The Cost of Operating a Flight

Ever wondered how much it costs a commercial airline to operate a flight? It costs an airline just over $10,000 to fly a Boeing 737 from Sydney to Melbourne, meaning they need to make at least $60 in revenue from each seat to turn a profit. And it costs almost $200,000 to run an Airbus … Continued

Best Velocity Status Runs with Double Status Credits

In case you haven’t already heard, there’s a brand new Velocity double status credits offer on now! You can earn double status credits for all new Virgin Australia marketed and operated flights booked by 12 February 2019, for travel until 28 December 2019. Thanks to the current promotion, it’s possible to accrue Velocity status credits on … Continued

Velocity Double Status Credits Offer (February 2019)

Great news for Virgin Australia flyers… Virgin has announced a brand new Velocity double status credits offer! By taking advantage of this promotion, you can reach the heights of Silver, Gold or Platinum status with Virgin Australia with just half the usual amount of flying.   How to take advantage of this Velocity Double Status … Continued

How to get Cheaper Singapore Airlines Awards

Last week, Singapore Airlines increased the cost of most KrisFlyer redemptions for travel on Singapore Airlines and SilkAir. Curiously, however, there was no increase to the cost of award flights on Star Alliance partner airlines. This means that most KrisFlyer redemptions are now cheaper if you redeem miles for a Star Alliance award. With KrisFlyer, a … Continued

Business Class Deal from Thailand to Europe

Looking for a cheap Business Class deal to Europe? There are once again some great deals from Thailand currently available, this time with Gulf Air. Business class tickets are available from Bangkok to both Frankfurt, Germany and Paris, France from $2,360 return. By combining this with a cheap Economy ticket from Australia to Thailand, you … Continued