Airfares


New flights to boost Australia-China trade connections

Something momentous in the development of Australia-China trade connections this Thursday has so far slipped under the media radar.

Business As Usual: Trade deficit bigger than expected … Resources the real bubble, not property … Sigma’s appalling results … We’re still a cafe society

There could be softening in demand and activity in the economy … February’s trade deficit was much larger than expected by the market … Resources are the real bubble, not property …

Jetstar undercuts Qantas which upper cuts Jetstar who then kick Qantas in the… you get the idea

Qantas is engaged in a heated discount fare battle with… itself, with its own low-cost carrier Jetstar undercutting it on Melbourne to Bangkok flights, says Ben Sandilands.

Singapore Airlines tries to get a grip

Singapore Airlines is claiming to be acting for everyone, not just itself, by encouraging travellers to buy cheap fares to European cities.