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SQ brings A380 back to Melbourne

Singapore Airlines will return its flagship Airbus A380s to Melbourne from later this year, albeit on a temporary basis. From ...

Chris C. |

How to get free China Southern WiFi

China Southern is trialling free inflight Internet on selected routes until October 29 2016 – among them are flights CZ30...

Chris C. |

Virgin upgrades: how much do you bid?

Virgin Australia's UpgradeMe Premium Bid auction system allows passengers flying in economy to make a cash offer for an upgrad...

Chris C. |

MAS: new business class on all AU A330s

Malaysia Airlines will offer its new fully-flat business class seats on every Airbus A330 flight to Australia from mid-Septembe...

Chris C. |

When you queue for the inflight loo...

TALKING POINT | Waiting for the WC in business class is all too easily dismissed as a ‘first-world problem’. And p...

David Flynn |

SQ A330s: best seats in business class

Singapore Airlines may offer fully-flat beds and direct aisle access to every business class passenger aboard its newer aircraf...

Chris C. |

Virgin, Delta move to LAX T2, T3

Virgin Australia and its US partner Delta Air Lines will move to LAX Terminals 2 and 3 by the middle of 2017. The terminals wi...

David Flynn |

Qantas retires Q Card readers

Qantas will remove its automated Q Card readers from airports around Australia over the coming 12 months, in a move which the a...

David Flynn |

New Emirates credit card surcharge

Emirates customers in Australia and New Zealand will now be slugged a 1.5% surcharge when paying for their Emirates flights usi...

Chris C. |

How to disable 'pay with points' at BP

Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer members can now use their hard-earned Velocity points to buy fuel and other items l...

Chris C. |

Hainan Air flies SYD to Xi'an, Changsha

China-based Hainan Airlines will return to Sydney from later this year as it re-commences non-stop flights to Xi'an, now planne...

Chris C. |

CX A350: best seats in business class

As the newest member of Cathay Pacific's fleet, its Airbus A350 aircraft offer travellers new standards of comfort as they kick...

Chris C. |

More Airbus capacity for AirAsia

AirAsia customers in Perth and Darwin are in the box seat to enjoy brand new planes in coming years after the Malaysian low-cos...

Matt Lennon |

Beijing Capital Airlines to fly to AU

Beijing Capital Airlines will launch flights between Melbourne and the Chinese cities of Qingdao and Shenyang in September 2016...

Chris C. |

How to avoid Qantas' credit card fee

With Qantas set to replace fixed-price credit card surcharges with a variable 1.3% fee, travellers on the more expensive ticket...

Chris C. |

Designing Virgin's 'The Business'

Virgin Australia's sharp new business class – officially dubbed The Business – is now flying daily on the flagship ...

David Flynn |

Qantas B737: best business class seats

The Boeing 737-800 is the workhorse of Qantas’ domestic and trans-Tasman fleet. The red-tailed single-aisle jets feature on f...

Chris C. |

Turkish delight for Sydney, Melbourne?

Turkish Airlines is considering flying to Sydney and Melbourne via Bali, to tap into the Australian penchant for travel to the ...

David Flynn |