Since April 2020, Virgin Australia had been offering a significantly scaled back Business Class service on its domestic flights. But this has now changed, with Virgin relaunching its Business Class menu and on-board service last Thursday. Gone are the days of instant noodles and snack boxes in Business class! Virgin has also now reopened all … Continued
Virgin Australia has removed complimentary snacks in Economy class, replacing them with a buy-on-board retail menu. Virgin is also relaunching its Business Class menu today, with fresh new meal options replacing the infamous snack boxes served in the pointy end of Virgin’s flights over recent months. Virgin’s new Economy Class menu Virgin Australia will continue … Continued
When Rex launched Boeing 737 jet services last week in direct competition with Qantas & Virgin, it also introduced Business Class for the first time. Rex’s Business Class fares are priced sharply, but what’s the new Rex Business Class experience like? I found out on a flight from Melbourne to Sydney… Flight Details Flight number ZL102 … Continued
The inaugural Regional Express (Rex) Boeing 737-800 passenger flight took off this morning, with flight ZL18 departing from Melbourne to Sydney at 7am. It marks the beginning of jet aircraft operations for Rex, whose business model since launching in 2002 had previously been to just fly small turboprop aircraft to country towns. Over the coming … Continued
Singapore Airlines’ full-service regional subsidiary, SilkAir, has been folded into the Singapore Airlines brand. Singapore Airlines will gradually take over service on SilkAir’s existing routes, starting with flights from Singapore to Phuket from 4 March 2021. Nine of SilkAir’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft will eventually be transferred to its parent company, which will begin operating the … Continued