Rex Opens New Temporary Canberra Lounge

Rex has opened a temporary lounge at Canberra Airport, which will be available to all Rex passengers from Monday, 19 April 2021 when Rex launches Canberra-Sydney flights. Rex says it has concluded an agreement with Canberra Airport to temporarily use the former “International Lounge” while it finalises arrangements for a permanent lounge in Canberra. As … Continued

Qantas Brings Back In-Flight Entertainment

In-flight entertainment is back on most Qantas domestic flights and, from next Monday, all trans-Tasman flights. After being switched off for a year, Qantas in-flight entertainment has been progressively rolled back out since the start of April 2021. By now, it should already be available on all aircraft where in-flight entertainment is normally offered. Qantas … Continued

Qantas First Lounges Reopen from 19 April 2021

Qantas will reopen its international First Class lounges in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday 19 April, along with its international Business Lounge in Brisbane, to coincide with the launch of the long-awaited trans-Tasman travel bubble. This is not just good news for Qantas Platinum & Platinum One members travelling across the Tasman with Qantas or … Continued

Qantas Frequent Flyer Expanding in New Zealand

The Qantas Frequent Flyer program is vying to become a serious alternative to Air New Zealand’s Airpoints program in New Zealand. As far as airline loyalty programs go, Air New Zealand’s frequent flyer program has a near-monopoly in New Zealand. Airpoints has extensive retail partnerships, including with New World supermarkets, and extensive credit card partnerships … Continued

5 Great Uses of Frequent Flyer Points to New Zealand

With New Zealand opening back up to travellers from Australia, but flights looking quite expensive, now could be a good time to redeem your frequent flyer points for a trip to New Zealand! Qantas, Jetstar and Air New Zealand are all running flights between Australia and New Zealand. This provides plenty of choices for Australians … Continued