite a heavily congested airport. Flights are allowed to take off and land from 6am to 11pm. Therefore opening hours are very busy and slots are not easy to come by. Emirates is one of the airlines…
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Qantas Increases Capacity to Los Angeles Bali, New York and Johannesburg
Things are starting to move faster for Australian flag carrier Qantas. The airline has just announced it will be significantly increasing capacity on a selection of key routes as early as fall 2023. So let’s take a look at which flights Qantas will be powering up and when it will all happen. Why Is Qantas…