Recent content by DalyWaters

I use I Want That Flight. Has some better pricing, sometimes. Gives a good spread of prices from different agents and the airlines. https://iwantthatflight.com.au/

No, it was removed from the navigation menus in preparation for its retirement at the end of October. You can still get to it by HERE. (Or by clicking on "My Map" on all your posts) Getting a blank map and no data using all of these methods now.

Air NZ must be frustrated that they could not convince Borghetti to go and could not convince Virgin to adopt the "LCC within the full service" airline concept that has been so successful at Air NZ. Now that Air NZ has sold out, Virgin are starting to implement the Air NZ way. Tiger has to go...

JQ 25 from Melbourne to Cairns is cancelled again tomorrow (8/7). My daughter rather stupidly booked on it to return last minute to University in Cairns. Her tutorial is at noon but JQ have put her on a 1950 flight to Cairns. The fact it is often cancelled probably accounted for why it was the...

Reading the case, I reckon I would have done exactly the same if I was in the position of Flight Centre. Flight Centre executives pointed out to EK, MH and SQ that the Flight Centre consultant's salary is 50% commission. Whilst the airline held preferred status from Flight Centre head office...

I think Flight Centre need to sack their lawyers. They didn't argue the case well enough. Flight Centre wanted to have access to the fares that EK, MH and SQ were putting up on their own websites. You might say it is similar to Harvey Norman asking Miele to give them access to the same price...

Bizjets from Smithton(?) to Melbourne in 1975 or 1976. It was a nine seat Cessna if my memory is correct. The pilot was the complete Biggles, handlebar moustache and leather jacket. Cost $40 when the regulated fares for TAA or Ansett Fokker flight was about $45.

What a shame that you are flying from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang. The riverboat trip up or down the Mekong is fantastic. My son and I flew to Vientianne and then took the bus (only $13 and a bit of a torturous trip) to Luang Prabang. We had two nights at the superb Thongbay Guesthouse, with...

Voted No. 1 restaurant in Cheap Eats for all of Australia is Bagus Cafe at 149 The Esplanade. It is an Indonesian cafe with tables on the footpath. The owner, Bagus, is a very jovial man. The Bebek Goreng (Crunchy Fried Duck), at $15, is to die for. We visit at least once a week when we are in...

Hear, hear. I will never again fly with the airline that treats their cattle class like this. Air Asia X is better than Emirates economy.

F = still waiting J = still waiting PE = only ever been in Virgin Australia. Y = Etihad for mine.

I thought that the best solution for Tiger overall would be a merger and rebranding into the Scoot brand. The parent of Tiger in Asia is Singapore Airlines who, wisely, when they started their new LCC, decided not to use the Tiger name. Rather than going with a slight rename from Tiger to...

He has probably been reading this site: http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/cheap-international-airfares/kul-mel-via-scenyc-route-55132.html Also, I noticed it was a reasonable price to fly on from AUH to LAX. Then you are really clocking up the miles.

I drove coach tours around Europe for four years and found Paris to be an enchanting city every time I visited. The worst city to drive in, by far but the city is so good that I visited again during off time. Barcelona was a city we went to great lengths to avoid. We were fortunate to have...

Just click on "Newer Position Available from Satellite" (and then pay).