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Routehappy is here

Plenty of websites let you search flights by price, but Routehappy serves a new twist on the familiar flight search engine...

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Qatar to restart Boeing 787 Perth-Doha

Qatar Airways aims to bring the Boeing 787 Dreamliner back to Australian skies, resurrecting the plans for a daily Perth-Doha ...

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Virgin Australia to offer free meals, drinks

Virgin Australia takes a step closer to matching Qantas’ 'full service’ standard today with the debut of free ...

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SQ takes 19.9% of VA

Singapore Airlines will almost double its share of Virgin Australia, taking SQ's strategic stake in its Australian partner to 1...

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CX refreshes A340 business class

Cathay Pacific will embark on a refresh of the high-walled herringbone business class seats across its Airbus A340-30...

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Qantas ramps up for Qantas Cash

Qantas has started to crank the marketing machine for its new Qantas Cash travel money card, ahead of the card's planned Q3 la...

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CX brings PE to AKL

Cathay Pacific is adding premium economy to its Auckland flights from October this year. 28 of the 'more premium than economy...

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BA orders up Airbus A350s

British Airways will add the Airbus A350 to its fleet, with the airline ordering 18 of the next-gen jetliners as part of a cont...

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Air New Zealand streamlines LAX transit

Air New Zealand's streamlined passenger transit procedure at LAX has been given the green light by US Customs, with travel...

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AusBT's Virgin Australia A330 contest

LATEST | We have a winner! Congratulations to Glenn Gilliard, who along with a friend will be winging his way from Sydney ...

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Airlines ready for Boeing 787 restart

Airlines are making their calendars for the return of Boeing 787 flights, following the US Federal Aviation Administr...

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Qantas upgrading east-west meals

Qantas will boost the quality of business class meals on flights between Perth and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – the h...

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VA/AirNZ go direct on Perth-Christchurch

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia will begin a twice-weekly direct flight between Perth and Christchurch beginning...

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Virgin Australia to launch travel money cash card

Virgin Australia is set to add a travel money card, dubbed the Global Wallet, to its Velocity Frequent Flyer cards. The move m...

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Garuda to fly Australia-Jakarta-London

Garuda Indonesia will launch its own take on the Kangaroo Route between Australia and London, with a stopover in Jakarta, in No...

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Etihad boosts Gold Elite benefits

Etihad is pumping up the perks enjoyed by top-tier members of its Etihad Guest frequent flyer program, and Virgin Australia's V...

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Qantas bids farewell to Frankfurt

Qantas axed its last remaining service to continental Europe this week with the closure of its daily QF5/QF6 flight to Frankfur...

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Qantas' new uniform

Qantas has revealed the new uniform to be worn by its crew and ground staff from next year. Here are some first photos from th...

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