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Review: Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner premium economy, Perth-London
Apr 06, 2018, 04:40 PMJust a note, Beware: emirates economy on their 777 is worst than qantas, 380 is slightly better. Based on seat guru the seat pitch is 38inches and is typicably twice the cost of economy. Its not very good value and this is common across most airlines. United is the exception, where economy plus i...
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The feel-good factor: how Qantas wants to change long-haul flying
Jun 23, 2017, 05:04 PMOne comment, while 3-3-3 on a 787 is not great, it is a lot better than the configuration from hell on the Emirates 777. When i travel i always check to make sure i don't end up on one of those aircraft. So in summary, QANTAS is not good when it comes to personal space, but its a lot better than ...
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The feel-good factor: how Qantas wants to change long-haul flying
Jun 23, 2017, 04:56 PMThe best way to handle long flights is more space. For me i need leg space and the UNITED economy + 787 has excellent leg room at minimal cost. I would always prefer to fly UNITED to the US. If I get my flights right (which is hard) its even better to fly to London via SFO on UNITED. As for hydra...
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Carry-on crackdown: travellers support ban on oversized cabin bags
Mar 28, 2014, 05:27 PMI dislike people bringing the kitchen sink on board, I say bring back the outdoor stairs and force them to carry the bag up and down 100 stairs, as occurs on a regular basis in China when you fly on Air China. On the other hand, charging passengaes to check in bags does encourage people to bring...
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Virgin Australia CEO nixes Star Alliance, SkyTeam
Mar 28, 2014, 05:21 PMAny Business Traveller who flys overseas a lot will avoid Virgin, unless they can get a code share flight on a Virgin plane. If you fly around australia a lot and do not fly overseas, then its less important. As I mainly fly overseas with only occassional domestic flights I will avoid Virgin for ...
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