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Qantas changes international luggage limits

Qantas will change international baggage allowances from counting number of bags to counting their weight, bringing them in lin...

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Best seats: Delta BusinessElite, Boeing 777-200LR

Flying across the Pacific in BusinessElite on Delta's Boeing 777-200LR? We've got hand-picked recommendations for the best seat...

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Emirates teases Skywards top tier

UPDATE | Australian Business Traveller spoke with Emirates' man in charge of Skywards, Senior Vice President Brian LaBelle, to ...

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Delta adds flights to Silicon Valley's San Jose

Delta is offering new connecting flights between Los Angeles LAX and Silicon Valley's local airport, San Jose in California. T...

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Four "kid-free" airlines put biz travellers first

It's a business traveller nightmare: you've managed to snag a prized extra-legroom bulkhead seat, but you make your way down th...

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Qantas adds live updates to Passbook

IN BRIEF | Qantas has updated its Passbook mobile boarding pass system to include real-time notifications of changes to their ...

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Cathay adds extra daily London flight

Cathay Pacific is boosting its connections to London with a fifth daily flight from Hong Kong to Heathrow, with the airline's ...

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Qatar to join oneworld late 2013, early 2014

Qatar Airways could be carrying Qantas passengers on its Boeing 787 Kangaroo Route from Perth to London by the end of this year...

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Qantas: tech and the human touch

It’s been a busy seven months for Simon Hickey since he was promoted from chief of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program to t...

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Virgin's Tiger takeover decision delayed by ACCC

Virgin Australia's plans to take control of Tiger Airways and position it as a low-cost rival to Qantas' Jetstar have been...

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Garuda returns nonstop Jakarta flights to Perth

Garuda Indonesia is bringing daily nonstop flights back to the Perth-Jakarta route, with a handy evening departure from WA and ...

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Oneworld CEO: why I support Qantas-Emirates

British Airways might be not thrilled with Qantas’ unprecedented decision to stray outside the oneworld family and join f...

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Qantas scoops airline wine awards

Qantas is hands down the airline with the best wine, according to the prestigious 2012 Cellar in the Sky awards, with business ...

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Virgin America starts LAX-San Jose flights

Virgin America is aiming squarely for the technology sector with new wifi-enabled flights between Los Angeles' LAX and San Jose...

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BA to axe Qantas codeshare flights?

British Airways is reportedly prepared to cut its codeshare flights with Qantas in the wake of Qantas dissolving the airli...

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Qantas revs up for Asia

Following an extensive overhaul of scheduled flights to Singapore and Hong Kong, Qantas will cap its new Asian focus with the i...

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Sichuan Airlines starts Melbourne-Chengdu flights

Nonstop flights between Melbourne and Chengdu begin later this month on Sichuan Airlines, marking the first direct flights betw...

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Qantas mulls new Boeing 787 flights to Asia

Qantas is pegging Beijing, Seoul, Mumbai, Delhi and Tokyo's city-centre airport Haneda as potential destinations for its fleet ...

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