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Qantas eyes direct flights to Paris, Chicago, Seattle
Jul 21, 2023, 02:18 PMI'd be happy with Sydney-Seattle direct or Sydney-Perth-Paris but I don't think Brisbane-Chicago will happen. Seemed like an okay idea in 2019 when it was announced but now we are probably looking at sometime in 2024 before Qantas can spare the 787s once the last three A380s coming back, and I re...
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Your guide to Qantas lounge dress code requirements
Jul 19, 2023, 04:27 PMThat's my standard 'uniform' on most visits to the Qantas Singapore First lounge and before that when I wasn't Platinum to the business lounge, given the weather in Singapore, just a smart pair of shorts and a nice T-shirt. Super comfortable, looks decent, nobody will complain.
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Your guide to Qantas lounge dress code requirements
Jul 19, 2023, 04:25 PMThat's very strange, in my many visits with my wife who is a 'pescetarian', ie vegetarian who east fish, there is always some suitable meat-free meal on offer. If there was no meat-free dish at all then I can understand why you'd want to bring something into the lounge.
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Govt blocks Qatar Airways bid for more Australian flights
Jul 19, 2023, 04:22 PMNo, this article doesn't suggest that the extra flights would put QR "at the same level as SQ, CX and EK", it says "the Qatari flag-carrier had been seeking to add one extra daily flight each for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, which would lift it closer to the levels long enjoyed by the...
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Confirmed: Turkish Airlines to launch Australian flights in December
Jul 19, 2023, 04:15 PMThat won't be known until TK officially announces these flights, and it will also depend on if the airline has applied for and been granted "fifth freedom" rights with Singapore. "Fifth freedom rights" are what lets an airline fly on just one leg of a stopover route, in this case the SIN-MEL and ...
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Qantas Lounge Access for guests
Jul 15, 2020, 02:14 PMPrevious ET articles on the reopening of Qantas lounges have quoted Qantas as saying that any guests must be travelling on the same flight as you. The 'usual entitlement' doesn't apply right now because of the need to limit lounge capacity according to social distancing laws.
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Would Virgin use its 777's for transcontinential if economics were viable?
Jul 05, 2020, 10:31 AMOriginally Posted by Dan22 Its a worthwhile thought and I wonder if new owners would run the economics of such a scenario. It got me thinking that since a330s will go, there's at minimum 4x 777s that VA own. It costs money to let these aircraft just sit there - maintenance, cycling of fuel throug...
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Would Virgin use its 777's for transcontinential if economics were viable?
Jul 05, 2020, 10:27 AMThe short answer is YES, Virgin Australia would certainly use its Boeing 777s for east-west flights if the economics stacked up. Airlines are a business and it pretty much all comes down to economics. Qantas would use A380s for east-west flights if those economics stacked up, too. But to make tho...
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Virgin Australia launches 'Basic Economy' fare
Jan 23, 2020, 03:45 PMOriginally Posted by planesa380 Virgin's “Light Fare” does not equal economy basic it still has a bag. It's more a new promo fare bucket to improve yields (think happy hour tickets and other promos). It will create more favourable terms to the airline for people who just want a cheap ticket and a...
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Virgin Australia launches 'Basic Economy' fare
Jan 23, 2020, 03:02 PMVery interesting but not much of a 'saving'.