Australia’s new Koala Airlines promises “fresh approach” in tough marketplace

Australia’s new Koala Airlines promises “fresh approach” in tough marketplace

A new(ish) domestic airline for Australia is set to hit the skies in late 2026, borrowing a name from one of the island continent’s most popular creatures – the koala. It emerges out of the ashes of the former Desert Air Safaris, an air tours and charter flight pioneer, which Koala acquired in 2019. Based out of Melbourne, the would-be rival to Qantas and Virgin, has been described by press as a “budget” or “low-cost” carrier, but Koala Airlines…

New airline entrant Koala Airlines seeks not to go the way of the dodo

Low-cost start-up Koala Airlines has shown concept art of Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft overhead Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. Image: Koala Airlines. There is a saying in aviation – if you want to make a small fortune in the airlines, start with a large fortune! While Qantas has been a constant in Australia’s skies – albeit through various iterations, ownerships and bailouts – many other airlines have come and gone. These include Ansett, Compass I a…

KOALA AIRLINES: Still promision to take off in 2026, still with no aircraft

A new challenger to the duopoly of Qantas and Virgin announced its bid around the time REX Airlines went into liquidation. We haven’t heard a lot from them since, and there has been little to no update on their online information. AI have seen a couple of fairly general interviews with the putative instigator Bill […] The post KOALA AIRLINES: Still promising to take off in 2026, still with no aircraft appeared first on 2PAXfly - Travel News, Air…