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Virgin plans Sydney, Brisbane - HK flights
Virgin Group's Sir Richard Branson wants to see his Australian franchise spread its wings even further into Asia with plans for...
USA lifts Etihad, Emirates, Qatar 'laptop ban'
The United States has stepped down its ‘electronics ban’ on all Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways flights ...
Qantas to charge for 'extra legroom' seats
EXCLUSIVE | Qantas will begin charging for extra legroom economy seats on all domestic flights from today, with travellers pay...
Qantas ramps up inflight Internet
Qantas expects to move its inflight WiFi service out of the current 'beta' trial mode in September this year, at which point it...
Sydney Airport's T1 shortcut
TRAVEL TIP | We’re certainly fans of the substantial improvements in the departures area of Sydney Airport’s T1 int...
Qantas access to Alaska Airlines lounges
Qantas frequent flyers and Qantas Club members will enjoy access to a wider range of Alaska Airlines lounges following an upgra...
Aussie flights to USA face tighter security
Travellers flying from Australia to the USA will undergo more rigorous security checks of technology including laptops and tabl...
Qantas plans online reward bookings for JL, MH, MU
EXCLUSIVE | Qantas Frequent Flyer members will soon be able to use their hard-earned frequent flyer points to book reward fligh...
China Airlines to fly Taipei-London
China Airlines will launch direct flights between Taipei and London from December 1 2017, relying on the SkyTeam member's new A...
Emirates embraces 'selfies' for security
Emirates is introducing facial recognition technology to shorten passengers’ waits at immigration and check-in counters, ...
Air Canada, United eye cross-border venture
Air Canada is eager to revive a revenue-sharing arrangement with United Airlines on cross-border routes, now that a bill in the...
Air Canada business class upgrade guide
When flying with Air Canada to Vancouver and beyond, why settle for economy class – or even premium economy – when ...
Air China axes Melbourne-Shenzhen flights (again)
UPDATE | Having finally launched non-stop Melbourne-Shenzhen flights on June 20 following a string of earlier delays and cancel...
How Qantas wants to change long-range flights
Arriving into London at 5am after a 17½ hour flight doesn’t sound like the beginning of a good business trip....
JAL's Sky Suite III Dreamliner upgrade
Japan Airlines will introduce its latest Sky Suite III business class seat onto the international Boeing 787-9 fleet from ...
Win a Hong Kong trip with Virgin Australia
Congratulations to Daniel Friedman and Marcus Westbury, the two winners who'll be joining us on the Virgin Australia's inaugura...
Etihad scraps chauffeur service
Etihad Airways is cutting back its free chauffeur drive service as of July 3. Business class and first class travellers in all...
Emirates balks at more A380 orders
Emirates, the world’s biggest operator of the Airbus A380 superjumbo, said it’s reluctant to place a further order ...