With Sydney and Melbourne finally out of lockdown and state borders reopening, airlines have been ramping up their Sydney-Melbourne flights and reopening their airport lounges. Virgin Australia has now reopened all of its airport lounges except at Gold Coast, and is back to flying almost hourly on the popular Sydney-Melbourne route after the route was … Continued
After a hiatus of almost three months, Air New Zealand has resumed offering limited passenger services across the Tasman using Boeing 787-9s. I flew with the Kiwi national carrier from Auckland to Sydney last week and am pleased to say the service hasn’t changed much since the pre-COVID days. Air New Zealand offers different types … Continued
Stewart Island Flights is a small airline based in Invercargill on New Zealand’s South Island. Specialising in commercial and charter flights to Stewart Island, the airline has a fleet of just four light aircraft. I recently flew with Stewart Island Flights from Oban, the main town centre on Stewart Island, to Invercargill. Normally in a … Continued
If you’ve ever needed to travel up or down the coast of Queensland, you’ve probably come across the famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) QantasLink “milk run” route. Every day, QantasLink Dash 8 turboprops fly from Brisbane to Cairns with stops in Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville, picking up and dropping off passengers at … Continued
There are currently two airlines offering Business Class across the Tasman. Qantas offers Business Class on all its Boeing 737 and Airbus A330 flights between Australia and New Zealand, while Air New Zealand offers what it calls “Business Premier” on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner services. After flying with Qantas to New Zealand during COVID-19, I … Continued