Until 16 January 2021, you can earn 15% bonus miles when transferring points from a credit card rewards program to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer! This includes transfers from American Express Membership Rewards, ANZ Rewards, NAB Rewards, Westpac Altitude, St George Amplify, Diners Club Rewards, HSBC Rewards and Citibank. (This offer was previously due to expire on … Continued
Virgin Australia has begun to reopen its airport lounges after they were shuttered for eight months. But around half of Virgin’s existing lounges will remain closed permanently. Like Qantas, Virgin Australia was forced to close its airport lounges in March 2020 due to government restrictions that were introduced to suppress the spread of COVID-19. But … Continued
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital formally took control of Virgin Australia yesterday, as Paul Scurrah leaves the organisation to make way for incoming CEO Jayne Hrdlicka. With the sale of Virgin to Bain Capital completed, Virgin Australia has now officially ended its voluntary administration after almost seven months. Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration on … Continued
Today, Qantas became just the third airline in the world after KLM and Avianca to turn 100 years old! It’s a remarkable achievement for the flying kangaroo, which began its life as “The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited” (abbreviated to QANTAS) on 16 November 1920. Sadly, the Qantas centenary has been overshadowed by … Continued
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