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CX plans new lounges for HK
Cathay Pacific is planning new lounges for Hong Kong International Airport to match its forecasts for an increase in business ...
Virgin Australia opens lounges to Qantas Frequent
In a canny move to tempt Qantas' most coveted customers, Virgin Australia is giving Qantas Frequent Flyer gold and platinum mem...
Virgin Australia's new Brisbane Airport lounge
Virgin Australia's new Brisbane Airport lounge opens today, and Australian Business Traveller attended a media preview to bring...
Best seats: business class, Qantas 4-class 747
If you're travelling on Qantas flights to Johannesburg, Hong Kong, London Heathrow via Hong Kong and Bangkok, or Melbourne-Sing...
CX working on new economy seats
Cathay Pacific’s new business class is a winner, and its premium economy seats are taking shape… but what ab...
DJ and NZ Trans-Tasman alliance starts today
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand take another step down the alliance aisle today with their new trans-Tasman partnership co...
First Dreamliner 787 flight scheduled: October
If you've been on tenterhooks waiting to see what Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner looks like first-hand, your opportunity is just a...
Virgin Australia to open new Brisbane lounge
Update: Virgin Australia's new Brisbane lounge is now open – check out our photo gallery! Previous: Virgin Au...
The best in-flight bars in business class
Business class passengers enjoy a wider range of things to do in the air than ever before, from widescreen entertainment to pow...
Review: Agoda hotel booking app for iOS
There's a new iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch hotel booking app out for business travellers, which will be especially useful if you...
Etihad to start Dusseldorf flights in December
Virgin Australia passengers will be able to make single-change connections to Dusseldorf via Abu Dhabi once Middle Eastern part...
Korean Air adds Sydney-Seoul flights
In brief: Korean Air will introduce three additional weekly flights from Sydney to Seoul at years' end. From 12 December ...
Cathay Pacific gives premium economy hints
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO John Slosar confirmed CX’s premium economy plans to a National Aviation Press Club lunch in Sydney ...
American Airlines mulls direct AU flights?
Analysis: Frequent travellers to the USA will be interested to hear what American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey has to say about hi...
Qantas pilots start protest announcements
UPDATE: this is the text of what Qantas pilots are saying over the P.A. Tip of the hat to the always excellent Ben Sandilands a...
When the inflight entertainment goes down
Newlyweds Prince William and Duchess Catherine were slightly miffed, to say the least, when the inflight entertainment on their...
Not again! Qantas diverts Dallas 747s low on fuel
Qantas has diverted its QF8 flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sydney via Brisbane for fuel again this week -- twice! -- because ...
Novotel BKK: have "breakfast" any time of day
The Novotel Suvarnabhumi airport hotel in Bangkok has changed its "room with breakfast" policy to mean "room with any meal you ...
