That’s great news for Adelaide to have direct flights to the US.
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Has this not been the case?
No, in the past people in Adelaide had to fly to either Sydney or Melbourne to transfer to another flight to the US.
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Not that I can recall. Not a lot of destinations to fly to out of Adelaide.
And I also thought it was interesting that it’s ADL to SFO rather than LAX, the latter being a bigger city with more passenger traffic.
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Really? I thought Qantas might have had a direct flight seeing as it’s our national airline.
Qantas once flew between Adelaide and Singapore, to connect with the Melbourne-Singapore-London service, during the 1990s. Now, Qantas’ sole international flight from Adelaide is the seasonal service to Auckland (resuming on October 31).
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Qantas haven’t had international flights out of Adelaide for years now. Only resuming soon with a flight to Auckland.
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I’d assume it would have something to do with cost. Maybe some sort of deal?
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Possibly, I imagine landing fees at LAX are quite a bit higher than at SFO.
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PER-JNB for Qantas isn’t necessarily new, but regulatory issues meant the route was short lived a few years ago when it ran
New Qantas menu serves up Aussie classics, ‘bush tucker’
Qantas’ new inflight menu puts that famous ‘Spirit of Australia’ on a plate – but no, we don’t mean kangaroo burgers at 40,000 feet.
Now being rolled out in business and economy class on domestic Qantas flights, the selection leans into home-grown classics.
Passengers can tuck into a hearty pie from Simmone Logue, snack on a toastie, and, during morning flights in business class, indulge in scones served with Beerenberg jam and Pepe Saya clotted cream.
There’s even a DreamTime Tuka box containing “authentic Indigenous bush tucker”.
“This new menu has been thoughtfully curated to highlight the finest Australian flavours while championing local businesses across the country,” says Qantas Group Chief Customer and Digital Officer, Catriona Larritt.
Western Sydney International Airport conducts its first major stress test with automated systems, luggage handling, and security protocols being trialled ahead of its planned opening in the second half of next year. Flight path testing includes Cessna aircraft landings and takeoffs on the new runway, with a Boeing 737 test scheduled for next week. Only four airlines have committed to operating from the airport, with transport connections to the CBD remaining a concern as the metro project faces delays.
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Virgin Trains has placed a £760 million order with global manufacturer Alstom for 12 Avelia Stream trains capable of an estimated 300km/h. The new service is planned to start in 2030, initially between London and Paris.
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After spending a couple of days in Canberra I have to say it is a very unattractive city right now.
Large parts of the CBD (between Canberra Centre and City Hill) look very run down. And the skyline is very unappealing as well too many buildings that look same-ish and all the same height (about 15 storeys).
Newcastle (I never thought I’d aay this) has a more attractive skyline, more varied in height (some up to 20 storeys now) and style, but it’s CBD at street level is still worse than Canberra’s. Hardly any shops, at least Canberra Centre has some decent shopping.
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I had kinda the opposite takeaway - I went there last year after about a decade and stayed on Northbourne Av, and was surprised how much development that was along the tram corridor, with plenty of high density development.
Lots of medium rise is probably more suited to an inland centre, there’s not really a need to hit the big heights. It reminds me a lot of St Kilda Rd - lots of companies have their headquarters along there instead of the CBD proper, and the trade off for the slight distance is it being a much nicer area to be around, with lots of trees and nearby parkland, while still having a great transport connection along the middle.
Never been to Newcastle but their light rail has seemingly been a total flop in terms of pushing any revitalisation of the inner city.
FlixBus launches maiden trips on Sydney–Melbourne corridor
Europe’s largest intercity coach operator, FlixBus, has officially launched in Australia with two new long-distance routes connecting Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney — one of the country’s busiest travel corridors.
Starting November 20, FlixBus will operate 12 daily Canberra–Sydney services and multiple Melbourne–Canberra–Sydney connections, with stops at Sydney’s international and domestic airports, Albury and Central Station.
The services will be operated by local partners, Deanes Coaches Group and Sunbury Coaches, using FlixBus’ asset-light model, which combines local operational expertise with the company’s global technology platform for scheduling, ticketing and safety.
A Deane coach
A Sunbury coach
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I can see Sydney to Canberra being successful because the equivalent rail services are usually sold out. And is only a few hours.
The other services, not so much.
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