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SYD station fees capped for Opal Cards

Here's some good news for frequent flyers who are also frequent train travellers to and from Sydney Airport. The 'station acce...

David Flynn |

Emirates ramps up Rome flights

Emirates is ramping up its Dubai-Rome flights from later this year, which means shorter transit times in Dubai for passengers a...

Chris C. |

Light rail links DFW to Dallas

Dallas/Fort Worth airport now has a light rail connection to downtown Dallas with this week's opening of an 8km extension to&nb...

David Flynn |

Cathay Pacific upgrades first class menu

Cathay Pacific is revamping its first class menu on flights between Hong Kong and London from next month, edging for “con...

Chris C. |

Qantas wins for on-time flights

Qantas has pipped Virgin Australia as Australia's most on-time airline but its regional arm QantasLink now leads low-cost carr...

David Flynn |

This week’s frequent flyer points wrap

What if you could earn a bonus 10,000 Qantas Points by booking a hotel stay anywhere in Asia – even if the hotel isn&rsqu...

Chris C. |

Qantas readies revamp of partner points

Qantas expects to reveal the new rates at which members of its frequent flyer scheme will earn Qantas Points when booked on par...

David Flynn |

How business travellers beat jetlag

Jetlag is the bane of business travellers, but habitual high flyers quickly learn they either have to master or be a slave to i...

David Flynn |

Passengers sue over first class loo

Two US travellers are taking legal action against Alaska Airlines over use of a domestic first class toilet, claiming US$1...

David Flynn |

Qantas Mall: new ways to earn points

Qantas ramps up its frequent flyer scheme this week with the launch of a new  Online Mall allowing members to earn Qantas ...

David Flynn |

QantasLink unveils new 'Recognise' livery

Qantas has unveiled a new regional livery on a QantasLink Dash 8 Q400 aircraft as part of a movement to recognise Aboriginal an...

Chris C. |

SkyTeam launches Asia/SWP travel pass

The global SkyTeam airline alliance now offers a ‘Go Round Asia and South West Pacific’ pass, which allows travelle...

Chris C. |

Sampling Qantas' first class tasting menu

Just how good can airplane food be? If you're flying first class with Qantas the answer is "astoundingly good". The ten course...

Chris C. |

AirNZ pushes back Boeing 777-200 upgrade

Air New Zealand says the refurbishment of its Boeing 777-200 fleet won’t be complete until the second half of 2015, despi...

David Flynn |

Vistara: India's new SQ/Tata airline

Vistara will be full-service airline for India Joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Tata Group Based in Delhi, with...

David Flynn |

Airberlin auctions business class upgrades

Airberlin is now auctioning off upgrades to business class, joining the growing ranks of airlines which lets travellers bid for...

David Flynn |

Singapore Airlines A380 for Auckland

Singapore Airlines will begin daily Airbus A380 flights between Singapore and Auckland on October 27 following NZ government ap...

David Flynn |

Qantas offers free first class upgrades

Pay for Qantas business class to London, Hong Kong or Dallas/Fort Worth and receive a free one-way upgrade to Qantas first c...

Chris C. |