The British Airways Oneworld Multi-Carrier Reward

The British Airways frequent flyer program can be very useful when redeeming Avios for short-haul flights, including Qantas domestic flights around Australia. But British Airways Executive Club redemptions are notoriously expensive on long-haul routes, especially in Business and First Class. If you want to redeem Avios for something other than a short-haul flight, though, you’re … Continued

Qantas Completes First A380 Cabin Refresh

Qantas’ first refurbished Airbus A380 is set to return to service next Monday with a brand new interior. The airline is currently in the process of upgrading its A380s with brand new Business and Premium Economy seats, and refreshed First Class and Economy seats. VH-OQK (named John and Reginald Duigan) is the first Qantas A380 … Continued

Virgin Australia to Fly to Haneda, Partner with ANA

Virgin Australia plans to commence daily flights to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and launch a new partnership with Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA). Based in Japan, ANA has a 5-star Skytrax rating and is a member of Star Alliance. Subject to regulatory approvals, Virgin would commence daily flights from Brisbane to Haneda from 29 March 2020 using … Continued

Jetstar Abandons Regional New Zealand, China

Low-cost carrier Jetstar will axe all regional routes within New Zealand, with the last flights to operate on 30 November 2019. Although Jetstar has announced that this is currently only a “proposal”, the airline is already offering refunds to customers that booked a regional New Zealand domestic flight for travel from December 2019. Tickets beyond … Continued

600,000 Stranded as Thomas Cook Collapses

600,000 Thomas Cook customers are now stranded overseas after the UK-based travel company filed for insolvency yesterday. Around a quarter of these passengers are British holidaymakers. The 178-year-old company operates airlines, resorts, hotels and cruises, and specialises in selling Europeans package holidays to sunny destinations. The Thomas Cook Group owns Thomas Cook Airlines, as well … Continued