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Pacific Blue announces lounge access for guests at Wellington Airport

17-Feb-2010
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Corporate Plus Guests and Velocity Gold members will have complimentary use of Wellington Airport’s new lounge from today.

Pacfic Blue takes off to Queenstown

04-Sep-2009
NEW ZEALAND : New direct flights from Sydney to NZ winter wonderland Sydney - Queenstown Direct! On sale from $209*.

Pacific Blue announces Melbourne and Sydney-Denpaser

01-Apr-2009
NEW ZEALAND :

Pacific Blue anuncia la ruta Melbourne y Sydney-Denpaser


Pacific Blue will begin new direct services from Melbourne (3 per week) and Sydney (2 per week) to the Balinese island gateway of Denpasar from 01-Jun-09. The announcement comes after the airline launched its inaugural flights to Bali just three months ago from Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

Pacific Blue Airlines to launch Adelaide-Fiji and Melbourne-Fiji services

19-Mar-2009
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Airlines is increasing its international route network, announcing (19-Mar-09) plans to begin non-stop services between Adelaide and Fiji and also Melbourne and Fiji. The carrier will begin the flights from 04-Jun-09 increasing its capacity in and out of Fiji by 25%.

Pacific Blue CEO to retire

17-Dec-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Airlines CEO John Bartlett has announced (16-Dec-08) he will retire from the airline in the first quarter of 2009. Mr Bartlett has been CEO at Christchurch-based Pacific Blue for nearly three years and has been with the Virgin Blue Group for nearly six years.

Pacific Blue launches Brisbane-Solomon Islands services

03-Dec-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue took off from Brisbane International Airport at 10.10am for its inaugural flight to the Solomon Islands, the third new island destination the airline has launched in four weeks. Pacific Blue will fly direct between Brisbane and Honiara twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) using a Boeing 737-800 jet aircraft.

Pacific Blue launches Brisbane - Port Moresby services

03-Nov-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue has taken off (03-Nov-08) from Brisbane International Airport at 9.35am on route to Port Moresby, announcing the beginning of regular services between Australia and Papua New Guinea for the airline.

Pacific Blue increases services to Fiji

27-Oct-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Airlines announced it will increase services between Brisbane and Fiji (Nadi) from 14 to 16 flights a week. From 19-Dec-08, the additional flights will arrive late into Nadi on Friday and Sunday evenings, returning early on Saturday and Monday mornings.

Pacific Blue launches services to Solomon Islands

07-Oct-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue will launch direct flights between Brisbane and the Solomon Islands (Honiara) taking off on 02-Dec-08*, as well as adding three extra seasonal flights each week between Wellington and Brisbane.

Pacific Blue applies to the Commission

25-Sep-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Australia has applied to the Commission for an allocation of 1,980 seats per week on the Indonesia route. The capacity is to be used to operate services between Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Denpasar from Dec-08.

Pacific Blue launches service from Melbourne to Auckland

23-Sep-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Virgin Blue’s international subsidiary Pacific Blue launched its first non-stop service from Melbourne to Auckland.

Pacific Blue to launch flights from Australia to Indonesia

19-Sep-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Airlines is expanding its international route network to include Asia for the very first time, with the announcement the airline will launch 11 direct flights a week between Australia and Indonesia from 01-Dec-08.

Virgin Blue joins forces with Airlines PNG

09-Sep-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue and Airlines PNG have jointly announced that they have entered into Heads of Agreement that will lead to the commencement of code-share services between Port Moresby and Brisbane from Nov-08

Pacific Blue raises some fares due to fuel costs

10-Jul-2008
NEW ZEALAND : New Zealand airline Pacific Blue has announced increases to some international and domestic fares following the continuing rise in jet fuel prices.

Pacific Blue increases flights to Fiji

18-Apr-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Airlines announced plans to increase the number of flights from Australia to Fiji, with the introduction of two new services from June this year. The announcement comes in the wake of statistics that show the island nation is in the midst of a tourism “sweet spot” for Australian travellers.

Pacific Blue increases flights to Vanuatu

18-Apr-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Pacific Blue Airlines announced it will increase its flights from Brisbane to Port Vila in Vanuatu from twice weekly to three times a week, effective 18-Jun-08.

Pacific Blue expands domestic route network

02-Apr-2008
NEW ZEALAND : New Zealand carrier, Pacific Blue, announced the expansion of its New Zealand domestic route network with the launch of a direct daily Christchurch-Dunedin service, commencing 01-Jul-08. Pacific Blue also announced plans to launch a special fares promotion to celebrate the addition of Dunedin to its network.

Latest inflation figures show positive impact of Pacific Blue for New Zealand domestic travellers

21-Jan-2008
NEW ZEALAND : Latest inflation figures showing a significant reduction in the price of New Zealand domestic air travel have been welcomed by the country’s newest domestic airline, Pacific Blue. Consumer Price Index figures released on 17-Jan-08 show the price of domestic air travel fell in the last three months of 2007.

Pacific Blue launches new website, Blue Holidays

14-Nov-2007
NEW ZEALAND : (CAPA FREE) To coincide with the launch of Pacific Blues new domestic services between Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland, Pacific Blue has unveiled a new website, Blue Holidays.

Pacific Blue launches New Zealand domestic services

13-Nov-2007
NEW ZEALAND : (CAPA) The first Pacific Blue Airlines domestic service departed Christchurch and Auckland bound for Wellington on 12-Nov-07, ushering in a new era of competition for the domestic New Zealand market.

Charity Auction for first Pacific Blue domestic seat

05-Nov-2007
NEW ZEALAND : (CAPA) Virgin Blue has teamed up with Variety, The Childrens Charity, to auction seat 1A on the very first Pacific Blue New Zealand domestic service (Auckland-Wellington) on 12-Nov-07. The winning bidder will also receive a ticket for seat 1B.

Pacific Blue announces early take off; fares from NZ9

22-Oct-2007
NEW ZEALAND : (CAPA) New Zealands newest domestic airline, Pacific Blue, is offering fares from NZ9 to celebrate the announcement that its services are taking off early.

Menzies Aviation wins Pacific Blue in New Zealand

09-Oct-2007
NEW ZEALAND : (CAPA) Menzies Aviation announced it has been awarded the ground handling contract for passenger and ramp services, including dispatch, to handle all Pacific Blues services at its three locations in New Zealand.

Pacific Blue to enter New Zealand domestic market

23-Aug-2007
NEW ZEALAND : (CAPA) Pacific Blue announced plans to enter the New Zealand domestic market, with the airline launching services on the key Auckland-Wellington, Auckland-Christchurch and Wellington-Christchurch routes.

Polynesian Blue: Courage and dedication can deliver results in the Pacific

26-Feb-2007
NEW ZEALAND : Polynesian Blue, the JV airline between the Government of Samoa and Virgin Blue Airlines, has announced a pre-tax profit of USD2.6 million for the six months ended 31-Dec-06 - more than three times the result for the eight-month period (since its launch in Oct-05) to 30-Jun-06.


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