David - +1 for not turning off comments so often. Quite often I see articles where I'd like to say something, but comments are turned off. It now means I visit your site much less than I used to. I've gone from maybe weekly reading to perhaps once a month?

Melbourne has a maximum of 75 people seated indoors. Based on that I’d say it’s not able to re-open just yet.

Originally Posted by kimshep The answer is ..on most civilised airlines (both domestic and international) it is a function of the cabin crew to offer a complimentary pair of wired in-ear plugs or a headset with a gentle reminder that other passengers may be within 'hearing range' of his/her devic...

Returning tonight on a flight, and something struck me as really rude. The passenger a few seats away was watching their iPad with no headphones. Just plain old speakers turned upon front while he watched his show. (FYI Row 4, so I assume they are a very regular traveller, not some holiday maker)...

Perhaps Australia (and NZ) is just too small for two domestic airlines to operate profitably and sustainably?How do you overcome that in my view? Open the skies to finally allow domestic operations and terminals between Aus and NZ, and allow both airlines to operate as domestic flights in each co...