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Jetstar Airways plans to expand its New Zealand network next year, launching flights from Sydney and Gold Coast to Hamilton and from Gold Coast to Dunedin.

Hong Kong Airlines is resuming long-haul flights in January after an absence of nearly five years.

Eleven routes will be launched from Bonza’s third base in Australia.

Qantas has restarted service between Brisbane in Australia and Tokyo as it continues to restore flying to Japan.

The Australian carrier will debut the aircraft between Melbourne and Cairns later this month.

The airline has announced international routes to Bali and destinations in Oceania.

The LCC began flying from the Australian capital last December and is now growing its presence at the airport.

Korean Air restoring flights to Hawaii, Air Nostrum’s latest tender win, and Singapore Airlines restarting service to Houston are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

Virgin Australia’s domestic expansion, the addition of Beirut to Swiss’ network, and Volotea’s tender win in Sardinia are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

The planned launch comes as competition for domestic traffic in Australia continues to grow.

Five domestic routes, which are at the center of a dispute with Qantas, will now continue.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given its verdict on the ongoing spat between Rex and Qantas.

About 2,800 seats per day will be added to Australia’s busiest flight path.

The LCC expects domestic capacity in Australia to top 2019 levels by the end of March next year.

Ten domestic routes are being reinstated by the carriers alongside frequency increases on a further five.

While Jetstar and Sunwing are resuming suspended routes, Porter Airlines has further delayed its planned restart and Norwegian is preparing to ground 15 of the 21 aircraft currently in operation.

Australia’s national airline is adding more flights from the country’s capital.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Air Canada’s plans to launch a route to Qatar; Qantas adding Tasmania capacity; and Jazeera Airways returning to Muscat after more than a decade.

With international service not expected to resume until July 2021 at the earliest, Australia’s flag carrier is hoping to stimulate domestic demand where border restrictions allow.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Virgin Atlantic’s move into the UK-Pakistan market; Jetstar’s resumption of Sunshine Coast-Adelaide flights; and the launch of a new Widerøe route from Bergen.

Following the confirmation that Tigerair Australia will cease operations, Routes looks at the Virgin Australia low-cost subsidiary’s place in the market prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virgin Australia is reducing domestic capacity by 90% and temporarily grounding 125 aircraft. Low-cost subsidiary Tigerair Australia has also suspended flights.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar is moving into the growing but underserved Australia - South Korea market, sensing an opportunity to stimulate further two-way demand between the countries with its lower fares.

Air New Zealand is boosting capacity on its Auckland - Gold Coast route by almost 60 percent from early next year at the same time as AirAsia X ends its service.

AirAsia X is planning to add Auckland, the largest and most populous urban area in New Zealand, as a tag on its existing daily Kuala Lumpur – Gold Coast service and is expected to open reservations this week. It previously served Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand but closed the route after just 15 months of operation.