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Qantas international flights move to digital arrivals card
Jul 18, 2026, 09:05 AMI don't understand why we need an arrivals card when we have nothing to declare and most of the information can be derived from flight manifests and other data. When I arrived in Sweden as a tourist, no arrival or departure card was required. Sure the app is better than a paper form, but le...
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Qantas A350 economy legroom
Jun 21, 2026, 07:02 AMFor years we've had the hype of Qantas being deeply concerned about passenger welfare, with zero mention of Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) constraints being the real driver behind the layout. Yet the cat is finally out of the bag: on flights carrying a projected 20% fare premium, Qantas is still...
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Review: Jetstar’s new 787 business class
Jun 01, 2026, 11:25 AMHow was the service? On my ICN-BNE flight, the crew mentioned that Business Class would be staffed by three flight attendants for 44 seats, which is the same number of attendants they currently have for just 21 seats.
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Australia drops on list of world’s most powerful passports
Jul 25, 2025, 09:32 PMSadly, I fear this will continue. The arrogance of having one of the most expensive passports in the world, yet doing nothing to promote visa free access to other countries will continue to diminish the ranking of the Aussie passport.Nomad capitalist talks about the diminishing value or lagacy br...
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Qantas hack: lawyers launch class action compensation case
Jul 18, 2025, 09:49 PMCan anyone with an EU passport file a complaint under the GDPR. 4% of worldwide turnover or €20 million whichever is greater is a far more appropriate penalty than Australia will ever implement.
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Would you fly on a Comac C919?
Jan 24, 2024, 08:04 AMWhy not? I fly Boeing planes, which I'm sure like Airbus and Comac have parts made in China and parts made elsewhere.
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Passports and no where to go!
Jun 12, 2021, 08:51 AMThe government could take the opportunity of reduced passport demand to innovate the passport process. The continuous price rises that don't offset the actual government's costs cannot continue. I'm afraid I have to disagree with those that say the passport is only $30 a year; it is $300 now, w...