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SriLankan Airlines A320 Business Class Review

Based in Colombo, SriLankan Airlines has been a member of the Oneworld alliance since 2014. In this review, we test the Sri Lankan Airlines Business class service on an Airbus A320 flight from Colombo to Singapore. Flight Details Flight number UL308 Route Colombo (CMB) to Singapore (SIN) Aircraft type Airbus A320 Class of travel Business … Continued

16 Feb 2020 Flight Reviews

Qantas Frequent Flyers Retain LATAM Benefits

LATAM Airlines recently announced that it will leave the Oneworld alliance on 1 May 2020, five months earlier than planned. But Qantas has confirmed that Qantas Frequent Flyer members will still enjoy the benefits of their status when flying on LATAM Airlines beyond this date. In addition, Qantas will continue to award status credits for … Continued

14 Feb 2020 LATAM Airlines

Rex Complains to ACCC as QantasLink Adds Regional Flights

In recent weeks, QantasLink has announced new regional services to Ballina, Kangaroo Island and now Orange. But Regional Express (Rex) has complained to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) that QantasLink is using its dominant position to force them out of these markets. New QantasLink flights from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island From July, QantasLink … Continued

14 Feb 2020 Rex & Regional Airlines

Earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Points with Optus

Signing up for a new mobile phone plan with Optus? You may be able to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer points with Optus. Optus has been partnering with Velocity Frequent Flyer to offer bonus points when you sign up for a new plan via limited-time promotions since November 2019. Currently, Optus is offering up to 30,000 … Continued

14 Feb 2020 Virgin Australia

Alaska Airlines to Join Oneworld Alliance

Alaska Airlines has announced that it will join Qantas in the Oneworld alliance in mid-2021. Based in Seattle, Alaska Airlines has a strong network on the U.S. west coast and flies many routes to Hawaii and Alaska. But it is primarily a short-haul airline, flying almost exclusively within the United States except for a few … Continued

14 Feb 2020 Oneworld

Cathay Pacific Cuts Service to Australia in March 2020

Just days after Virgin Australia announced its withdrawal from Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific is significantly reducing its services between Hong Kong and Australia during March 2020. Worldwide, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon have cancelled more than half of their flights over February and March this year. Many of the cancelled flights are to mainland China … Continued

13 Feb 2020 Cathay Pacific

Triple Velocity Points on Virgin Australia Flights – February 2020

Virgin Australia is offering triple Velocity points on new flight bookings made until Tuesday 18 February 2020, for travel any time until 5 January 2021. The triple Velocity points offer is valid for travel on flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia. In other words, only flights on a Virgin Australia aircraft with a “VA” … Continued

12 Feb 2020 Virgin Australia

30% Off Selected Qantas Reward Seats – February 2020

Qantas is offering a 30% discount off Classic Flight Reward seats to selected destinations in New Zealand, Fiji and the United States. The discount applies to Qantas, Jetstar and Fiji Airways award bookings made until 19 February 2020, for travel until 31 December 2020. The 30% discount off Qantas, Jetstar and Fiji Airways Classic Flight … Continued

12 Feb 2020 Points Inspiration Qantas

If You Could Say One Thing to Virgin Australia’s CEO…

As we covered yesterday, there are a wide range of topics that Australian frequent flyers would like to bring up with Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. Australian Frequent Flyer members were also asked recently what they would say if they got an opportunity to meet Virgin Australia’s new CEO, Paul Scurrah. Interestingly, the range of issues … Continued

11 Feb 2020 Virgin Australia

What Would You Tell Qantas CEO Alan Joyce?

If you had an opportunity to meet Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, what would you say to him? This question was recently put to the Australian Frequent Flyer community. There have already been 100 responses (and counting), with frequent flyers expressing a wide range of different points of view about the way in which our national … Continued

10 Feb 2020 Qantas

South African Airways Slashes Routes in Fight for Survival

South African Airways will cut many of its international destinations, and all domestic routes except one, from next month. The airline’s flight from Perth to Johannesburg is safe for now, but there will be a schedule change from 1 March 2020. Instead of operating overnight, SA281 will depart Perth at 2.30pm and arrive in Johannesburg … Continued

10 Feb 2020 Other Airlines

Fly to the Maldives from $558 round-trip

There are currently some very good deals available on flights from Australia to the Maldives, a sought-after island holiday destination located to the south of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Air Asia and Singapore Airlines both have cheap flights to the Maldives, starting at just $558 return from Perth, or $563 return from Melbourne. … Continued

10 Feb 2020 Singapore Airlines