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.

The man is very upset in the waiting room at the gate to the airport. A young guy, a traveler, waiting for a plane to fly out against the background of a large window, is very sad.

Airport Disease: Enter Airport, Exit Manners

There's something about airports that stresses a lot of people out... so much so, that they forget their manners. Frontline airline staff call it "airport disease".

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Spanner crab tortellini with oxtail, rosemary jus and skordalia in Qantas first class, with bread and a glass of white wine

Qantas Introduces Dine on Demand in First Class

Qantas is making some long overdue improvements to its international First Class soft product, including dine on demand, better champagne and the introduction of new Aesop amenity kits.

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Couple dining in the Qantas First Lounge in Sydney

How to Gift Qantas or Velocity Status to Someone Else

If you earn enough Qantas or Virgin Velocity status credits, you can gift an elite status membership card to a friend or family member.

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Virgin Atlantic is part of the SkyTeam alliance

How (And Why) to Buy Virgin Atlantic Points for SkyTeam Flights

Buying points from Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and redeeming them for award travel across Virgin Atlantic's partner airline network, including the SkyTeam alliance, can be great value. Plus, right now you can get up to 70% bonus points on purchases.

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Beach in Kona, Hawaii, USA

Airfare of the Week: Hawaiian Airlines Sydney-Kona $706 Return

AFF's inaugural Airfare of the Week (AOTW) column features a great Hawaiian Airlines Economy Class deal from Sydney to multiple Hawaiian islands that could earn you enough Atmos Rewards points to fly Qantas Premium Economy to New Zealand.

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LAGs check when boarding a flight to Australia at Bangkok (BKK)

Australia’s Ridiculous LAGs Checks at the Boarding Gate: Why Is This Still a Thing?

The Australian government mandates secondary bag checks for Liquids, Aerosols & Gels (LAGs) at the boarding gate for inbound flights. This ridiculous policy achieves nothing and should end.

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Air Astana Airbus A321 in Almaty

Matt Graham’s 5 Favourite Airlines

AFF Editor Matt Graham reveals why Air Astana, Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, JAL and Lufthansa are his five favourite airlines.

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A Singapore Airlines A380 and Virgin Australia 737 at Sydney Airport

The Trick for Better Value Credit Card Point Transfers to KrisFlyer

You can get around KrisFlyer's 3-year expiration policy by transferring your credit card points to Velocity instead. If you transfer during a bonus, you'll even end up with more KrisFlyer miles overall!

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Landing in Melbourne on Jetstar

Why I Flew Jetstar to the AFF Melbourne Gathering

Given a choice of Qantas, Virgin Australia or Jetstar, I chose to fly the budget carrier from Canberra to Melbourne for last weekend's AFF gathering. No, I'm not crazy... here's why.

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