Virgin Australia’s flights from Brisbane to Tokyo went on sale today, and there are even some Velocity reward seats available on the new route. The new Virgin flights to Japan will operate daily to Haneda Airport from 29 March 2020. The flights will be operated by Virgin’s Airbus A330, which features 255 Economy and 20 … Continued
With superior benefits for frequent flyers, better earn rates on Oneworld partner airlines and achievable lifetime Oneworld Emerald status, it’s little wonder that some Qantas Frequent Flyer members are considering making the switch to the British Airways Executive Club program. As British Airways is a member of the Oneworld alliance, you can still earn and … Continued
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has made numerous recommendations in its 149-page final report on loyalty programs, which was released today. The ACCC says that changes are needed to protect consumers, warning that unfair practices of loyalty programs could cause real harm. The Australian Frequent Flyer made a detailed submission to the ACCC’s … Continued
You may soon be able to upgrade with your Qantas Frequent Flyer points on all Oneworld airline flights, including with Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines, British Airways and American Airlines. The Oneworld alliance is currently working on a new “upgrade award” system that would allow frequent flyers with any Oneworld airline to upgrade on flights across … Continued
Last week, Qantas promised to fix its broken priority boarding system by implementing an “enhanced premium boarding experience” for domestic flights. The new priority boarding process has now been in place at six major Australian domestic airports for a week. But has the implementation been successful? As part of the new premium boarding process, Qantas … Continued