Fees

The latest airline fee: first off the plane?

Priority boarding for business class passengers and frequent flyers is still rolling out among Au...

United Continental halves baggage allowance to USA

United Continental is tightening its baggage policy between Australia and the US/Canada, limiting...

Airport security: that'll be $150, thanks

Don't enjoy being frisked and groped, having to disgorge your bag hurriedly and be treated like a...

Newest airline fee option: fast-track security

Airlines have found yet another 'optional extra' to charge passengers for, but this one actually ...

Qantas earns over $1billion/yr from QF points

Qantas might be struggling, but its Frequent Flyer program is raising over a billion dollars a ye...

Qantas slugs passengers mid-trip with new bag fees

Qantas is hitting passengers with excess baggage fees under its new one-bag policy introduced yes...

The best credit card to take overseas?

A little-known credit card, "28 degrees", by GE Finance, is a fantastic card for travellers -- it...

Qantas waives Chch change fees for Sep/Oct

Following the decision to move this spring's Rugby World Cup games from Christchurch to other loc...

Cancelling a flight to Japan? That'll be $990.

Australian Business Traveller reader Tsz Shuen Au (Candy) was frustrated when she tried to cancel...

Where those fees and charges go in an airfare

Ever wondered where those hundreds of dollars of additional fees charged in an international airf...

Airlines drop change fees for Christchurch flights

Update: last updated at 1522 Wednesday NZ time  Airlines have announced compassionate measu...

Travel agent slugs Brisbane flood victim $2,000

Although most airlines were quick to waive fees for passengers who needed to change their flights...

Virgin Blue lifts credit card fees

Virgin Blue has raised its credit card surcharge on domestic and international bookings, to the p...

Qantas hikes credit card booking fee by 20%

Qantas is raising the credit card surcharge on international bookings from December 1st with the ...

Credit card booking fees: Qantas, Tiger, Virgin Blue and Jetstar compared

Which Australian airline charges the highest credit card booking fees? The answer may surprise yo...