Hi Chris_Per. Thanks for that. I noticed the QF option via JAL's website. It comes to around $1200 return for economy. For about the same price I could fly up Jetstar Bizz when they have a sale. But I will check often to see if Qantas has this route on sale.I wonder if the recent nuclear crisis h...

Hi,Melbourne to Tokyo Direct. Jetstar seems to be the only airline that flies direct to Japan from Melbourne. Have used Skyscanner but all the other options are 15-25hour flights.Checked out JAL and the options are just as bad. Happy to fly Jetstar but wondering if any other Airlines fly direct?

If ever you want to know about seating arrangements a nifty website exists where you punch in the name of the airline, the date travelling and the flight number, and voila a seat map appears. This way you can get a good idea of what to expect on each leg, and which seats to avoid. goo gle a websi...

I realize you only asked about Qantas, Etihad, Cathay or Qatar, but if you want to save a little money Brunei might be a worthwhile option for you. For example, a return flight with Etihad using a random outbound and inbound date in May returned prices around $5600 to $6000 in May 2015 on www.sky...

Have you considered Royal Brunei? They have really competitive prices and have recently improved their business class according to the article below on this very website. I have not flown with Royal Brunei or the other carriers you mentioned in Business Class, but at around $4800 return it is alo...