Author: Matt Graham
Qantas Centenary – AIR049
On 16 November 1920, Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services (or QANTAS for short) was incoporated. This makes next Monday, 16 November 2020, the airline’s 100th birthday! But the story of the birth of Qantas goes far beyond the signing of a piece of paper in 1920. In this episode, Qantas Founders Museum curator … Continued
The Cheapest & Most Expensive Countries for Domestic Flights
Norway, one of the world’s wealthiest countries, has the world’s cheapest domestic flights. Meanwhile, Greenland and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the world’s most expensive domestic flights. Australian Frequent Flyer has analysed the typical cost of domestic flights in 94 countries that are large enough to have them. Australia ranked 59th out of 94, with the … Continued
Earn 30 Qantas Status Credits with Red Energy
Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now earn up to 15,000 bonus Qantas points and 30 status credits by switching to Red Energy. This limited-time promotion is running until 10 January 2021. New Red Energy customers will receive 10,000 Qantas points and 20 status credits by signing up for an electricity service at a new address. … Continued
Fly to Lord Howe Island with Qantas Points
Lord Howe Island has reopened to tourists, and now Qantas is offering up to 4 Classic Flight Reward seats per flight from Sydney to this stunning destination! Located in the Tasman Sea, around 600km east of Port Macquarie, Lord Howe Island is a natural paradise. With only 400 visitors allowed on the island at a … Continued
KrisFlyer Miles Expiration Policy is Outdated & Unfair
Over the past few years, many frequent flyer programs have moved away from the customer-unfriendly policy of points expiring after fixed amounts of time. In late 2019, for example, both Etihad Guest and Cathay Pacific Asia Miles removed the expiration of miles after a fixed 2-3 year term in favour of activity-based expiration policies. Miles … Continued
What It’s Like Flying International from Sydney in November 2020
With Australians still banned from leaving the country without a travel exemption, the international terminal at Sydney Airport is eeriely quiet at the moment. Most shops and lounges are closed, and just a handful of international flights are departing each day during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some people still need to travel, and there are … Continued
Qantas Closes Airport Service Desks
Qantas will close its airport service desks and sales counters, and reduce staffing levels at baggage services desks, resulting in the loss of around 100 jobs. The move will help Qantas to further cut costs, but frequent flyers are concerned this will lead to service reductions and chaos when there are flight disruptions. As part … Continued
NSW & ACT to Reopen Victorian Border from 23 November
After months of lockdown, there’s finally some more good news for Melburnians! The lockdown is over, COVID-19 cases in Victoria are now extremely low, and Victorians will also soon be able to travel to NSW and the ACT once again. From 12.01am on Monday 23 November 2020, border restrictions between NSW and Victoria will be … Continued
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is Finally Open!
After years (and years) of embarrassing delays, the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport finally opened last weekend! The new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (airport code “BER”), nicknamed “Willy Brandt”, was originally due to open in June 2012. But the construction of the airport has been plagued by mismanagement, scandals, fraud and cost blowouts which led the project … Continued