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!
One of the pet peeves of Business Class passengers is people sneaking in from Economy Class to use the Business Class toilet.
I recently reviewed QantasLink’s Embraer E190 Business Class service from Adelaide to Darwin. In that review, I concluded that the seat was good and the service was excellent – but questioned whether the flight was really worth a one-way airfare of more than $2,000. On my way back from Darwin to the east coast of … Continued
Last year, Qantas expanded its regional fleet by wet leasing Embraer E190 jets from Alliance Airlines. These aircraft are now being used on many regional routes across Australia, particularly out of Adelaide, Darwin, Alice Springs, Canberra and Townsville. The Embraer E190s flying for QantasLink have spacious cabins with Business and Economy seating. Economy seats are … Continued
When flying from Sydney to Melbourne with Qantas, you’ll often have the choice to fly on a narrow-body Boeing 737 or a wide-body Airbus A330. The Airbus A330 is a more popular aircraft with most passengers because it has a better Business Class product and is more spacious. On the Qantas A330, all Business Class … Continued
With Qatar Airways now only giving Qantas frequent flyers access to Business & First Class reward seats around 4 months out from departure, it’s become a lot harder to redeem Qantas points for Qatar Airways Qsuites. You can still redeem Velocity points for Qatar Airways flights up to 330 days ahead. But Qatar Airways Privilege … Continued
Rex is introducing a new real-time bidding system for passengers to upgrade to Business Class on the airline’s Boeing 737 jet services. As an introductory offer, minimum bids will start from just $10. With Rex’s “Bid Up” program, selected passengers booked in Economy Class will be invited seven days before departure to place a bid … Continued
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, has been a Qantas Frequent Flyer partner since 2016. As part of this tie-up, Qantas Frequent Flyer members can earn points for WestJet flights in Economy or Premium Economy – but, bizarrely, can’t earn any points for flights taken in Business Class! Since 2017, it has also been possible to redeem … Continued
Singapore Airlines is currently running an excellent sale on Business Class flights from Bangkok, Thailand to destinations in Europe and the United States. There are also some great Singapore Airlines Premium Economy deals available from Bangkok to New York, as well as from Kuala Lumpur to Paris! For example, right now you can book a … Continued
Air Canada, a partner of Virgin Australia, offers four weekly flights from Brisbane to Vancouver and up to 10 weekly Sydney-Vancouver services. Air Canada will also soon commence Auckland-Vancouver flights. Air Canada used to fly its Boeing 777-200LR on the Sydney-Vancouver route, but all three of the airline’s routes to Australia & New Zealand are … Continued
When planning a trip to Europe, Saudia is probably not the first airline that comes to mind. But this SkyTeam carrier offers lie-flat Business Class seats and has some exceptional year-round Business Class fares between various destinations in Asia and Europe. By combining a cheap Saudia Business Class ticket between Southeast Asia and Europe with … Continued
As airlines start to release award seats for travel to Europe during next year’s peak summer period, many points collectors are eager to redeem their points and lock in a good redemption. After all, the traditional advice has always been to get in early when booking flights on popular routes during peak periods because the … Continued
When it comes to releasing Business Class award seats to partner airlines, Air New Zealand would have to be one of the world’s stingiest airlines. But there is now a surprisingly good amount of Business Class award space on certain routes including Melbourne-Auckland, for travel dates within the next three months. Although New Zealand’s national … Continued