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.
Australians can no longer redeem Velocity Points for United Business Class reward seats to the USA, because United hasn’t released a single one for more than two months. Singapore Airlines has also stopped releasing Business reward seats to Velocity members from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to Singapore.
We review QantasLink’s regional Airbus A220-300 Business Class from Canberra to Melbourne. While there was a catering issue, the seat was comfortable and the great service from the cabin crew saved the day.
Our overview of the international lounges at Sydney Airport ranks all the options from best to worst, including the Qantas and Singapore Airlines lounges.
Domestic Qantas Business airfares are consistently priced around $200 higher than Virgin Australia. Is Qantas just greedy, or does the market truly value Qantas’ product more highly?