The federal government has negotiated a temporary increase in the number of weekly plane flights between Australia and China.The extra flights will be made available to cater for an expected spike in demand between November and the end of February 2011.During the past year more than 410,000 Chinese visitors... 

Frontier Airlines adds new, seasonal nonstop flights between Kansas City, Mo., and Fort Myers this winter.Starting Dec. 18, the Denver-based carrier would offer weekly flights between the cities. That would increase to two round-trip flights per week in February.Kansas City has been a huge area of growth... 

Emirates underlined its commitment to Libya today by announcing that it will increase capacity on its Tripoli services by 40%. Starting from the 1st November, Emirates will introduce three additional weekly flights to Tripoli, bringing the total number of weekly flights to 10. The new EK 743 flight will... 

Director Haj, Qazi Sami ur Rehman has said that till now from Lahore since 12 October, 7,200 Haj pilgrims have been reaching in Saudi Arabia through 16 special flights.The director said that the departure of Haj pilgrims for Saudi Arabia is going in an ameliorate manner while pilgrims are going according... 

At least eight flights between Manila and key areas in northern Luzon were cancelled Monday due to the threat posed by Typhoon Juan.Radio dzBB reported that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 said the canceled flights included 2P-014 (Manila to Tuguegarao) and 2P-015 (Tuguegarao to Manila).The... 

Emirates has announced it will increase services between Dubai and the Seychelles to seven flights per week, starting 4 November.The airline has also agreed an official tie-up with the Seychelles Tourism Board in Dubai for joint promotional activities.The additional flight will operate on Thursdays and... 

If you’re booking airfare from Detroit, here’s some things to know: Sao Paulo, Brazil fares are on sale to mark Delta’s new Detroit-Sao Paulo route. Book by Oct. 18 to get fares as low as $399 each way for flights Oct. 21-Feb. 25; travel must be completed by Feb. 28. Blackout dates are Dec. 24-Jan.... 

Air Berlin has applied to operate a 76-seater plane on a weekly flight to Dusseldorf, on Saturdays.The Commerce and Employment Department, which is responsible Air Transport Licensing, said the final details were being worked out.No licence is required for the route as it operates directly to Europe... 

Gulf Air on Wednesday said that the proposed launch dates of its services to Basra and to Isfahan have been deferred.Under the new schedule, flights to Basra will begin on December 5 while services to Isfahan will be launched on December 9. Service to Addis Ababa will be launched on December 6 as planned.Gulf... 

American Airlines and Jetstar said Wednesday they will work together to sell seats on Jetstar’s flights to several destinations in New Zealand.It’s a so-called code-sharing deal. AMR Corp.’s American will put its code on Jetstar flights such as Auckland to Christchurch and Auckland...