Retired Planes Repurposed by Creative New Owners

At the end of this month, Qantas will retire the only Boeing 747 left in its fleet. Most of the flying kangaroo’s remaining jumbo jets have already been sent to the aircraft boneyard in Victorville, USA, and the aircraft with registration VH-OEJ is set to join them on 30 June. (For the aviation geeks out … Continued

Ola Promises to Reverse “Wrong Charges”

Ride-sharing service Ola has promised to reverse “any wrong charges” that resulted in customers affected by a technical issue with the Ola App being chased down by debt collectors. But this won’t happen automatically, with affected customers being asked to contact Ola’s support team so the company can investigate each case individually. Last week, Australian … Continued

Ola Calls In Debt Collectors After App Error

Ride-sharing service Ola has engaged debt collectors to chase down customers affected by a widespread problem that prevented the Ola App from collecting credit card payments correctly. The technical problem with Ola’s App has impacted a large number of its ride-share customers that used the service around December 2019, including multiple Australian Frequent Flyer members. … Continued

Track Points & Flight Credits with Award Wallet

Many savvy frequent flyers already use Award Wallet to ensure their frequent flyer points don’t expire. The free service automatically tracks loyalty accounts and notifies you of changes to your balances, as well as if any of your points are due to imminently expire. And if you have many different loyalty program accounts – the … Continued

Looking Back: Where Was Your Favourite Trip?

While most Australian frequent flyers are currently grounded, our members are taking a moment to reminisce. AFF members have been invited to post 3 photos from their favourite trip, and the pictures we’ve seen so far have been incredible. We’ve had entries from around Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Cuba, the Galapagos Islands and … Continued