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QANTAS: Wet-leased Finnair’s AirLounge Business Class coming to Sydney to Honolulu route
The fixed Business Class seat is titled the AirLounge. It comes with the Finnair Airbus A330 aircraft that Qantas is wet-leasing from Finnair. The Scandinavian airline has a surplus of aircraft and staff now that it cannot fulfil its regular routes by flying over Russia. Russian airspace has been closed...
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QANTAS: Boosts seasonal flights across the Tasman to New Zealand
Qantas has announced increased flights across the Tasman to New Zealand for the southern hemisphere summer. The increased schedule will be active for the six weeks between 15 December 2025 and 26 January 2026 This corresponds to the height of the Christmas (School) Holiday period in Australia and New Zealand....
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SYDNEY FIRST CLASS: Want to escape Sydney in First Class comfort, and don’t care where you go?
I have often fantasised about heading to Sydney Airport and booking myself on the next available First Class flight out of Kingsford Smith. It’s a fantasy that I can’t afford to fulfil. But if it’s in your world of possibilities, here are the First Class flights out of Sydney you...
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Weird Business Class shower curtain divider reported.
Virgin Australia used to have a very elegant divider between its Economy and Business Class cabins. Smart, eye-catching purple perspex panels adorned the bulkhead, and a magnetic ‘rope’ blocked the aisle. As part of its AU$110 million upgrade to its Boeing 737 fleet, Virgin Australia is removing that bulkhead divider...
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CATHAY PACIFIC: Seasonal Adelaide to Hong Kong flights start 11 November 2025
What is it with Adelaide at the moment? Everyone is starting international flights from there! First, Qantas flies to Auckland, the United flies to San Francisco, and now Cathay Pacific flies from Adelaide to Hong Kong. Background to Cathay Pacific and the Adelaide service Cathay last flew to Adelaide from...
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QANTAS: International Sydney Business Lounge to finally get major upgrade
I hope you haven’t been holding your breath for seven years, when the first announcement that International Sydney Business Lounge would be refurbished was made back in 2018! According to AFF, the current lounge is to close completely in the second half of 2025, with a temporary lounge being set...
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THAILAND: Travellers’ guide to new passenger rights for flight delays and cancellations
Here in Australia, we are still waiting for any innovations in passenger rights. In the meantime, Thailand has introduced a new set of passenger rights for flight delays and cancellations. Thailand has introduced new regulations to protect air passenger rights in the face of unexpected flight delays and cancellations. From...
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QANTAS: In court to sort out how much to pay ground workers sacked back in 2021 under Alan Joyce
If you can drag yourselves back to the heady final days of Alan Joyce’s reign as Qantas CEO, you might also remember the decision to outsource ground services. Qantas claimed that sacking its own ground workers could save the airline AU$100 million annually. Little problem though. Sacking the ground workers...
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Flying T’Way Air’s new Boeing 777-300ER in Business and Economy class
History Based in Seoul, T’Way Air is a low-cost carrier operating domestic and international flights from Gimpo and Incheon. Previously only operating a fleet of Boeing 737-800s, over the past three years… The post Flying T’Way Air’s new Boeing 777-300ER in Business and Economy class appeared first on Zac George.
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QANTAS: Finally restarts Adelaide international flights — seasonal in summer to Auckland
You can book from today, but you will have to wait until October 2025 to fly between Adelaide and Auckland, New Zealand. This means that finally, Qantas has returned to international flying out of Adelaide. Auckland and odd choice? Flying to New Zealand from Adelaide only barely qualifies as flying...
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TRAGEDY: MH17 downed by Russia rules ICAO
This is no surprise, but I thought it important to report on the blog for historical purposes. The United Nations agency that deals with international aviation, the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), has officially ruled today that Russia violated international aviation laws under the Chicago Convention. Background...
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Comfort, Controversy, and Innovation: Flying on the COMAC C919
Comfort, Controversy, and Innovation: Flying on the COMAC C919″ a product of indigenous innovation and development. Flying China’s Homegrown Jet: The COMAC C919 I deliberately engineered my flight out of Hong Kong to Shanghai in order to fly China’s brand-new, homegrown jet—the COMAC C919—with China Eastern Airlines (my overall rating...
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EMIRATES: Blocks First Class points bookings for entry level Skywards members
I recently reviewed Emirates First Class on the A380. My flight was only a little over three hours, running between Christchurch, New Zealand, and Sydney. I paid for my flight, but I did consider redeeming 64,500 Qantas points for it. It looks like that option might be threatened. Emirates First...
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NEW ZEALAND: Introduction — Wellington, a ferry to Picton for a South Island holiday
Time for the next trip report. This time, we spent a short week in Wellington, New Zealand. We stayed at two different Wellington hotels, took a ferry trip across the Cook Strait and into Queen Charlotte Sound to Picton in the north of the South Island, stayed at an Airbnb,...
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FLIGHT REVIEW: Emirates A380 First Class — Christchurch to Sydney — Part 3 —the seat, the meal and the service
I travelled on an Emirates A380 between Christchurch and Sydney in First Class, so I could experience the on board showers. If you want to find out more about the start of the flight, head over to Part 1. The Shower Suite details and review are in Part 2. If...
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LOUNGES: New lounges for Adelaide and Auckland, Qantas and Air New Zealand
The new Qantas Adelaide Business Lounge is set to open next week. ,A new Premium Lounge for Air New Zealand at Auckland Airport is scheduled for 2026. Adelaide Qantas Business Lounge This is scheduled for opening on Friday, 16 May 2025, according to ET. If I can remind you, the...