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QANTAS: QF11 Sydney to LAX schedule change to inconvenience thousands of flyers
Qantas is changing the scheduled departure time of its daily QF11 Sydney to Los Angeles flight on an A380 from 10:15 am to 5:15 pm, according to ET. Now that sounds good to me. Leisurely packing in the morning, head to the airport and spend lunchtime in the First Class...
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QANTAS: About to order Boeing 787-10s?
Reuters is quoting industry sources as saying that Qantas is about to place an order for an unknown number of Boeing B787-10s, and predicting that the order may be confirmed as early as this month. With Qantas said to be updating the market on it finances tomorrow, maybe we will...
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Will status match Qantas for Velocity Gold
You have until 15 September 2023 to apply for a status match with Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program if you hold gold status or above with Qantas. The match will give you three months of Velocity Gold status, and if you take a single flight, and earn a minimum...
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QANTAS: Pandemic travel credit class action: $1bn in interest-free loan
Echo Law, specialising in class actions, has lodged proceedings in the Federal Court. The class action is against Qantas over its refund policy for pandemic-related cancelled flights. The Guardian, suggests that the policy was designed for consumers’ money to be used as ‘$1bn in interest-free loans’. The suit aims to...
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QANTAS: Flights, frequencies, routes and aircraft increase
Qantas is adjusting some of its flights to better use its fleet. It especially wants to incorporate the recent three new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. They have also been bringing back the mothballed A380s. Qantas is claiming 80% of pre-pandemic capacity on international routes, intending to reach 100% by March 2024....
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Qantas Platinum Status – Got it again! Guide
NOT an offical Guide I’ve just had my platinum status extended for another year, I thought it a good time to remind readers of the official and unofficial benefits of achieving Qantas Platinum/OneWorld Emerald Frequent Flyer status. This is not an official guide to the benefits or otherwise of gaining...
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BORDER FORCE: Well travelled influencer lies on Australian biosecurity form and complains about AU$1,878 fine
There are some things that possibly unreasonably make my blood boil. One of them is ‘influencers’ behaving like their human rights have been violated when the root cause is that they have been behaving badly. A case in point is influencer Lays Laraya, better known by her Instagram handle of...
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REX: Airline grows its domestic network – adds Melbourne to Hobart route
Regional Express Airlines or REX, is the new kid on the block regarding domestic capital city flying in Australia. It launched just as the pandemic hit back in 2019. Previously just a regional and fly-in fly-out provider, it has extended its fleet with Boeing 737-800s and its network to cover...
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2PAXFLY: Upcoming trip, flight, hotel and lounge and restaurant reviews
I have been on some fantastic trips to review between May and August this year. Most I have yet to report on, so I thought I should give you a taste of what is coming up. I won’t be reviewing these trips in the order that they happened, though. In...
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Double Velocity Points if you book Qatar Airways
If you want to turbocharge your Velocity points earned for 2023, then this double point for eligible flights on Qatar Airways is the way to go, I got the offer as a member of the Virgin Australia Business Flyer program, but I think it is open to all How to...
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FINNAIR: to use AVIOS as its loyalty currency from 2024. Jury out on other changes to the program for Australian flyers
AVIOS is the Frequent Flyer currency promoted by IAG Loyalty, a trading name of Avios Group (AGL) Ltd, an International Consolidated Airlines Group operating company. Finnair has announced that they will be joining the program as of 2024, as well as making some good, and not-so-good changes to their loyalty...
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QANTAS: What I ate in Business Class on planes and lounges in 2023 so far, compared to one meal in 2019
One of the pleasures of being trapped on a plane in Business Class is the enforced leisure to eat and drink. I’ve been on a lot of Qantas flights these last few months. Between May and August, to be more precise. Two short-haul international legs and seven domestic legs in...
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FIJI AIRWAYS: New Airbus A350s to fly to Melbourne and Auckland. Maybe to Seoul and Shanghai?
Under CEO Andre Bilhoen’s leadership, Fiji Airways has worked hard to modernise the fleet. He has led Fiji Airways since 2017. It joined OneWorld as a ‘connect’ partner, a kind or junior partner, in 2018. The membership level is appropriate for this small airline with a fleet of 20 aircraft....
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FLIGHT REVIEW: Tow bar pin breaks on Melbourne to Sydney Qantas Economy. But this time I get a meal!
Normally, I would not review in detail a short domestic flight travelling in Economy on Qantas. I do these all the time. But given my less than complimentary report on the flight into Melbourne from Sydney a few days earlier, I thought it was only fair to review this much...
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UPDATE: Malaysian Airlines and Sydney Airport plane scare: ‘We don’t storm planes. …It’s not the movies’ say police.
Just an update to the previous story about the Australian Federal Police and the Malaysian Airlines MH122 flight. It turned back to Sydney and hour and a half into the flight. A passenger had become unruly, and the crew tried de-escalating the situation. The plane was held for two hours...
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SYDNEY AIRPORT: Passenger arrested after making threats on Malaysian Airlines flight
On Monday, 14 August, flight Malaysian Airlines MH122 on an Airbus A330 took off from Sydney Airport at 1:05 pm, heading to Kuala Lumpur and expecting to arrive by 8 pm. The flight, carrying 194 passengers, returned to Sydney after an onboard incident, arriving at 3:47 pm Sydney time. The...