Author: Matt Graham
Fly Korean Air to Seoul with Emirates Skywards Miles
If you’d like to fly to South Korea, which recently reopened to overseas tourists, Korean Air offers direct flights from Sydney to Seoul (Incheon) four times per week. This Airbus A330-300 service will increase to daily from 31 October 2022. Korean Air is part of the SkyTeam alliance, but award seats on the airline are … Continued
Qantas Overcharging for Alaska Airlines Rewards
As Alaska Airlines is a Qantas partner airline and a member of the Oneworld alliance, its flights are available to book using Qantas Frequent Flyer points. But when redeeming Qantas points for seats in Alaska Airlines’ premium cabin, Qantas Frequent Flyer members are being routinely overcharged. Instead of paying “Business Class” prices, Qantas Frequent Flyer … Continued
Podcast #86: Cheap Round-the-World Fares in 2022
If you’re planning a trip overseas and want to visit multiple continents in the same trip, it could be worth booking a round-the-world ticket. Not only does this give you pretty good flexibility, but it can even be cheaper than just booking a point-to-point Qantas flight from Australia to Europe or the Americas. For example, … Continued
Cheap Round-the-World Fares in 2022 – AIR086
If you’ve been looking at international airfares recently, you’ve probably noticed that they’re getting quite expensive at the moment. But if you’re planning to visit multiple countries or continents on the same trip, there are some great value round-the-world airfares offered by specific airlines. These not only offer great flexibility, but are often also … Continued
Air New Zealand May Not Return to Norfolk Island
Air New Zealand may not resume serving the routes from Brisbane and Sydney to Norfolk Island, despite the Australian government initially granting Air New Zealand the contract to service these routes until August 2023. Air New Zealand had been the sole operator on the Brisbane-Norfolk Island and Sydney-Norfolk Island routes from 2018 until 2021. Both … Continued
Comair (Kulula & British Airways in South Africa) in Liquidation
Comair, a private South African airline which operated flights under the British Airways and Kulula brands, has gone into liquidation. All flights have been cancelled and the airline, which was a Qantas Frequent Flyer partner, will sadly now cease to exist. It marks the end of an airline which had been around since 1946. How … Continued
Virgin Australia’s Flights to Bali Selling Fast
Virgin Australia will next week resume flying from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to Bali. It will be the first time Virgin has flown to Indonesia since March 2020, but the airline is coming back strong with many flights already sold out weeks in advance! From 15 June 2022, Virgin Australia will resume daily Sydney-Denpasar (Bali) … Continued
Qantas Flexible Classic Rewards Extended to September 2022
Qantas Frequent Flyer has extended its offer of fee-free changes and cancellations on Classic Flight Reward bookings for at least another three months. Previously only applicable to bookings made with Qantas points until 30 June 2022, Qantas’ Flexible Classic Rewards policy now applies to domestic and international bookings made up to 30 September 2022. When … Continued
United Airlines Will Fly to Brisbane
United Airlines will fly from Brisbane to San Francisco from October, becoming the first airline to add new service between Australia and the United States since the pandemic. From 28 October 2022, United will fly three times per week between Brisbane and San Francisco using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. This is the schedule: Tickets are already … Continued