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Virgin Australia in-flight entertainment

Virgin Australia will launch its new in-flight entertainment system in mid-2012, using wireless networking to beam movies and m...

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Emirates opens Heathrow limo lounge

From lounge to limo to London – that's the promise of Emirates for its business class and first class passengers lan...

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Qantas' Christmas gift for frequent flyers

Qantas is giving many top-tier frequent flyers an early Christmas present this year and extending their Gold or Platinum status...

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Best seats: business class, Garuda A330-200

Flying in Garuda's excellent new business class -- with fully flat beds -- between Sydney and Jakarta? Here's our on-the-p...

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Virgin/SQ: who gets into which lounge?

With the Virgin Australia / Singapore Airlines alliance now in full swing, including reciprocal 'earn and burn' privileges as ...

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CX new seats

LATEST| Read our 'world first' review of Cathay Pacific premium economy PREVIOUS | Cathay Pacific has revealed the first deta...

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Etihad flies high with Boeing 787

IN BRIEF | Etihad Airways has pipped Qantas for bragging rights over the world's largest fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Th...

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Velocity benefits on DJ/NZ alliance

If you're a Virgin Australia Velocity frequent flyer with Platinum, Gold or Silver status, we've put together a handy guide to ...

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QF wants 10m freq flyers

Qantas is looking to grow membership in its frequent flyer program by over 20% to hit the ten million mark, or close to one in ...

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Qantas still revved for Red Q

UPDATE | Qantas has now confirmed it has shelved plans for the Asian-based premium airline – click here for ful...

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DJ/NZ trans-Tasman alliance: lounge access

In the fourth of our series of articles delving into the trans-Tasman alliance between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand, w...

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Virgin's new mobile website

Virgin Australia has launched a refreshed mobile version of its website today, to complement yesterday's revamp of the main Vir...

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V Australia, Pacific Blue now Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia's international subsidiaries Pacific Blue and V Australia have today been folded into the larger Virgin Austra...

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Trans-Tasman fares and ticket types

Heading across the Tasman with Air New Zealand or Pacific Blue, Virgin Australia's NZ subsidary? All this week Australian Busin...

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Polynesian Blue's new name: Virgin Samoa

Virgin Australia is relaunching its Polynesian Blue operation as Virgin Samoa, with an upgraded interior and a new aircraft pai...

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NZ/DJ trans-Tasman alliance: extra legroom seats

If you're a regular traveller across the Tasman with Air New Zealand or Virgin Australia's Pacific Blue subsidiary, you'll know...

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Qantas says 'Yes' to Optus

Telstra is out and Optus is in at Qantas' airport lounges – and some travellers are being surprised, perhaps even stunned...

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Extra Brisbane-Gladstone daily return on DJ: Jan

IN BRIEF | Virgin Australia is adding a third daily return flight between Brisbane and Gladstone in Queensland from 16 January ...

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