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When the inflight entertainment goes down

Newlyweds Prince William and Duchess Catherine were slightly miffed, to say the least, when the inflight entertainment on their...

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Not again! Qantas diverts Dallas 747s low on fuel

Qantas has diverted its QF8 flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sydney via Brisbane for fuel again this week -- twice! -- because ...

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Novotel BKK: have "breakfast" any time of day

The Novotel Suvarnabhumi airport hotel in Bangkok has changed its "room with breakfast" policy to mean "room with any meal you ...

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Qantas wants to woo affluent Chinese travellers

Qantas wants to woo affluent Chinese travellers as part of its company restructuring next month. Airline chief Alan Joyce told...

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Happy 50th birthday, in-flight movies

Fifty years ago, the very first in-flight movie was shown on a Boeing 707 flying between Los Angeles and New York. TWA, a US a...

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New flight cuts five hours off Sydney-Brazil

Planning a business trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? LAN Chile Airlines has introduced a new flight that cuts out one of the thr...

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China Southern's Guangzhou-Beijing A380 flights

China Southern will become the first carrier to use the Airbus A380 superjumbo on a domestic route, between Guangzhou and Beiji...

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All-business class flights are taking off

Hong Kong Airlines is joining the 'all premium' push – flights which are fitted tip to tail with business class – w...

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Best seats: First Class, AA 737-800

Qantas passengers transferring to US domestic connecting flights in Dallas/Fort Worth or Los Angeles LAX are likely to find the...

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Emirates adds extra Dubai-Frankfurt flights

Emirates will strengthen its Frankfurt connections from the end of October, adding a very useful third flight to its existing t...

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Inside the VIP Airbus A380

Got a lazy half-billion sitting around? Maybe you should splash out on a private Airbus A380 as your next ride. Those crazy en...

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Qantas wins global award for Next-Gen Checkin

Qantas' ambitious Next Generation Check-in system, including the smartchipped Q Cards and Q Bag Tags, has picked up a global aw...

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Qantas' plans for A380s without First Class

Reflecting the decline in high-end luxury travel and a shift towards the middle market of business and premium economy, Qa...

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No first class suites for Thai Airways A380

Thai Airways will resist the trend towards fully enclosed first-class suites in its new Airbus A380, which take to the skies fr...

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More SQ flights to China, Japan, India

In brief: Singapore Airlines is increasing its flights from Changi airport, with additional connections available for Australia...

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More Jetstar NZ flights in Sep & Oct

Business travellers jetting around New Zealand this spring will have the option of extra Jetstar flights as the low-cost carrie...

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Jetstar boosts via-Singapore flights to Asia

Jetstar is showing continued signs of becoming 'Qantas Lite' and overtaking its parent as a primary international carrier as th...

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Singapore Airlines CEO: "sorry about our website"

Singapore Airlines has faced up to the many problems of its new website design, with the CEO making a contrite apology to custo...

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