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Flying from AU to China: your options
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are all major destinations for Australian business travellers, yet there’s growing demand...
Qantas boosts flights to Asia
IN BRIEF | Qantas will ramp up flights to Christchurch later this year as part of a trans-Tasman push. Flights between Brisban...
Virgin's new Boeing 777 premium economy
Virgin Australia’s new Boeing 777-300ER premium economy is clearly more 'premium' than 'economy' – sufficiently so ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...