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
If you want to fly from Australia to Europe in Singapore Airlines Business Class, you could expect to pay at least $5,255 round-trip (e.g. for a flight from Adelaide to Frankfurt). But tickets in the other direction, from Europe to Australia, can be significantly cheaper. Singapore Airlines currently has some great deals on round-trip Business Class fares … Continued
Part of the Lufthansa Group and a Star Alliance member, Zurich-based Swiss International Air Lines (or SWISS, as it brands itself) operates long-haul flights to destinations across Asia, North America, South America, the Middle East and Africa. Although SWISS doesn’t fly to Australia, it does offer some great value round-the-world fares starting and ending in … Continued
Update (25 March 2022): There have been some changes to the Qatar Airways award seat access given to Qantas Frequent Flyer members. Qatar Airways Business Class is popular with many Australian frequent flyers, especially as all flights to Australia will soon feature the airline’s award winning Qsuites product at the front of the plane. Qatar … Continued