Author: Matt Graham
How to Earn Etihad Guest Status
Etihad Guest Silver, Gold and Platinum members receive some great perks when flying with Etihad Airways and a quirky selection of partner airlines, including Virgin Australia. As an Australian it is relatively easy to earn Etihad Guest status as you can earn tier miles when flying with Etihad, Virgin Australia and selected other partner airlines. … Continued
Upgrade Delta Flights with Virgin Australia Velocity Points
It’s now possible to upgrade on Delta Air Lines flights using Virgin Australia Velocity points! The new Velocity redemption opportunity unlocks points-based upgrades on Delta domestic and short-haul international flights, as well as flights between Sydney and Los Angeles. Upgrades using Velocity points are now being offered on codeshare flights that are operated by Delta, … Continued
Qantas Mulls New Benefits to Reward Long-Term Loyalty
Qantas is considering introducing new lifetime benefits to reward customers that are loyal over a long period of time. Ideas being floated include banked years of Platinum or Platinum One status, and even a status credit “superannuation” fund. The new benefits would be designed to reward frequent flyers that remain loyal to Qantas over many … Continued
Finnair A321 Business Class Review
Finnair, a member of the Oneworld alliance, operates a solid short-haul network all over Europe from its Helsinki hub. The vast majority of these flights are on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. In this review, we test the Finnair short-haul Business Class experience on a flight from Helsinki to Vienna. Flight Details Flight number … Continued
Qantas A380 Reconfiguration Adds 7% Revenue
Qantas recently upgraded the first of its twelve Airbus A380s with new Business and Premium Economy seats, and refreshed Economy and First Class cabins. The mid-life refresh is a win for passengers, especially Business class passengers who can now enjoy much better seats with direct aisle access and a new upper-deck lounge. But it’s also … Continued
Earn Qantas Points for All Uber Rides + Uber Eats Orders
You can now earn Qantas points for all Uber rides, as well as Uber Eats orders. But, at the same time, Qantas is reducing the number of points that Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum One members can earn when booking an Uber to or from the airport. The changes are related to the new Uber … Continued
LATAM Exit Leaves Huge Hole for Oneworld
LATAM Airlines has confirmed it will exit the Oneworld alliance on 1 October 2020 on 1 May 2020 (five months earlier than previously announced). Instead of Oneworld membership, LATAM will create a new strategic partnership with Delta Air Lines in the USA. This will leave the Oneworld alliance with no member airlines based in South America. After … Continued
Qantas Vows to Fix Priority Boarding
EXCLUSIVE | Qantas will “enhance” its domestic priority boarding process, implementing changes to make it work better for frequent flyers. The changes will come into effect at major Australian airports from next Monday, 25 November 2019. As an airline, Qantas does many things well. But since introducing priority boarding for domestic flights in 2011, Qantas … Continued
ANA, Japan Airlines Add Sydney-Haneda Flights
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines will each use their new Haneda slot allocations to add flights from Sydney to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from 29 March 2020. ANA goes double daily to Sydney ANA, which will soon partner with Virgin Australia, will increase its service on the Sydney-Haneda route to double-daily from 29 March … Continued