Author: Matt Graham
Airlines Losing Millions Flying to Australia
For Australians stranded overseas, it has never been harder or more expensive to get home. It’s also never been harder for the international airlines trying to repatriate Australians. The Australian government’s extremely low international arrival caps haven’t just locked out many tens of thousands of Australian citizens who are desperate to come home. The caps have … Continued
Rex Extends Domestic Flight Cancellations
Rex has extended the grounding of its Boeing 737 fleet and cancelled many of its domestic flights for at least several more weeks, as a result of the extended lockdown in Sydney and COVID-19 restrictions in other Australian cities. Rex has not operated any Boeing 737-800 flights since 18 July 2021. ZL689 from Gold Coast … Continued
Double Status Credits with Virgin Australia (August 2021)
Velocity Frequent Flyer members can earn double status credits on new Virgin Australia domestic flight bookings made by 10 August 2021, for travel until 28 June 2022. However, this latest Velocity double status credits offer excludes Economy Getaway fares. That’s the cheapest category of Economy class fares. With this offer, it would be possible to … Continued
Review: QantasLink’s Queensland “Milk Run”
If you’ve ever needed to travel up or down the coast of Queensland, you’ve probably come across the famous (or infamous, depending on who you ask) QantasLink “milk run” route. Every day, QantasLink Dash 8 turboprops fly from Brisbane to Cairns with stops in Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville, picking up and dropping off passengers at … Continued
30% off Qantas Economy Awards to Selected Destinations
Qantas is giving a 30% discount off the points required to book Classic Flight Rewards in Economy Class to four destinations across Australia: Gold Coast, Townsville, Kangaroo Island and Mount Gambier. The discount is available for reward flights booked until Wednesday, 4 August 2021, and for travel dates any time until July 2022. The discount … Continued
Qantas Experiences Up for Bids in Points Auction
Got more Qantas Frequent Flyer points than you know what to do with? From Monday, Qantas will put five “money can’t buy” experiences and products up for auction. But unlike at regular auctions, bids at the Qantas Points Auctions can only be made using Qantas points. A Qantas Points Auction will be held each day … Continued
How to Get a Qantas TravelPass with Double Status Credits
If your Qantas flight is cancelled, you probably already know that you’re entitled to a refund or a flight credit. But did you know that you can instead convert the value of your booking into a “Qantas TravelPass” which comes with double status credits when you redeem it? As an alternative to a refund or … Continued
Special Qantas Flights to UK Uncompetitive
Over the coming month, Qantas will operate six “special commercial flights” from Darwin to London. In each instance, the Boeing 787s need to position to London anyway to operate repatriation flights back to Darwin on behalf of DFAT. So, Qantas has decided to sell tickets on the outbound sectors as well. “As the national carrier, … Continued
Last Chance for Half-Price Domestic Tickets
Earlier this year, the Australian government made 800,000 half-price domestic plane tickets available as part of its Tourism Aviation Network Support (TANS) program. Many of the half-price seats sold out within days of going on sale in April 2021. But there are still plenty of discounted seats available on some routes. The half-price flights were … Continued