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For Jetstar domestic flights, you can check in and drop your checked bags at the airport between 2 hours and 40 minutes before departure. There are different timings for international flights.
QF9097 from QZW to QZY, two fictitious airports, is a "pseudo flight" in Qantas' systems. It's used to keep tickets active if they only contain flight credits or gift cards.
SkyTeam's Vietnam Airlines has lots of Premium Economy and Business Class award seats available from Australia to Vietnam, and onwards to Europe. You can easily book using Virgin Atlantic points.
Velocity Frequent Flyer status comes with perks when flying Virgin Australia and its partners. This guide explains how to earn it following the major April 2025 changes.
Velocity Frequent Flyer will launch its highly-anticipated lifetime Gold status tier in October 2025! "Forever Gold" can be yours by earning 12,000 lifetime status credits - but there's a catch.
Velocity Frequent Flyer is offering double status credits or points on Virgin Australia flights when you register and book by 13 June 2025, and fly by 29 April 2026.
You can now redeem Qantas Points for Hawaiian Airlines flights, as Qantas and Hawaiian commence their much-anticipated partnership earlier than expected.
With Apple AirTags, you can track the location of your bags in real time. Thanks to a new feature, you can even share this information with some airlines if they lose your luggage.
Emirates currently has 16 fifth-freedom tag flights that operate as a continuation of a service originating in Dubai to a third country.
You can now redeem Aegean Airlines Miles+Bonus miles for Emirates Economy and Business Class flights, and there's crazy good value to be found.
Luxury Escapes has launched its own loyalty program called Société. Our guide explains how the program's points and status tiers work.
In episode 13 of the Travel Pointers podcast, Matt Graham and Wilson McTaggart discuss the best ways for Australians to earn and use Avios.