Beijing Capital Airlines’ first Hangzhou flight arrives in Melbourne

Both Bonza and Jetstar were ahead of all other major airlines for on-time arrivals in the official BITRE data for last month, with Bonza leading the pack, while Jetstar saw its lowest cancellation rate in more than five years and beat both Qantas and V…

The airline said QF7168, scheduled to depart Melbourne at 5pm for a 6:40pm arrival, would carry 485 passengers, the equivalent of almost three cancelled Boeing 737-800 aircraft that normally fly the busy route.

The service, announced last year, began on Tuesday and operates three times per week using Jetstar’s A320-200 fleet. It is one of only two regular passenger transport flights serving Busselton Margaret River, the other being a Jetstar service to Melbou…