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Singapore Airlines partners with Starlink for free superfast Wi-Fi
Dec 10, 2025, 04:15 PMUsed Air NZ starlink wireless on one of its flights and it was seamless! Unlike old SQ wireless - cumbersome and slow in spite of extreme scrutiny as to who uses it - it was virtually useless. SQ has lost its gloss ages ago, and boast of S$239 mil for its half yearly profit. 8.8 % growth ye...
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Review: the Qantas business class hamburger
Dec 05, 2025, 04:08 PMThe biggest problem with burgers are the mayonnaise and sauces that go with it. They are the largest calorie offenders. Plus the buns. Noticed how "sweet" they are now? Sugar is in everything we eat. - espcially processed foods!
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SeatGuru has shut down, so is there an alternative?
Nov 05, 2025, 03:19 PMOn some airline websites, you can see the configuration for the seating arrangements on the sector chosen. However these are highly inaccurate as the actual aircraft used for the sector changes depending on actual operations. Never mind choosing the seats you want to sit in; they change if the ai...
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A five-year wait for Australia’s digital arrivals card?
Oct 31, 2025, 04:01 PMSheer arrogance, I would say. Digital arrival cards aren't that difficult. Goes to show how our current government is so inefficient. Opens itself up to a lot of conspiracy theories as to "who" has the contract to do this at whatever price to our taxpayers.
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Pet-friendly flights: Virgin to allow dogs, cats in plane cabins
Sep 17, 2025, 05:30 PM"Virgin suggests that pets “should use any external animal relief area prior to entering the airport.”The best well trained animal in the world will do what it wants to and when it wants to. It will not put up a "paw" to ask for permission to use the Rest Room when it wanna go!! Goodn...
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Bugs and fumigation
Aug 12, 2025, 12:55 PMI travelled recently on Business class from Singapore to Sydney in an Airbus 380 and ended up with painful bites ( bed bugs) after an overnight flight. I note that in days gone past, we used to have fumigation procedures on Board prior to deplaneing.With that gone and with ageing fleets and mass...