Emirates Airline, the national airline of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced that it is increasing capacity by 13% to 4 cities in South-East Asia and Australia between December 2009 and January 2010.

Air New Zealand, the flag carrier of New Zealand and the country’s national airline, is launching non-stop trans-Tasman flights to Rotorua in New Zealand’s North Island from Sydney in Australia on December 19, 2009.

Jetstar Airways, the budget carrier based in Melbourne, Australia, has announced that it is raising the number of its weekly services between the Australian cities of Darwin and Sydney.

British Airways, the national flag-carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has announced that it is cutting its capacity to Australia by 5% by reducing a few flights during the northern winter.

Qantas Airways, the national airline of Australia, is increasing the number of services to London and Los Angeles by operating daily services with Airbus A380 aircraft from Sydney in Australia to London and Los Angles from November 2009.

The Singapore-based Tiger Airways will start four new flights between state capitals Sydney and Melbourne, from July 3, 2009.

Quantas has launched A380 Sydney-London flights from January 16, 2008.