Surprised to see the E & O Express has omitted Thailand from its itinerary.  The journeys up to Chiang Mai from Bangkok, up through Isan, and from Bangkok down through Southern Thailand are some of the most memorable rail experiences in SE Asia now with no luxury travel option.  E &...

As a Perth-based passenger traveling to BKK with QF Platinum I have ditched the QF / JQ route via SIN as CX via Hong Kong puts me in the Wing First Class or (from next month) Pier First Class lounge, and from BKK in the Cathay lounge, one of the best Oneworld lounges. 

Where will Qantas source their pilots to bring back these routes before the end of the year? 1000 pilots who haven’t flown since the pandemic will need 90 days of training and checking to be ready to fly again. 

That's good news getting back from MEL is then sorted... but to get to Wellington from PER has become a real challenge at least on QF.  The only possible non-quarantine route in July now involves a forced overnight in MEL and 18hrs travel.  And now flight loads are being cut by 50% so p...

My understanding is that transit is not excluded as there is no way to separate passengers coming from low or medium risk states (VIC, NSW) from transit passengers from NZ.  If you're coming to Perth via SYD or MEL you need to quarantine on arrival for 14 days.  Deal breaker for me I'm ...