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Virgin Blue's in-lounge security lane for MEL
Melbourne could get its own twist on of Virgin Blue’s ‘fast track’ Sydney lounge when Melbourne Airport&rsquo...
More Premium Economy legroom for AirNZ?
Is Air New Zealand looking to boost the amount of legroom for its Premium Economy Spaceseats on the carrier's brand new Boeing ...
Sydney Airport Terminal 2 evacuated
Passengers at Sydney Airport's Terminal 2 – home to Virgin Blue, Jetstar and Tiger Airways – are being evacuated fo...
100 years of flight at Sydney Airport
If you're one of the estimated 98,000 passengers travelling through Australia's busiest airport today, spare a thought ...
Qantas hikes fuel surcharges up to 50%
Qantas will increase fuel surcharges by as much as 50% across international and domestic tickets from April 28, while also intr...
Qantas: no lie-flat beds for SYD-DFW
Business travellers on Qantas' fifteen-and-a-half hour flight from Sydney to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) in Texas will have to make...
Thai's 507-seat A380, retrofitted 747
Thai Airways is planning to fit 507 seats into its new Airbus A380s, putting it on par with Malaysia Airlines and China Souther...
Hong Kong's new Sky100 observation deck
Business travellers with a few hours in Hong Kong between flights have a new option for something to do when getting out of HKG...
AirNZ plots new joint schedule with Virgin Blue
Air New Zealand will revise its schedule later this year to remove flight duplication with Virgin Blue by creating “compl...
How to avoid the Royal Wedding in London
With Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding coming up next week in London -- plus a whopping four public holidays in...
Qantas resumes direct Sydney-Tokyo flights
Qantas will recommence direct flights between Australia and Japan from Tuesday April 19 – but while the daily Sydney...
Connect in BNE from QF's Dallas flights
Booking flights on Qantas from Sydney to Dallas-Fort Worth? Remember that the return flight stops in Brisbane to refuel, and th...
How to find Aussie coffee in London
Long renowned as a nation of tea-drinkers, the Brits have welcomed the global coffee chains with open arms. It seems lik...
V Australia's LAX emergency: knock-on effects
Update: V Australia has chartered an Air New Zealand Boeing 747 to ferry passengers home and to minimise subsequent impact to t...
Air NZ cuts Airpoints earn rates in Economy
Air New Zealand has made steep cuts to the amount of frequent flyer Airpoints earned when flying Economy, with the cheapest far...
Jetstar begins Cairns-Auckland flights
Jetstar has launched its flights between Auckland and Cairns, and will fly the route three times weekly. The flights from New ...
Weirdest baggage people have tried to check-in
Next time the aircraft starts making odd noises, it may not actually be the wing flaps or landing gear retracting: it may, in f...
More VA-Etihad codeshares to Europe, Middle East
Etihad and V Australia are extended their codesharing from their joint hub in Abu Dhabi, with Virgin flight numbers now listed ...