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Qantas to put 747s on domestic Perth route

Qantas has struck a pre-emptive blow against Virgin Blue's aspirations of evolving into a business travel airline by flooding t...

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Reviewed: Economy and Skycouch on Air NZ

So far this week we've brought detailed first reviews of Air New Zealand's brand new Business Premier and Premium Economy Space...

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Jetstar's iPad rental program set for April launch

Jetstar hopes to offer passengers the option to rent an iPad for $10 per flight in April, pending finalisation of licensing agr...

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Air NZ Spaceseats: New Premium Economy reviewed

Yesterday we brought you an in-depth first review of Air New Zealand's brand new Business Premier cabin.  Today, we're ta...

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Tip: you can lend your Qantas wireless bag tags

Wondering if you can lend or give one of your wireless Qantas bag tags to a friend or family member? The answer is yes. In res...

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Air New Zealand's Business Premier: what's new

Our team made it on board Air New Zealand's newest 777-300ER when it stopped at Wellington last week, and we checked out the br...

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CX's rollout for new business class seats

Update In addition to our scoop on the debut of Cathay Pacific's business class seats between Sydney and Hong Kong on the new ...

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Qantas hikes AU & NZ fares: more rises to follow?

Qantas will sock you with higher fares on domestic, regional and trans-Tasman flights from 25 February, citing higher fuel pric...

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AirNZ boosts legroom on trans-Tasman flights

Air New Zealand will offer passengers extra legroom in economy class at no added cost on trans-Tasman flights from late next mo...

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CX adds fourth daily SYD-HK flight

Cathay Pacific is adding a fourth daily flight between Sydney and Hong Kong to its permanent schedule, with the decision to con...

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Qantas' new 737-800s start flying to NZ

Trans-Tasman travellers will enjoy laptop power sockets and and video screens at every seat as Qantas' three new Boeing 737-800...

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Etihad and Air New Zealand to codeshare

Etihad and Air New Zealand will start selling tickets and allowing frequent flyer ticket redemptions on each other's flights la...

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Delta introduces Economy Comfort seating

Delta is following the lead of United and its SkyTeam partner KLM by introducing an "economy with more legroom" premium area of...

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BA lets businesses triple-dip on points

British Airways is ramping up promotion for its On Business program by offering triple points to all new companies which sign u...

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Inflight calls, texts & data on Air NZ next month

Air New Zealand passengers will be able to use mobile phones on selected domestic flights by the end of this month as the Kiwi ...

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Qantas 737-800s to get Sky Interior?

Qantas appears set to unveil a radical new-look cabin for its domestic fleet aircraft later this year when the airline takes de...

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Cairns, Townsville, Mount Isa Airports open

Having escaped the worst of Tropical Cyclone Yasi, the major North Queensland airports are starting to return to normal service...

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Qantas International slowly dying: Alan Joyce

Qantas chief Alan Joyce said today there was "a real question mark over the viability of Qantas International" if it keeps goin...

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