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Virgin Atlantic Airways announced (13-Feb-2023) plans to suspend London Heathrow services to Lahore on 01-May-2023 and to Islamabad on 09-Jul-2023. The carrier launched the services, as well as Manchester-Islamabad service, in Dec-2020. [more - original PR]

VietJet Air confirmed (14-Feb-2023) plans to launch three times weekly Ho Chi Minh City-Melbourne service from 08-Apr-2023. [more - original PR]

VietJet Air announced (14-Feb-2023) plans to commence three times weekly Ho Chi Minh City-Sydney service from 12-Apr-2023. [more - original PR]

Etihad Airways announced (10-Feb-2023) it is offering rebooking options for passengers with tickets to and from Turkey on or before 09-Feb-2023. Passengers are able to be reissued tickets before 28-Feb-2023, for travel dates before 23-Mar-2023. [more - original PR]

Etihad Airways announced (10-Feb-2023) its interline agreement with United Airlines has been discontinued, effective 09-Feb-2023. As a result, passengers will no longer be accepted on United Airlines using an Etihad Airways ticket. [more - original PR]

Qatar Airways reopened (09-Feb-2023) its premium lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, available for premium passengers and eligible oneworld alliance partners. The over 1000sqm lounge can accommodate over 200 passengers and is equipped with two dining areas, including 'The Brasserie' and 'The Global Deli', prayer rooms, business centre, shower facilities and WiFi. The carrier's 'Paris Premium Lounge' launched its operations in 2017. [more - original PR - English/Arabic]

Air New Zealand extended (08-Feb-2023) its partnership with Wamos Air. Wamos Air is set to continue to operate daily return Auckland-Perth service on behalf of Air New Zealand until 28-Oct-2023. The move is still a temporary solution while the airline continues to build back and face unprecedented demand for travel, which is set to be especially high over the Easter and Jul-2023 school holiday periods. All customers on the service will be offered an Air New Zealand meal service, including beverages. Customers will also receive inflight entertainment. Customers will also be greeted by Air New Zealand customer service agents at the airport check in and at the gate. [more - original PR]

British Airways announced (08-Feb-2023) a codeshare partnership with Airlink (South Africa) to improve connectivity between the UK, Europe, North America and 18 destinations in Southern Africa. The agreement with allow British Airways customers travelling from or transiting through London Heathrow to connect to their final destination via Cape Town or Johannesburg on a single ticket. Other destinations in Southern Africa are pending government approval and may join the codeshare agreement at a later date. [more - original PR]

OAG launched (08-Feb-2023) Flight Status Alerts to provide information on immediate flight changes. Flight Status Alerts integrates into OAG's Flight Info Platform and is powered by Microsoft's Azure Event Hub. [more - original PR]

Air China, via its official WeChat account, announced (07-Feb-2023) the resumption of three times weekly Beijing-Sydney service on 03-Feb-2023. As previously reported by CAPA, Air China resumed three times weekly Beijing-Melbourne service on 01-Feb-2023.