Qantas Increases Cost of Emirates Reward Flights

Barely a week since Emirates reduced carrier charges applicable to reward flight bookings, Qantas Frequent Flyer has revealed that it will increase the number of points required to book a Classic Flight Reward on Emirates. While the reduction in carrier charges is immediate, the points increase will take effect from 1 September 2020. This means … Continued

Qantas Waives Classic Flight Reward Cancellation Fees

Qantas is now waiving change and cancellation fees for all new and existing Classic Flight Reward bookings until 31 October 2020. This includes Classic Flight Reward bookings made for travel after October 2020, provided you make the change or cancel your booking by the the end of October. The Qantas “Fly Flexible” offer is good … Continued

LATAM Airlines Files for Bankruptcy

LATAM Airlines has become the latest airline to file for bankruptcy during the COVID-19 travel shutdown, as the company embarks on a reorganisation of the business. The circumstances of the LATAM bankruptcy are similar to those of Virgin Australia as well as Avianca, one of South America’s other major airlines. The airline has filed for … Continued

How to Use Qantas Flight Credit Vouchers

If you’ve had to cancel a flight due to COVID-19, you may have ended up with a Qantas flight credit. And if your flight was cancelled by the airline, your booking has probably been converted automatically into a Qantas credit voucher. (In the latter case, you have the option to keep the voucher or call … Continued

Qantas to Fly Boeing 787 to Johannesburg

Qantas plans to replace the Boeing 747 with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on the Sydney-Johannesburg route from 28 March 2021, ending months of speculation about the future of the route and Qantas’ Boeing 747 fleet. Qantas has just released its flight schedules for travel beyond 28 March 2021, which marks the beginning of the IATA 2021 … Continued