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Review: Qantas Sydney First Class Lounge
Nov 29, 2023, 10:24 AMWhy is it that people can't offer criticism without sledging the writer?"When its of the same calibre as its local neighbours like the first class lounge for singapore airlines in changi or japan airlines in tokyo then lets talk"Well let's start talking right now, eg does SQ's first class lounge ...
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End of an era for Virgin Australia business class
Nov 15, 2023, 04:25 PM"The article also give some insight into what Qantas would be like today if the board had of appointed John Borghetti instead of Joyce." Not really sure about that, Borghetti always seemed to be driven by his obsession with losing out on the CEO role at Qantas, if he was in charge of Qantas who'...
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End of an era for Virgin Australia business class
Nov 15, 2023, 04:23 PMNot 'bias' at all, B-T, I loved Virgin's 777 bar. It made the long flight seem shorter, was a great way to pass the time raising a glass with mates or strangers alike. Like jsm2090 I loved having my breakfast at the bar too, nice to be able to get out of the seat and stretch your legs, it was suc...
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End of an era for Virgin Australia business class
Nov 15, 2023, 04:19 PMWhat a superb business class this was, and the 'arms race' between Qantas and Virgin over those few short years shows the value of competition, we saw standards go up and airfares come down. A shame it ended the way it did, clearly John Borghetti's business model wasn't sustainable or at least no...
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Turkish Airlines begins Melbourne-Istanbul flights
Nov 13, 2023, 02:27 PMBring it on, TK, first with flights via Singapore and then non-stop flights to & from Istanbul. Interesting to read the A350s now have a comfortable margin to handle those non-stop Sydney & Melbourne flights. I wonder if TK will bring back first class or even premium economy? First class ...
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Qantas Lounge Access for guests
Jul 15, 2020, 02:14 PMPrevious ET articles on the reopening of Qantas lounges have quoted Qantas as saying that any guests must be travelling on the same flight as you. The 'usual entitlement' doesn't apply right now because of the need to limit lounge capacity according to social distancing laws.
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Would Virgin use its 777's for transcontinential if economics were viable?
Jul 05, 2020, 10:31 AMOriginally Posted by Dan22 Its a worthwhile thought and I wonder if new owners would run the economics of such a scenario. It got me thinking that since a330s will go, there's at minimum 4x 777s that VA own. It costs money to let these aircraft just sit there - maintenance, cycling of fuel throug...
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Would Virgin use its 777's for transcontinential if economics were viable?
Jul 05, 2020, 10:27 AMThe short answer is YES, Virgin Australia would certainly use its Boeing 777s for east-west flights if the economics stacked up. Airlines are a business and it pretty much all comes down to economics. Qantas would use A380s for east-west flights if those economics stacked up, too. But to make tho...
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Virgin Australia launches 'Basic Economy' fare
Jan 23, 2020, 03:45 PMOriginally Posted by planesa380 Virgin's “Light Fare” does not equal economy basic it still has a bag. It's more a new promo fare bucket to improve yields (think happy hour tickets and other promos). It will create more favourable terms to the airline for people who just want a cheap ticket and a...
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Virgin Australia launches 'Basic Economy' fare
Jan 23, 2020, 03:02 PMVery interesting but not much of a 'saving'.