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No Compensation for Qantas Catering Failures

Many Qantas customers have not received any compensation after they didn’t receive food as advertised on their flights. To make matters worse, one passenger has now been waiting two months for a response from Qantas Customer Care after their Business Class meal contained pieces of plastic. Qantas not forthcoming with compensation for reduced Easter long … Continued

5 May 2022 Qantas

Qantas Brings Back Perth-London a Month Early

Qantas will now restore its direct flights from Perth to London from 23 May 2022 – around four weeks earlier than previously planned. The announcement comes just days after Qantas had to offload large numbers of bags and passengers from its Darwin-London flights due to emergency runway works at Darwin International Airport. With a shortened runway … Continued

5 May 2022 Qantas

Rex to Launch Frequent Flyer Program by September 2022?

Rex says its new frequent flyer program will be up and running by the third quarter of this year, in time for the launch of a new interline agreement with Delta Air Lines. Once it finally launches, Rex Flyer is set to offer frequent flyer points and access to lounges for frequent flyers in Sydney, … Continued

5 May 2022 Rex & Regional Airlines

Qantas Reveals Ultra-Long Range Airbus A350-1000 Seats

Qantas has revealed how it plans to configure its new Airbus A350-1000 long-range aircraft which will fly non-stop from Australia to cities including London and New York from late 2025. The airline yesterday announced a firm order for 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft which will be delivered between 2025 and 2028. These will be used for … Continued

3 May 2022 Qantas

Qantas Removing Airport Check-in Kiosks?

Qantas is reportedly considering removing the ability for passengers on domestic flights to check-in and print boarding passes at airport kiosks, in a move designed to encourage more travellers to check-in online or via the Qantas App. Australian Frequent Flyer understands that Qantas will still have kiosks at domestic airport terminals going forward, such as … Continued

2 May 2022 Qantas

Up to 30% Bonus Points: Velocity’s May 2022 Transfer Promo

Velocity Frequent Flyer’s twice-yearly points transfer offer is back for May 2022, with up to 30% bonus Velocity points available when you transfer points from an eligible credit card, hotel or supermarket loyalty program! With this offer, you can earn 15% more Virgin Australia Velocity points on transfers from 12 other loyalty programs including American … Continued

1 May 2022 Virgin Australia

Qantas Offloads Bags, Passengers from Darwin-London Flights

Qantas has been forced to offload passengers and bags from its Darwin-London flights over recent days due to repair works taking place on the main runway at Darwin International Airport. Numerous passengers have been bumped from flights QF1 and QF9 in recent days, often with little warning. One Qantas passenger, for example, was sent an … Continued

30 Apr 2022 Qantas

Podcast #83: Travelling to Argentina in 2022

South America was the last continent to have direct flights to Australia restored following the pandemic. But the 3x weekly LATAM Airlines flights from Sydney to Santiago via Auckland were not yet running when Gus Higgins needed to travel to Argentina during February and March 2022. Instead, he redeemed Qantas Frequent Flyer points to book … Continued

30 Apr 2022 AFF on Air Podcast

Travelling to Argentina in 2022 – AIR083

  Redeeming Qantas Frequent Flyer points to get to South America is hard enough at normal times, but it’s even more difficult when all direct flights between the two continents have been suspended! Gus Higgins flew from Australia to Argentina in February 2022 on a Oneworld Classic Flight Reward ticket booked with Qantas points, travelling … Continued

30 Apr 2022 AFF on Air (blubrry)

Etihad Business Sale: Kuala Lumpur to Europe from $2,056 Return!

Etihad Airways has launched a great sale on round-trip Business Class fares from Malaysia to Europe. For just over AU$2,000, you could fly Etihad Airways Business Class from Kuala Lumpur to either Paris or Zurich, via Abu Dhabi. Etihad generally operates Boeing 787s with lie-flat Business seats on these routes. Even if you live in … Continued

28 Apr 2022 Etihad Airways

Air Vanuatu Returns to Australia from July 2022

Air Vanuatu will resume flights to Australia from 1 July 2022, with the nation of Vanuatu also reopening its border to tourists on the same date – just in time for the next school holidays! Vaccinated visitors to Vanuatu will not be required to quarantine from this date. From July, Air Vanuatu will operate 5x … Continued

27 Apr 2022 Other Airlines

Qantas & Virgin End Fee-Free Changes, Credits

Qantas and Virgin Australia will both stop offering additional flexibility to customers with domestic flight bookings at the end of this week, winding back the “Fly Flexible” and “Flexible Flying” policies that the respective airlines introduced at the beginning of the pandemic. Currently, both Qantas and Virgin Australia are allowing fee-free flight changes for any … Continued

27 Apr 2022 Coronavirus and Travel