In-Flight Entertainment is a popular topic at the Australian Frequent Flyer. Your travel experience can be greatly enhanced by an enjoyable flight and good inflight entertainment can certainly help!
Choosing between Qantas and Virgin Australia is a common dilemma facing Australian frequent flyers. Although Qantas has a stronger route network – both domestically and internationally – sticking with Virgin can have its advantages. Last year, AFF member juliusg flew a mixture of both Qantas and Virgin Australia in Business class. This year, this member has … Continued
Earlier this week, we brought you the story that Qantas has removed all music from its domestic in-flight entertainment. Claiming that fewer and fewer flyers are tuning in to music, Qantas decided back in July to remove the music playlists and CD collections in favour of more film and TV content. Many in the Australian … Continued
Listening to music is now a thing of the past when flying Qantas. The radio stations, music playlists and CD library collections have all been removed from Qantas in-flight entertainment on domestic and some international flights. Music is no longer available through the in-flight entertainment system on Qantas Boeing 737 flights. The Boeing 737s operate … Continued
Norwegian Air Shuttle offers some very competitive fares on its long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes. The low-cost carrier flies many trans-Atlantic routes, as well as several routes between Asia and Europe. From last year, non-stop flights from Singapore to London were added to the airline’s growing network. Norwegian flies 4x weekly from Singapore to London, … Continued
Virgin Australia has announced a host of improvements to its trans-Tasman and short-haul international flights. From 28 October, all Virgin passengers flying between Australia and New Zealand will receive a complimentary 23kg baggage allowance, meal and drink. There are also changes coming to the number of Velocity points and status credits earned for all short-haul … Continued
Qantas is reportedly considering a “pay as you go” service model on flights between Australia and New Zealand. In a move that would copy the existing models of Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia, Qantas passengers could be charged extra for things like checked baggage, meals, drinks, frequent flyer points, seat selection and in-flight entertainment … Continued
The internet is littered with negative reviews about Air China. But are these reviews justified? What’s it really like to fly Air China Economy class? AFF member trentusjuventus recently put the Beijing-based Star Alliance carrier to the test, flying Economy from Taipei to Europe and back. Though initially hesitant to fly Air China Economy class, they had … Continued
Virgin Australia has come under fire over its poor in-flight entertainment options on domestic flights. Virgin’s Boeing 737 aircraft aren’t fitted with seatback entertainment screens. Instead, passengers can stream content to their own mobile devices via the Virgin Australia Entertainment App. There is nothing inherently wrong with Virgin in-flight entertainment being streamed to passengers’ mobile … Continued
An AFF member who recently flew Thai Airways Business class believes the experience was poor value for money. SCW flew Thai Business class from Sydney to Lahore via Bangkok. The cabin crew were great. But in this member’s opinion, the Business class seats, catering and in-flight entertainment were all below-par. I recently flew Thai business SYD-Bangkok-Lahore … Continued
AFF moderator JessicaTam did a LOT of flying over the weekend! After flying from Melbourne to London on Qantas’ final A380 service via Dubai, she then flew straight back to Melbourne after just 24 hours in the UK. But this wasn’t just any flight back to Australia; it was the inaugural non-stop Qantas Dreamliner service … Continued
The new Qantas Dreamliner has now been in service for a couple of months. Many AFF members have now had the chance to fly on the Boeing 787-9 in Economy, Premium Economy and Business class. But so far, the Qantas 787 reviews are mixed. The Qantas 787 will commence non-stop flights from Perth to London from … Continued
The end of the year is fast approaching, and it’s not just your last chance to complete your Christmas shopping. Now is also your last chance to purchase gifts on board our national carrier, with Qantas removing duty free from all international flights. Qantas’ final in-flight duty free sales will take place on international flights … Continued
