According to the latest Airport Monitoring Report issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the four airports—Brisbane (BNE), Melbourne (MEL), Perth (PER) and Sydney (SYD)—collectively increased aeronautical revenue 24.3% year-over-year to A$2.6 billion in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
SAS will place its code on Air Europa flights from Madrid to popular Spanish destinations, including Alicante, Barcelona, Vigo, Málaga, A Coruña, Bilbao, Palma de Mallorca, Gran Canaria, Tenerife Norte, and Lisbon and Porto in Portugal.
South American gateway points include Bogotá (BOG) and Cartagena (CTG) in Colombia; Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and São Paulo (GRU) in Brazil; Lima, Peru; Santiago (SCL), Chile; and Quito (UIO), Ecuador.
Neil Chernoff, Chief Planning and Strategy Officer at British Airways, said: “This prestigious award is testament to the hard work of our colleagues across the business, who this year alone have expanded our network with nine additional routes, including Kuala Lumpur, Tromsø, and Abu Dhabi.
These developments are crucial for expanding the airport's capacity to handle increasing passenger traffic, which is expected to reach 50 million by the end of this year, according to Hou Wei, general manager of CKG.
“This strategic move not only enhances operational efficiency across our networks, but also provides our passengers with even greater choice and convenience, connecting them to even more exciting destinations across Asia and Australia via Bangkok,” a spokesperson for Gulf Air says.
Wizz Air has also launched a new seasonal service from Bucharest, operating three times a week, and British Airways' scheduled flights from London Heathrow, which was charter in 2019.
