Airline Routes

Airline Routes is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. Your travel experience is determined in part by the route your select.

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COVID-19 Travel Update: 24 April 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers as of Friday, 24 April 2020. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health … Continued

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COVID-19 Travel Update: 17 April 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers as of Friday, 17 April 2020. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health … Continued

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Virgin Australia Just Flew Non-Stop from Paris to Brisbane

Virgin Australia has been all over the news this week, as it suspended trading on the Australian stock market and considers voluntary administration. But, while much of the media was distracted by other events, Virgin Australia has achieved something quite remarkable this week. Last Tuesday morning, a Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300ER departed from Paris and … Continued

16 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia
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COVID-19 Travel Update: 13 April 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers as of Monday, 13 April 2020. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health … Continued

Domestic Air Travel Grinds to a Halt

The air route between Sydney and Melbourne is normally the second-busiest in the world. On an average day, Qantas alone normally operates 35 flights each way on a mix of Boeing 737s and Airbus A330s. At peak times, there are Qantas flights departing every 15 minutes. In fact, Qantas normally makes more than $1 billion … Continued

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COVID-19 Travel Update: 10 April 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers as of Friday, 10 April 2020. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health … Continued

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COVID-19 Travel Update: 6 April 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers as of Monday, 6 April 2020. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health … Continued

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COVID-19 Travel Update: 3 April 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers as of Friday, 3 April 2020. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health … Continued

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COVID-19 Travel Update: 30 March 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers as of Monday, 30 March 2020. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health … Continued

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Qatar Airways Adds Flights to Australia

As other airlines withdraw services, Qatar Airways is temporarily increasing flights to Australia from today. As well as launching additional frequencies to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, Qatar Airways has launched a new route between Brisbane and Doha. The additional flights will run during April 2020. But at the same time, Qatar Airways’ flights from Doha … Continued

30 Mar 2020 Qatar Airways
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COVID-19 Travel Update: 27 March 2020

This article contains an updated summary of the most important coronavirus news that is relevant to Australian frequent flyers. It specifically covers the implications of COVID-19 in terms of travel and loyalty programs. For the latest health advice, we recommend checking Australian government updates and the latest World Health Organization advice. This article was last … Continued

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Virgin Cancels Most Flights, Tigerair Grounded

The Virgin Australia Group will cancel around 90% of its domestic flights from midnight on Friday 27 March 2020, as most Australian states move to shut their borders to contain the spread of COVID-19. This is in addition to the grounding of all international Virgin Australia flights from 30 March, and is a further cut beyond … Continued

25 Mar 2020 Virgin Australia