When booking flights around the United States, you’ll probably notice that the major US airlines now offer “Basic Economy” fares. Basic Economy tickets are a relatively new concept and are designed to help the likes of American Airlines, Delta and United to compete better against ultra-low-cost carriers on price. Basic Economy tickets are generally the … Continued
In case you haven’t already heard, Qantas released its latest Double Status Credits promotion this week. Until tomorrow, you can earn double Qantas status credits on all new Qantas flight bookings, for travel until the end of August 2019. Double status credit promotions are popular with both airlines and their customers, and for good reason. These … Continued
Need to contact Qantas? Given the lengthy hold times experienced when trying to phone the Qantas call centre, it can be worth looking at alternative methods – especially if your request is not complicated. As an alternative to calling, Qantas customers can already get in touch with the social media team via Facebook and Twitter. … Continued
UPDATE: Avios partner award prices have increased slightly since this article was written. Here are the new award charts for short-haul redemptions on Qantas and other Oneworld airlines: Distance Avios (Economy) Avios (Business) 0-650 miles 6,000 12,500 651-1,151 miles 9,000 16,500 1,152-2,000 miles 11,000 22,000 The article below from February 2019 refers to the old … Continued
With the planned opening date for Virgin Australia’s new Wellington lounge pushed back until April, Virgin passengers departing Wellington remain without lounge access for now. Meanwhile, Virgin Australia passengers departing Brisbane on international flights are being relegated to third-party lounges as construction of the new Brisbane “My Lounge” continues. Virgin’s Brisbane lounge is now due to … Continued