Surely this is just PR spin from Qantas, swallowed whole in the story.The real reason is that Qantas are now down one of their 787s after the incident at the gate in (ironically) Brisbane last week when the hull was gashed?Qantas didn't quite have enough planes back to operate their already ...

Somewhat a rookie mistake in this article.When it says "if you have suitable frequent flyer status with that airline or a partner, you'll still be able to use the lounge".Alas, not true if you are flying on the Qatar Unbundled fare out of London.Your Frequent Flyer Card won't get you access to th...

I almost wish this were true, but with respect, alas no other country comes close to the restrictions Australia has imposed.Suppose you are these countries below, and wish to exit the country (listed), if you have been living and are resident but not citizen in the country listed.Singapore: no re...

This is a ludicrous state of affairs.Remember, it isn't just Australia citizens who are impacted - citizens of other countries, like me, who happen to be resident here back in March, are stuck here too. I am desperate to get back to my home country, but the Australia government sees fit to i...

Alas no, patrickk, Australia is pretty much unique in the world, apart from North Korea. There were a couple of countries that briefly, for a couple of weeks in April, introduced an exit ban, but these were swiftly removed.  Australia is, and remains, the only country in the world doing this...