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BA crew get iPads to recognise frequent flyers

British Airways has issued its crew with Apple's iPad tablet in a drive to personalise the service you receive on its flights. ...

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Delta cuts LAX flights: longer layovers on Virgin

Virgin Australia and Delta passengers travelling to San Francisco's SFO airport via Los Angeles LAX will have fewer flight opti...

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On-time arrivals: Virgin closing in on Qantas

Virgin Australia is closing in on Qantas in its race to be Australia's most on-time airline, with the latest figures showing th...

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EU blood alcohol limits: what you need to know

Australian travellers to Europe are sometimes confused by the different drink driving limits across European countries. With se...

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United's raft of in-flight improvements

Passengers on US airline United will see a raft of improvements, including more flat-bed seating, a refit for New York connecti...

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US hurricane Irene aims for US east coast

Hurricane Irene in the Atlantic is causing havoc in the Caribbean, and forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane before lan...

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Qantas still the most on-time domestic airline

Qantas is still the most punctual airline for domestic flights, government statistics show. According to the Bureau of Infrast...

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Useful or useless: packing cubes

Packing cubes are lightweight mini-cases that sit inside your existing hand luggage. The idea behind them is that you just open...

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Best seats: business class, Jetstar A330

Travelling in Jetstar's Business Class on long-distance flights from Australia and New Zealand? Here's our guide to picking the...

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New seats, food for Thai lounge in Hong Kong

Thai Airways' Royal Orchid first and business class lounges in Hong Kong -- probably the best Star Alliance lounge options in t...

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Cost of airfares in Australia up and climbing

There's no sign of the rising cost of domestic airfares leveling out despite the increased competition between Qantas and Virgi...

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Virgin Australia 737 biz class to arrive in Oct?

Virgin Australia could be selling proper business class seats on the majority of its flights -- the ones on Boeing 737-800 plan...

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Qantas "new spirit" changes: what you'll see

London-bound passengers will see the greatest changes under Qantas' "new spirit" strategy -- if they choose a route that connec...

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United's first 787 to fly from Auckland

American airline United has confirmed the seating layout for its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which are due to start f...

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Qantas flight sim competition: the winner is...

The winner of Australian Business Traveller's amazing Qantas Flight Simulator is Chris Gammon from Canberra, who wrote: "My fa...

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All Qantas 747s to get fully-flat Skybeds

Qantas has confirmed its plans upgrade the older lie-flat-but-at-an-angle seat version of the Qantas Skybed (which is on 7...

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NZ SNOW: Jetstar, Air NZ waive change fees

With further snow and ice in New Zealand -- especially at airports that don't usually expect it like Auckland and Wellington --...

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Qantas changes: top 5 things you need to know

#1 It's all about flying Qantas Frequent Flyer now Qantas' restructure is mostly about two things: focusing its efforts on the...

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