Virgin Australia’s application for flights between Brisbane and Port Villa has been approved by Australia’s International Air Services Commission (IASC). A similar application from Qantas will be decided on once the deadline for other applications closes on 5 June 2024. Background The opportunity arose when the state-owned airline Air Vanuatu...

The Federal Court has granted the administrators of Bonza Airlines, Hall Chadwick, two months to find a buyer. Barrister James Hutton, for the administrators, told the court that it would likely be better for creditors if the company was kept out of liquidation. This would give the best opportunity for...

Travellers between capital cities Melbourne and Perth, and Adelaide and Perth will now be able to choose REX as their carrier. The airline will fly between Melbourne and Perth five times a week using a Boeing 737 with a single return service. Between Adelaide and Perth, it will be a...

If you missed out or didn’t qualify for the recent status match promotion (like me), then this is your chance. With Triple status credits on offer, you can attain premium status with Virgin Australia in triple quick time! You only have 72 hours, though. The promotion is on now and...

In a move that accepts the uselessness of the drinks coaster-sized Q Bag Tags with trackable RFID chips, introduced in 2010, Qantas is replacing them with Qantas Luggage Tags that do nothing other than advertise your status and hold your contact details. Sure, they look stylish and advertise your status,...

In an awful but more and more common incident overnight, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777, flight SQ321 flying from London to Singapore on Tuesday hit severe turbulence. Passengers and crew were flung around the cabin during breakfast service, causing interior damage and multiple physical injuries, including the death of a...

Virgin Australa is offering to match your Qantas status at either Gold or Platinum level will Virgin Australia’s Veleocity Rewards program. But you need to move real fast, because only the first 3,000 applicants between now and 24 May will get a look in. If successful, you will get three...

French authorities have cleared two Australian Government flights to rescue stranded Australian tourists. New Caledonia has experienced political protests that blocked roads and made the La Tontouta International Airport inoperable. Cause of civil unrest in New Caledonia The civil unrest is a result of the French legislature in Paris proposing...

In 2023, Qatar Airways asked to double its number of flights into Australia. The Minister, Catherine King rejected the request. Rumours and some evidence suggested that Qantas had lobbied hard against the expansion of the Qatari airline in Australia. Extra Qatar Airways flights previously rejected The rejection in July 22023...

Australia’s two major airline groups, Qantas and Virgin Australia have long opposed any form of compulsory independent complaints procedure. Let alone a passenger bill of rights. Faced with a government green paper that suggested both for customer complaints to the airline industry, both airlines have backflipped. Aviating whitepaper The ‘green’...

Last summer, United Airlines massively expanded its services to the Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand. It looks like that is over for the moment, with United axing its Auckland and Brisbane flights out of LAX. It’s still maintaining its flights between San Francisco and Brisbane and Auckland. United...

At least one of the six parties who had expressed interest in taking Bonza out of administration to ensure its survival has pulled out, and the date when staff, customers and creditors will know more has been extended until May 29. Administrator meeting with Bonza staff Hall Chadwick, Bonza’s administrator,...

Qantas is doing some flight housekeeping. It’s suspending flights between Sydney and Shanghai, adding a route to Manila, and increasing flights to Singapore and Bengaluru. Sydney to Shanghai suspended from 28 July 2024 Qantas overestimated the demand for this route when it was re-opened after suspension during COVID-19. But they...