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Australians to pay almost $500 in UK’s APD flight tax
Mar 20, 2026, 11:32 PMNot as well known but you don’t need to leave the UK to avoid the APD…. Simply depart out of Inverness (and other regional Scottish airports), Belfast (or Dublin, albeit not in the UK) and you’ll still save as these airports are not subject to the charge. You can still connect ...
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Finnair to launch Melbourne-Helsinki flights
Dec 19, 2025, 10:51 AMI agree. I’ve flown both Economy and Business. This will be the challenge for a European carrier in an Asian / Middle Eastern carrier dominant market. In business the hard product was comfortable and a step ahead of its European peers and I quite liked the bed / sofa. Service was led b...
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Virgin Australia slashes carry-on cabin baggage allowance
Oct 14, 2025, 09:15 PMMeanwhile in Europe airlines such as BA allows 1 cabin bag (up to 23kg!) + 1 personal item. I’ve never found boarding times to be any different with the variance in weight limits whether with BA, Virgin or Qantas. I can personally place a 12kg bag overhead in at the same speed as a 8kg bag ...
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Qantas launches non-reclining business class on US flights
May 24, 2025, 08:13 AMGreat seat! Don’t knock it until you try it. Yes it’s a bit different but I valued being able to position myself more easily by adjusting the cushion / pillows as I would do on my own sofa at home. Also great to see Qantas deploying some agility with their fleet through this leasing a...
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Do Qantas’ upgraded meals hit the spot?
Oct 03, 2024, 10:19 PMI appreciate the effort but I agree with the above sentiment - get the basics right like a good bacon and egg roll for breakfast, decent hot meal or sandwich for lunch and maybe a cake, scone or sandwich for afternoon tea and it will be a crowd pleaser. Style over substance isn’t going to w...
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New Priority Pass venue in Melbourne T1
Jul 10, 2024, 02:24 PMI’m not sure how you are paying $1,400. I have the Prestige (unlimited) Priority Pass membership which I bought through Accor ALL for €390 / $625. It works well for me with fairly regular travel and having the choice of a lounge if there is one, or $36 restaurant credit which I believe...
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New Priority Pass venue in Melbourne T1
Jun 27, 2024, 03:15 PMFinally MEL has a venue that accepts Priority Pass in T1 (Qantas terminal). It’s called Pope Joan and located in the food court as you go through security. I’ve still to try it but it looked pretty nice from across the tables. Priority Pass holders can spend the usual - up to $36 alth...
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October 2023 Qantas International
Oct 11, 2023, 11:03 AMOriginally Posted by reeves35 QF has a crew base in London with a payscale significantly less than legacy Australian based crew. QF9/10 between PER and LHR and QF1/2 between SIN and LHR will basically always be crewed by this staff. When I flew QF10, I got talking to the flight attendant who had ...
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Experience on Sri Lankan right now
Jul 06, 2022, 12:10 PMGiven the economic situation in Sri Lanka right now I wondered if this is impacting Sri Lankan airlines. There are reports of additional fuel stops being made in India as there is no aviation fuel in Sri Lanka at the moment. I'm due to fly with them to Europe soon and considering whether it might...
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Welcome to Country?!
Nov 13, 2021, 02:54 PMOriginally Posted by Frank Perth Airport is following suit:'Boarding gates at domestic terminals will show the commonly used name of the destination and the name used by the traditional custodians. The screens will rotate between the commonly used place name and the Indigenous name.A flight to Ad...
