Virgin Australia to Fly to Doha as Qatar Airways Buys 25% Stake
Qatar Airways intends to buy a 25% minority stake in Virgin Australia. If approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board, Virgin Australia will also launch flights to Doha.
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Qantas Adds Airlink Codeshares
Qantas will codeshare with South African regional carrier Airlink, allowing Qantas flyers to connect beyond Johannesburg to places like Cape Town, Durban and Skukuza on Qantas flight numbers.
Which Airlines Make It Easiest to Find Reward Flight Costs?
As a way of comparing transparency in frequent flyer programs, we measured the time it takes to find reward flight costs with different airlines.
Ex-Virgin Australia Boeing 777s Flying for Qatar Airways
Three of Virgin Australia’s former Boeing 777-300ERs are now flying for Qatar Airways. They still have the original Virgin seats, and frequent flyers can get a free upgrade to Premium Economy.
Qatar Airways Massively Hikes Virgin Australia Reward Charges
Qatar Airways Privilege Club has increased the Redemption Fees payable when using Avios to book Virgin Australia reward flights by as much as 700%.