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Qantas vs Virgin (again)

Now that the dust is settling over Qantas' extraordinary three-day shutdown, which grounded all domestic and international airc...

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Emirates' combo fare to NZ

IN BRIEF | Heading to New Zealand? Emirates' new Business/First combination fare package is worth checking out. The deal ...

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Air Australia to launch Nov15

UPDATE | February 17, 2012 | Air Australia has shut down after running out of cash. All planes have been grounded and...

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Premium economy vs split business/economy ticket?

One of our readers posed an interesting question last week. His employer is soon sending him on a business trip from Melbourne ...

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Qantas back in the air

Qantas will restart a limited number of domestic and international flights this afternoon, Monday 31 October, with the aim of r...

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Etihad to fly Bangkok-Sydney

UPDATE | With Qantas returning to the skies, Etihad Airways has cancelled its planned relief flights between Sydney and Bangko...

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Latest on Qantas shutdown

LATEST | Qantas hopes to recommence domestic and international flights "as early as Monday afternoon" following an order b...

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Strategic's QF relief flights

The new and little-known Strategic Airlines is about to become a much more familiar name to thousands of passengers stranded by...

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Virgin lounges open to QF freq flyers

IN BRIEF | Virgin Australia will provide Qantas' most VIP frequent flyers with free access to its airport lounges. On top...

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Qantas shutdown: Virgin Australia boosts flights

Virgin Australia will schedule additional domestic flights and is also looking to tap partners Air New Zealand, Etihad and Sing...

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Virgin: fares for stranded QF passengers

Virgin Australia is now offering special discounted “Stranded Passenger" fares to assist travellers hit by the sudden&n...

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Shutdown: what QF will pay for

With Qantas having cancelled all its domestic and international flights – a move that's grounded the airline wo...

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QF shutdown: Alan Joyce statement in full

In an urgently-called press conference today, Qantas' CEO Alan Joyce delivered the following statement, which Australian B...

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Bose SoundLink

Most business travellers know Bose for their superb QuietComfort noise-cancelling headphones, but now the company wants to add ...

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Virgin Australia tops Qantas for punctuality

It looks like Virgin Australia has made good on CEO John Borghetti's promise to beat Qantas in punctuality by the end of t...

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What's new on Qantas' revamped 747s?

Following Qantas' decision to delay the delivery of its next batch of Airbus A380 superjumbos, the Red Roo has finished refurbi...

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Qantas strikes: Friday 28 October

Over 10,000 Qantas passengers will face more strikes today, Friday 28 October, with 66 flights delayed by up to 70 minutes...

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More Boeing Sky Interior 737s coming...

At Australian Business Traveller we’re unabashed fans of the Boeing Sky Interior cabin that’s being rolled into the...

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