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Virgin's MEL-PER goes all A330
Virgin Australia will upgrade its Melbourne-Perth 'Coast to Coast' flights into an exclusively Airbus 330-only service from Sep...
Best seats: business class, Lufthansa A321
Flying in European business class on Lufthansa's Airbus A321? We've got on-the-plane recommendations for the very best seats to...
China Southern: new Brisbane, Cairns flights
China Southern is gearing up for more Brisbane flights and adding Cairns services with a new thrice-weekly "triangle" route thr...
Virgin axes 'anytime access' for lounges
Today's the last day that Virgin Australia's top-tier Velocity frequent flyers enjoy unlimited access to its airport lounges. ...
Qantas returns to the Gold Coast
Qantas will return to the Gold Coast from October 28, some five years after the Red Roo handed over its Gold Coast routes to lo...
New app explains EU flight compensation
The EU government has a new iPhone, iPad and Android app to help travellers figure out what their airlines are obliged to do i...
Sydney to London on a 787
China Southern will introduce the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on flights between Sydney and London, in a move which could see the air...
Tips for washing your clothes in a hotel sink
We've all been there: your business trip gets extended by a few days, and you're a day or two short of clean clothes. Since ver...
HX axes daily London flights
Hong Kong Airlines has confirmed the closure next month of its daily 'all business class' service between Hong Kong and London&...
Joyce: Qantas facing 'triple whammy'
Qantas is facing a 'triple whammy' on international routes and opening new global hubs will be a cornerstone in the airline's r...
New A380-style seats on more of Qantas' old 747s
Qantas is continuing its overhaul of older Boeing 747s to bring their seats and cabin up to the same spec as its flagship Airbu...
Earn Velocity points for shows, sports
IN BRIEF | Virgin Australia is serving up another way to earn Velocity frequent flyer points – buying tickets to theatre ...
MAS mulls A380 for Melbourne-KL
Malaysia Airlines looks set to bring its new Airbus A380 superjumbo to Melbourne. Information in the global GDS reservations ...
Virgin goes Android: Samsung tablets for business
Virgin Australia will begin fitting out the majority of its aircraft with Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablets for in-flight entertainm...
Business class: why direct aisle access is vital
Every so often when we review business class seats or put together one of our best seats guides for the pointy end of the plane...
Virgin rolls out self-service lounge entry
Caught in a queue at the reception desk at the Virgin Australia lounge? From next week you can ignore the peak-hour log jam an...
MAS goes daily for Adelaide-KL
Malaysia Airlines will ramp up its Adelaide-Kuala Lumpur flight to a daily service from October 31st. The current MAS schedule...
CX pushes inflight magazine to iPad
Cathay Pacific is joining other airlines in moving its inflight magazine from print to pixels. The monthly Discovery magazine ...
