Completely agree. My firm would eventually allow me to travel interstate for work if I wanted to, but I'm not boarding a full plane. May I remind Alan that we're in a global PANDEMIC. It's not some minor economic blip, it's a health crisis. Blocking out a middle seat is, frankly, the least airlin...

Baffling and disgusting to see these airlines - some of which pay $0 in tax each and every year - now BEGGING for tax-payer cash. Forget a bailout, let them fail or nationalise one. If a company which pays $0 in tax can't survive even a few months without a bailout, that's the board's fault. It's...

Although the lounge isn't terrible unless super busy, QC MEL, similar to MEL airport itself, has by far the most tired design and layout in the country - which really isn't good enough given Melbourne is the 2nd largest city.  The main problem is a lack of space as the lounge, bizarrely, re...

I very much doubt "the worst is over." Being a very frequent flyer domestically, the drop in Qantas service has been quite dramatic just in the last 3-5 years. Although Virgin's service isn't a whole lot better, I flew them for the first time in 3 years a few weeks ago and was impressed. Althoug...

I agree, can't trust Qantas management these days. Although some believe that this change is fair, ultimately the QC is there for those who do travel often but just not often enough to gain enough status credits.  At the end of the day QC members are paying far in excess for what they get b...