I'd be surprised if that was 16 business class seats on a 737-800, and even so, the US market is vastly bigger than the AU one so we are talking apples vs oranges.

News flash for the people doing the usual knee-jerk complaining about this: Qantas is a business, and businesses are supposed to make money.  Maybe some people here don't run their own business and so the concept of finding smart low-impact ways to decrease losses and increase revenue is los...

I think we can all agree that enforcement is the key here, whether it's two lanes or five groups. But I think five groups will be easier to manage and enforce because they are smaller groups and will be boarding in smaller batches and everyone will need to show a boarding pass with the appropriat...

Is boarding by groups or zones a good idea? Absolutely, especially boarding those middle and then front & back economy cabins in order. But the key to making this work is organisation and enforcement. The gate and seating and queuing order have to be well organised so everyone know where they...

Despite my criticism of the 'secret menu' I will offer praise where it's due for the decanted red. This is something every visitor to the lounge should try, I've had some incredible wines from this, including a stunning Penfolds (can't remember the Bin number sorry) and a Rockford Basket Press sh...