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SkyTeam: extra baggage for frequent flyers
Global airline network SkyTeam has set standardised extra baggage allowances for its high-tier Elite and Gold Elite frequent fl...
Virgin's family-friendly Velocity
Virgin Australia chief John Borghetti has come up with a very clever point of differentiation for its frequent flyer program: b...
Virgin Australia to codeshare flights to Hong Kong
Virgin Australia will start codeshare flights to Hong Kong on Virgin Atlantic aircraft from early next year. The flights will ...
Codeshare flights now get Qantas baggage allowance
UPDATE: Qantas has alerted us to a recent change in its baggage policy that now allows passengers flying on a QF coded flight t...
Virgin boosts bonuses to match Qantas
One thing that Virgin Australia didn't trumpet loudly enough this morning is that it quietly boosted its points-earning bonuses...
Virgin Australia launches family friendly Velocity
Virgin Australia is launching the first stage of its revamped Velocity frequent flyer program today, including the long-awaited...
Virgin releases Velocity Platinum status level
Virgin Australia is launching the first stage of its new Velocity frequent flyer program today, including the long-awaited plat...
Best Seats: Business, Virgin Australia A330
Planning a flight between Sydney and Perth on Virgin Australia's flagship Airbus A330 "Coast to Coast" business class service b...
Qantas moves QF1 to SIN
In brief: As part of its "A New Spirit" program, Qantas passengers will introduce new flight numbers on flights to Bangkok and ...
Qantas flight delays loom; engineers to strike
Qantas engineers will press ahead with a plan to strike for an hour each day until just before Christmas, putting the airline's...
Spirits back on Virgin Australia drink carts
Spirits will once again be served on Virgin Australia flights, after the airline reversed an unpopular decision to remove them ...
Finnair to ditch in-seat screens for iPads
Finnair is considering replacing expensive in-seat video screens with tablets like the iPad, with a system which may debut when...
Qantas CEO: new airline to be better than A380
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has revealed more details of its planned Asian premium airline, which intends to surpass the Red Roo's ow...
Qantas replaces MEL-HKG flights' 747 with A330
In brief: When Qantas cuts the Hong Kong-London Heathrow extension of its Melbourne-Hong Kong flights in March, it will also do...
United to put Wi-Fi on 747s out of Australia
United Airlines will upgrade the 747s that fly between Australia and the US to offer inflight Wi-Fi, the company's Australian o...
Cathay starts direct Adelaide-Hong Kong flights
Cathay Pacific will be flying non-stop to Hong Kong from Adelaide this Australian summer, with three of the SA capital's seven...
BA crew get iPads to recognise frequent flyers
British Airways has issued its crew with Apple's iPad tablet in a drive to personalise the service you receive on its flights. ...
Delta cuts LAX flights: longer layovers on Virgin
Virgin Australia and Delta passengers travelling to San Francisco's SFO airport via Los Angeles LAX will have fewer flight opti...