Author: Matt Graham

Matt Graham

Matt was the editor of Australian Frequent Flyer from 2015 until 2025. His passion for travel has taken him to more than 100 countries - with a lot of help along the way from frequent flyer points! Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine. You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @Mattg.

Japan Mt Fuji

Fiji Airways Business Class to Tokyo from $2,609 return

Fiji Airways is offering some very attractive Business class fares from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Tokyo, Japan. All flights are via Nadi, and free stopovers in Fiji are permitted. If you’re thinking about booking a Business class ticket to Japan, these Fiji Airways flights are substantially cheaper than direct options on Qantas, Japan Airlines, … Continued

SriLankan Airlines planes at Colombo Airport

SriLankan Airlines A320 Business Class Review

Based in Colombo, SriLankan Airlines has been a member of the Oneworld alliance since 2014. In this review, we test the Sri Lankan Airlines Business class service on an Airbus A320 flight from Colombo to Singapore. Flight Details Flight number UL308 Route Colombo (CMB) to Singapore (SIN) Aircraft type Airbus A320 Class of travel Business … Continued

LATAM Airlines 787

Qantas Frequent Flyers Retain LATAM Benefits

LATAM Airlines recently announced that it will leave the Oneworld alliance on 1 May 2020, five months earlier than planned. But Qantas has confirmed that Qantas Frequent Flyer members will still enjoy the benefits of their status when flying on LATAM Airlines beyond this date. In addition, Qantas will continue to award status credits for … Continued

Qantas boarding pass Sydney Orange

Rex Complains to ACCC as QantasLink Adds Regional Flights

In recent weeks, QantasLink has announced new regional services to Ballina, Kangaroo Island and now Orange. But Regional Express (Rex) has complained to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) that QantasLink is using its dominant position to force them out of these markets. New QantasLink flights from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island From July, QantasLink … Continued

Optus

Earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Points with Optus

Signing up for a new mobile phone plan with Optus? You may be able to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer points with Optus. Optus has been partnering with Velocity Frequent Flyer to offer bonus points when you sign up for a new plan via limited-time promotions since November 2019. Currently, Optus is offering up to 30,000 … Continued

Alaska Airlines tails Seattle

Alaska Airlines to Join Oneworld Alliance

Alaska Airlines has announced that it will join Qantas in the Oneworld alliance in mid-2021. Based in Seattle, Alaska Airlines has a strong network on the U.S. west coast and flies many routes to Hawaii and Alaska. But it is primarily a short-haul airline, flying almost exclusively within the United States except for a few … Continued

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Cathay Pacific Cuts Service to Australia in March 2020

Just days after Virgin Australia announced its withdrawal from Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific is significantly reducing its services between Hong Kong and Australia during March 2020. Worldwide, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon have cancelled more than half of their flights over February and March this year. Many of the cancelled flights are to mainland China … Continued

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Triple Velocity Points on Virgin Australia Flights – February 2020

Virgin Australia is offering triple Velocity points on new flight bookings made until Tuesday 18 February 2020, for travel any time until 5 January 2021. The triple Velocity points offer is valid for travel on flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia. In other words, only flights on a Virgin Australia aircraft with a “VA” … Continued

Qantas 787 Premium Economy seats

30% Off Selected Qantas Reward Seats – February 2020

Qantas is offering a 30% discount off Classic Flight Reward seats to selected destinations in New Zealand, Fiji and the United States. The discount applies to Qantas, Jetstar and Fiji Airways award bookings made until 19 February 2020, for travel until 31 December 2020. The 30% discount off Qantas, Jetstar and Fiji Airways Classic Flight … Continued