Australia Archives - BoardingArea https://boardingarea.com/region/australia/ Required Reading for Frequent Flyers. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:17:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.6 https://boardingarea.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/boardingarea-150x150.png Australia Archives - BoardingArea https://boardingarea.com/region/australia/ 32 32 54447924 AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES: Minister slams Virgin Australia and Qantas for worst on time performance in a year https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=australian-airlines-minister-slams-virgin-australia-and-qantas-for-worst-on-time-performance-in-a-year Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:17:13 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=85907 In the past few months it has been the Minister being smashed by the Opposition, Airlines and the media for her dithering and poorly explained decision to refuse additional landing rights for Qatar Airways. Looks like she is hitting back. For the first time, Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, […]

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]]> 85907 One Amazing Travel Year: Countless Stories across 23 Countries, 60 Cities https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=one-amazing-travel-year-countless-stories-across-23-countries-60-cities Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:21:00 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=85866 Two main themes explain my 2023 travel adventures. The first was a massively serious checking-off bucket list of places and activities including a first visit to the Isle of Man and Malta, the White Cliffs of Dover, Canterbury Cathedral, Michalenegos’ Last Supper, and multiple museums. riding several heritage railways, seeing my Irish ancestors’ hometowns, watching several amazing shows across the world and visiting Concordes on display in three countries! I have now visited 87 countries (out of an ultimate goal of 99 )and reached 578 cities! The second theme was revisiting favourite haunts including Abu…

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]]> 85866 REX: To partner with Turkish Airlines in Australia? https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=rex-to-partner-with-turkish-airlines-in-australia Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:15:39 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=85758 A number of publications are reporting that Turkish Airlines is in discussion about forming a partnership with Regional Express (REX) from domestic and regional flights within Australia. Turkish Airilnes has rights to fly to Australia from January 2024 as recently reported. Talking to Aviation week a couple of days ago, Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat […]

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]]> 85758 QANTAS: Says ‘NO’ to passenger compensation for delays and cancellations in submission to Aviation white paper https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=qantas-says-no-to-passenger-compensation-for-delays-and-cancellations-in-submission-to-aviation-white-paper Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:51:20 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=85575 Qantas has released its response to the Australian Government’s Green Paper, and it doesn’t see the need for passenger compensation for delays and cancellations. Knock me over with a feather! Qantas argues that offering such compensation would only increase fares, and make some routes unfinancial. Background to the Green paper/White paper Compensation for airline travellers […]

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]]> 85575 2023: Five times around the globe https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=2023-five-times-around-the-globe Tue, 19 Dec 2023 03:20:24 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=85413 For me, the journey is as much a part of the fun as the destination(s). This year saw me zipping around the world on 83 flights bringing my lifetime flight total to 1580. I travelled with 27 airlines and 17 railway companies to 42 cities in 21 countries. A further 16 long distance railway journeys plus a couple of ferries and buses added another 18 cities and one more country. Today, I will focus just on the airlines I rode with. I will discuss the places I visited in a post on Thursday this week.…

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]]> 85413 QANTAS: First A220 on its way from Montreal to Australia https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=qantas-first-a220-on-its-way-from-montreal-to-australia Mon, 18 Dec 2023 21:20:02 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=85402 The first of the 29 Airbus A220-300 model Qantas has ordered is on its way to Australia. VH-X4A left Montreal in Canada after its Indigenous artist paint job, heading across the country to Vancouver on 16 December. It then moved on to Honolulu, arriving at 14:27 on the 17 December. Next, it is heading to […]

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]]> 85402 TURKISH AIRLINES: Approval for up to 35 flights per week to Australia in 2025 https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=turkish-airlines-approval-for-up-to-35-flights-per-week-to-australia-in-2025 Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:49:19 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=85240 You may remember that a week ago, I wrote about the Chairman of Turkish Airlines letting slip that services between Türkiye and Australia (via Singapore) would begin on 24 March. That story came with a dose of Barbie pink. Margo Robbie is negotiating with the airline to head up the Australia campaign. Approval granted It […]

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]]> 85240 SYDNEY AIRPORT T3: Uber pickup zone moves closer to terminal https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=sydney-airport-t3-uber-pickup-zone-moves-closer-to-terminal Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:36:47 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=84839 If you have ordered an Uber to collect you from Sydney Airport T3 – the Qantas terminal, you have had to trudge quite a way, across roadways and through carparks to get to the pickup area. From Thursday, 21 December, you won’t need to do this any longer because the pickup zone is being moved […]

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]]> 84839 REX: No lounge access for upgrades https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=rex-no-lounge-access-for-upgrades Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:50:06 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=84827 If you use the REX ‘BidUp’ platform, and successfully upgrade from Economy to Business Class – you will get the cabin upgrade, but you won’t be able to use one of the REX lounges in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. REX plans to open a forth lounge in Brisbane within the space formerly occupied by the […]

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]]> 84827 PASSPORTS: Cost of Australian passports to rise twice in 2024. https://boardingarea.com/?blog-post=passports-cost-of-australian-passports-to-rise-twice-in-2024 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 01:46:51 +0000 https://boardingarea.com/?post_type=blog-post&p=84665 If your Australian passport is close to requiring renewal – get it done this year before the price rise! Australia has one of the world’s most expensive passports but one of the sixth most powerful according to this list. And that price is only going to go up by AU$65 in 2024. Two price rises […]

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