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Qantas serves up Christmas cheer in lounges and inflight
“The Spirit of Australia” gets into the Spirit of Christmas…
Turkish Airlines eyes non-stop flights to New Zealand
Auckland might follow Sydney and Melbourne on TK’s ultra-long range A350 map.
Virgin Australia reveals new international 777 flights
The airline outlines its schedule for new long-range flights...
Feb 2025 launch for Air New Zealand’s new 787 business class
The upgraded 787s will gain four spacious suites in the front row of business class.
Thai Airways rolls out A320 business class
Short flights within Thailand and around Asia will soon offer business class on the single-aisle jets.
No change to Virgin’s SAA, Virgin Atlantic partnerships
It’s ‘business as usual’ for Velocity members flying on these two international partners.
Italy’s ITA to join Star Alliance
The world’s largest airline alliance will soon gain another European member…
Eight contenders for Qantas’ flatbed A321XLR business class
These single-aisle suites are on the radar for Qantas’ international A321XLR fleet.
Qatar Airways gets go-ahead for more Australian flights
The Gulf carrier will almost double its flights to Australia in mid-2025 to ride the peak ‘northern summer’ travel wave.
Turkish Airlines touches down in Sydney
There are now daily flights between Australia and Istanbul, with non-stop flights soon to follow...
Emirates reveals A350 ‘S Lounge’ business class
The Gulf carrier sticks with its underwhelming “next generation” business class.
Air New Zealand eyes flights to India, Philippines
The Kiwi carrier is keen to add non-stop flights to several destinations across Asia.
Revealed: British Airways’ new first class
BA says its fresh approach to first class is all about “taking luxury to new heights”.
The last Qantas A380 will return in 2026
It’s been a slow return to the skies fo the red-tailed superjumbos…
Oman Air’s new 787 business class
The Gulf carrier is moving to modern 1-2-1 suites in its Dreamliner business class.
Star Alliance opens new lounge at Guangzhou
The space is Star Alliance’s first branded lounge in Asia, and serves the 10 member airlines flying from Guangzhou.
Huge changes coming to Sydney Airport Domestic T2
The airport hopes its T2 terminal will become “the fastest and most efficient in Australia”.