Author: Matt Graham
Qantas & Emirates Seek Approval to Extend Partnership
Qantas and Emirates have announced that they intend to seek regulatory approval to extend their partnership until at least 2028, with a possible further extension until 2033. It’s a vote of confidence in the extensive alliance between Qantas and Emirates which will likely continue to benefit both airlines, even after Qantas resumes non-stop flights from … Continued
Desperate Australians Using Private Jet Loophole to Get Home
A small number of desperate (and wealthy) Australians are using a secret loophole to return to the country without being subject to Australia’s strict inbound arrival caps. While this loophole is not being openly advertised, an increasing number of travel agents are now discretely offering guaranteed seats back to Australia using private jets. Tickets are … Continued
Podcast #70: Australia Reopening International Borders
The Australian government has announced that international border restrictions will begin to be relaxed on a state-by-state basis from next month. That’s great news for so many Australians, but how exactly will the new border arrangements work? In episode 70 of the AFF on Air podcast, Matt explains what we do and don’t know so … Continued
Australia Reopening International Borders – AIR070
The Australian government has announced that international border restrictions will start to be relaxed from next month. In this podcast, Matt explains what we do and don’t know so far about the new border arrangements and how Qantas plans to restart international flights from November – a month ahead of schedule. Also in this … Continued
Australia to Reopen International Border from November 2021
The federal government announced today that it will remove parts of the international travel ban from next month. Vaccinated Australians will finally be allowed to leave the country and arrival caps will be removed for vaccinated Australians and permanent residents, who will be able to quarantine at home for 7 days after returning to Australia. … Continued
Qantas/BP Status Credit Offer Debacle
In July 2021, BP announced a special offer of 50 Qantas status credits for making five transactions at BP worth at least $50 each by the end of September. This has been a popular promotion with AFF members because there aren’t too many other ways to earn status credits without flying. Unfortunately, now that this … Continued
How Qantas Plans to Fly Airbus A330s to the USA
Update: Qantas has delayed the resumption of flights between Brisbane and the United States, but still plans to use Airbus A330s when these routes resume in 2022. Qantas plans to gradually resume international flights from 18 December 2021. But with Qantas’ Airbus A380s not returning to the skies until mid-2022, the Boeing 747s retired and the delivery … Continued
Airlines Still Selling “Ghost Flights” to Australia
If you’ve tried searching for flights to Australia over the next two months, you’ve probably noticed there are very few seats available. There are a very small number of flights with expensive Business or First Class seats available that might get you home before December. But most of the “affordable” flights on sale are sadly … Continued
NSW Commits to Regional Travel Resumption
Update (15 October 2021): Regional travel within NSW has been delayed by a week until 1 November 2021. The NSW government has confirmed that regional travel within NSW will be able to resume in late October 2021 for people who are fully vaccinated, and early December for everyone else. Under the NSW government’s 3-stage reopening … Continued