Complete List of Fifth-Freedom Routes
Our complete, updated list of fifth-freedom routes includes all international tag flights that can be booked as standalone journeys.
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Our complete, updated list of fifth-freedom routes includes all international tag flights that can be booked as standalone journeys.
In episode 21 of the Travel Pointers podcast, Matt Graham and Wilson McTaggart discuss their favourite airports in Australia and around the world.
Platinum Plus is Virgin Australia's new top status tier. To earn it, you'd need to spend $24,000 on airfares - but some frequent flyers feel the benefits don't justify that. Here are 10 ways Virgin could change that.
Seats.aero shows award availability across many routes and dates on one page, including Qantas and Velocity Frequent Flyer reward seats.
Australian Frequent Flyer offers Basic, Silver, Gold & Platinum membership. You can get more benefits like discounts, training and webinar access by upgrading.
Atmos Rewards is the new loyalty program of Hawaiian & Alaska Airlines. You can buy Atmos Rewards points with up to a 100% bonus, and redeem them for reward flights on partners including Qantas, Korean Air, Qatar Airways and Air Tahiti Nui.
Haven't quite earned enough status credits to renew your Qantas Gold or Platinum status? You might be able to extend your status for another year by spending Qantas Points.
Both Qantas and Virgin Australia systematically increase their cheapest Business Class airfares at midnight, on a specific number of days before departure. Our guide explains when to book for the lowest price.
By redeeming Qantas Frequent Flyer points wisely, you could fly First Class with Qantas or one of eight partner airlines.
Buying Finnair Plus Avios during a bonus or discount - like during the current promo - can be a clever way to save money on Finnair and Oneworld flights. You can also transfer Finnair Avios to British Airways Club.
Our analysis shows that it costs an average flyer around 2-3x more money to earn status with Qantas than with Virgin Australia Velocity. But there's a catch.
We review the Qantas First Class service on the Airbus A380 on QF63 from Sydney to Johannesburg. While the suite is very comfortable and the cabin crew are excellent, the soft product could probably use some small improvements.