Some people believe this guarantee is mythical, but it seems real if you book a Q-Suites flight and an aircraft change leaves you on a flight without the renowned Business Class seats. You won’t find this guarantee on the Qatar Airways website, but you will find evidence of it in...

I think this is weird, but it’s welcome. Qatar Airways will resume daily flights to Canberra, Australia’s capital city. The flights will not be non-stop, but they will head to Doha via Melbourne. You may remember that in 2023, the Department of Transport refused Qatar’s application for additional slots at...

From Monday, 16 December 2024, you can book domestic airfares by redeeming points at Classic Plus rates. These are usually more expensive than redeeming for Classic reward rates, but not always. Qantas argues that these Classic Plus awards boost the ‘effective’ value of Qantas Points by making more seats available...

Pending final approval from regulators, we now know what the cost of long-haul international routes will be travelling on Virgin Australia, and their wet-leased aircraft via Doha. And, you can book them from today. If you remember, Virgin Australia has masterfully parlayed a proposed 25% stake by Qatar Airways, and...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has initiated legal proceedings against Regional Express (REX), the beleaguered airline in administration, alleging that it deceived the market. Misleading announcements The controversy centres on an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) announcement made by REX in February 2023. The airline declared optimism about achieving...

Virgin Australia is making some big commitments to passengers during this holiday season. Over the months of December 2024 and January 2025, Virgin will run up to 3,000 flights each week domestically and on short-haul international routes. Airlines’ recent history over the Christmas holiday period has not been good. With...

Emirates will end its direct, one-stop flights EK404/EK405 between Melbourne and Dubai via Singapore on Sunday, 30 March 2025. This means one less option to travel the eight-hour trek between Singapore and Melbourne. These flights to Dubai via Singapore allowed Emirates to pick up guests from Singapore. They gave guests...

From today, Thursday, 5 December, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are back together with a new codeshare agreement. Thursday, 5 December: The long-awaited reunion of Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand is now officially “official”, bringing enhanced travel options and seamless experiences for Virgin Australia passengers crossing the Tasman....

Oh joy, here is Qantas, jumping on the festive bandwagon with their flashy Christmas livery and yultide themed gimmicks. It’s not enough that we have to endure the chaos of holiday travel; now we have to put up with planes named ‘Dasher-8’ and ‘Roo-dolph’ cluttering the skies. Whoopee. Festive double...

It looks like Qantas ‘Project Sunrise‘ ultra-long-haul project is not alone in the non-stop stakes. Project Sunrise will take travellers from the east coast of Australia to almost any capital city in the world without stopping. That includes trips from Sydney to London, New York, and Paris. At least two...

The ACCC’s interim approval of the tie-up between Virgin Australia (VA) wet-leasing Qatar Airways jets to recommence long-haul international flying allows VA to release its new flights to Doha. These Virgin Australia flights using crew and aircraft from Qatar Airways will commence in June 2025. They will be included in...

Air New Zealand will debut its Boeing 787-9 aircraft equipped with newly designed cabin interiors in February 2025. The airline has ambitious plans to retrofit seven 787-9s by the end of 2025, with the entire project due to be completed by the end of 2026. According to an article in...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation for a collaborative venture between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways. Virgin Australia has applied to cooperate with Qatar Airways in an integrated alliance. Tickets on sale soon This decision allows the two carriers to begin marketing and selling 28...

Earlier this month, Pulse Tasmania reported that the Tasmanian Government were actively discussing with two airlines to provide international services to Hobart, once its runway upgrade is complete. The two airlines are Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines. The stage of discussions Discussions with Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff cover passengers and...

China is working on encouraging Australians to visit its shores. Back in July, it introduced 15-day visa-free travel for Australians to China. Now, the Chinese Embassy in Canberra has announced you can visit visa-free for 30 days. That sure beats having to queue at a Chinese Embassy for a few...