Air Canada is bulking up its South Pacific network to near pre-COVID levels, announcing the return of daily flights between Vancouver and Sydney, coupled with a resumption of services to Brisbane and Auckland.

Qatar Airways is launching new thrice-weekly flights to Santorini, Greece, from 7 June 2022, joining Athens and Mykonos to become the third destination to be served in Greece by the carrier. The service will be operated by Airbus A320 featuring 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy Class.

Emirates will increase frequencies on the Dubai-Perth route from next month, adding a fourth weekly service effective 1 April and moving to daily from 1 May. The frequency upgrade comes in response to pent-up demand for inbound and outbound travel following the reopening of Western Australia’s borders.

Air Canada is preparing to reinstate 34 international routes from March 2022 across the Atlantic and Pacific, concurrently restoring dozens of transborder point-to-points over the US border.

Effective 1 March 2022, Emirates will boost capacity on the Brisbane route to a daily service, re-introducing its flagship Airbus A380 to the Queensland capital.

The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) and Emirates have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost inbound tourism into Saudi Arabia and attract new segments of travellers across the airline’s extensive global network. The new agreement aims to capitalise on the airline’s global network of over 120 cities to raise awareness and amplify the Saudi Arabian experience for leisure travellers to come and visit the Kingdom’s unique attractions.

Emirates will restart a second daily flight on the Sydney-Dubai route, served by A380 aircraft, starting 1 March. The frequency upgrade comes as Australia prepares to reopen its international borders to overseas travellers on 21 February.

British Airways is rekindling flights between Sydney and London after a near two-year COVID-induced hiatus. Daily Boing 787 Dreamliner services will resume on 29 March 2022, a month or so after Australia’s international border will reopen again to double-vaccinated foreign travellers, enabling family, friends, and business associates in the United Kingdom and Australia to reconnect once again.

American Airlines and British Airways have unveiled further details for their plans to co-locate operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport’s (JFK) Terminal 8 beginning 1 December 2022.

Fiji Airways will resume commercial flights from Brisbane to Fiji from Sunday 23 January after Queensland announced this week it would welcome the return of international visitors from this Saturday.

Cathay Pacific has revamped its Economy class fares, giving Australia and New Zealand customers greater choice and flexibility when booking flights.

Helsinki Airport has opened a new Terminal 2 extension this month featuring world-class facilities and a novel new airport name (keep scrolling).