Author: Matt Graham
Oneworld Membership of S7 Airlines Suspended
Russia’s S7 Airlines has temporarily left the Oneworld alliance until further notice. S7 Airlines is describing this as a mutual decision, with a notice on its website saying: S7 Airlines and oneworld have agreed to a suspension of S7 Airlines’ membership in the alliance effective 19 April 2022, until further notice. Earning and spending miles is available as usual, with some exceptions described below. Previously … Continued
Airlines Easily Filling Premium Cabins Without Business Travel
Prior to COVID-19, the last major downturn to hit the aviation industry was the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Following this event, fewer people were choosing to spend money on travel. Crucially, for airlines, many business travellers were also no longer buying profitable Business or First Class tickets. There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has … Continued
IHG Relaunches Loyalty Program as IHG One Rewards
For many years, the loyalty program of IHG Hotels & Resorts was relatively uncompetitive when it came to status perks. Its former IHG Rewards program was fine as a program for accumulating points and burning them for free nights – especially back in the days of PointBreaks. But the benefits of IHG elite status were … Continued
SAS ATR-72 Economy Class Review
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is a Star Alliance member operating short-haul and long-haul flights from its hubs in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. I recently flew with SAS on a short regional flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg in Economy Class, which Scandinavian Airlines markets as “SAS Go” on its European flights. You can read about this flight … Continued
The Spirits Are Back on Qantas
Spirits are finally back on the spirit of Australia, with Qantas bringing back spirits in Business Class on domestic flights from today. Australian Frequent Flyer understands that Qantas will also resume hanging passengers’ jackets in domestic Business Class from today. In addition, on longer domestic flights, Business Class passengers will once again be offered a drink … Continued
Qantas Oneworld Award Not Just for Round-the-World Trips
The Oneworld Classic Flight Reward is a very popular Qantas Frequent Flyer redemption, and for good reason. For just 132,400 Qantas points in Economy or 318,000 Qantas points in Business Class (plus taxes), you could fly around the world with up to five stopovers! But the Qantas Oneworld Classic Flight Reward (sometimes referred to as … Continued
Virgin Australia Restores Arrivals Lounge Access
Virgin Australia will finally reinstate lounge access on arrival for Velocity Platinum and Gold members from next Monday, 25 April 2022. Before the pandemic, access to Virgin Australia Lounges after arriving at the destination was an advertised benefit for Velocity Platinum members and Business Class passengers. It was also offered, subject to availability, to Velocity … Continued
SWISS A220 Business Class Review
Part of the Lufthansa Group, SWISS operates a large network of long-haul routes as well as short-haul flights to destinations across Europe, from its hubs in Zurich and Geneva. While SWISS offers lie-flat beds in Business Class on its wide-body aircraft used for long-haul flights, short-haul Business Class within Europe is quite a different affair. … Continued
Nasty TRS Change Reversed
The Australian government has reversed an unfortunate change it made to the Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) last year that would have made the scheme virtually useless to most Australians. With the TRS, anyone departing Australia on an international flight can claim back the GST or Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) on products with a combined value … Continued