Business Class is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. Travelling with a bit of luxury can make all the difference to your enjoyment of the trip. And it can be less expensive thank you think!
Air New Zealand has revealed the new Business Class and Premium Economy seats that it will install on its long-haul fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft from 2024. The new cabins are set to offer a markedly better experience for passengers, particularly in “Business Premier”. The airline is also proceeding with plans to install bunk beds … Continued
Air Canada offers 16 Business Class recliner seats on its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, which is most commonly used for short and medium-haul flights. I recently tried out Air Canada’s Business Class service on a flight from Mexico City to Montreal, which I booked using Virgin Australia Velocity points. The service exceeded my expectations. … Continued
If you’ve flown in Business Class on Qantas’ Boeing 737s and Airbus A330s, you’ll know that there’s a huge difference in the Business Class products on these two aircraft. Qantas’ narrow-body Boeing 737-800 features basic reclining Business seats with a little more width and legroom, which are suitable for the short flights it generally operates… … Continued
On many levels, Virgin Australia now offers a better domestic Business Class service than Qantas. Ever since Virgin revamped its Business Class catering in March 2021, the on-board meals have generally been well received and the on-board service is typically excellent. (AFF’s long-running thread on Virgin Australia Business catering is a testament to this.) However, … Continued
Last week, Qantas announced a huge order of brand new Airbus aircraft. The showpiece of the announcement was the new Airbus A350-1000s which will fly Qantas’ non-stop “Project Sunrise” flights from Sydney to London and New York. But Qantas also announced a large order of Airbus A321XLR and A220 aircraft which will ultimately replace the … Continued
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
Spirits are finally back on the spirit of Australia, with Qantas bringing back spirits in Business Class on domestic flights from today. Australian Frequent Flyer understands that Qantas will also resume hanging passengers’ jackets in domestic Business Class from today. In addition, on longer domestic flights, Business Class passengers will once again be offered a drink … Continued
Part of the Lufthansa Group, SWISS operates a large network of long-haul routes as well as short-haul flights to destinations across Europe, from its hubs in Zurich and Geneva. While SWISS offers lie-flat beds in Business Class on its wide-body aircraft used for long-haul flights, short-haul Business Class within Europe is quite a different affair. … Continued
Prior to COVID-19, Virgin Australia offered lounge access for up to an hour after arrival at the destination airport to Business Class passengers and Velocity Platinum members. Arrivals lounge access was also offered, subject to availability, to Velocity Gold and Virgin Australia Lounge members. This simple but useful benefit allows frequent flyers and Business passengers … Continued
Singapore Airlines flies from seven Australian cities to Singapore, including 3-4 times per day from Sydney. In fact, as of this week, Singapore Airlines has more daily international departures from Australia than Qantas! One of the daily Sydney-Singapore flights, SQ222, is even operated by the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 which was brought back into service … Continued
In early 2021, I wrote that Qantas in-flight catering was miles ahead of Virgin Australia. But Virgin Australia has massively improved its Business Class offering since then… while also slashing its Business airfares. At a basic level, Qantas and Virgin Australia now provide very similar domestic Business Class products. Both airlines have lounges, the Boeing 737 … Continued
