Author: Matt Graham
50% Bonus KrisFlyer Elite Miles Offer – August 2019
Singapore Airlines is currently offering 50% bonus KrisFlyer elite miles on flights from Australia to selected destinations around the world. This promotion is the equivalent of a bonus status credits offer, so it’s exciting news for Australians chasing Star Alliance status with the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program! This offer makes it easier to reach KrisFlyer Elite … Continued
Qatar Airways Business Class Sale: Sweden to Australia
Looking for a great Business Class deal between Europe and Australia? Qatar Airways is currently having a sale on Business Class flights departing from Sweden. You can fly Qatar Airways Business Class – in the airline’s famous Qsuites, no less – from Stockholm to Sydney for $3,769 return. As regular Australian Frequent Flyer readers will … Continued
Qantas Restaurants Returns: Earn 100 Points Per Diner
Qantas Frequent Flyer has partnered with Quandoo, a restaurant booking platform, to revive Qantas Restaurants. From today, you can earn 100 Qantas points per diner when reserving a table at over 18,000 restaurants on the Quandoo platform. Today’s launch of the all new Qantas Restaurants coincides with the end of Qantas’ partnership with Rockpool Dining … Continued
How to Redeem Air NZ Airpoints for Qantas Flights
It’s now possible to redeem Air New Zealand Airpoints Dollars for Qantas flights on selected domestic routes. Airpoints redemptions are available on the 85 Qantas routes within Australia where Air New Zealand codeshares with Qantas. Award seats are available online in Economy class only, and are not offered on Qantas international flights. Additionally, only point-to-point … Continued
SkyTeam Fifth-Freedom Routes
If you want to fly with the SkyTeam alliance, but aren’t flying to or from a member airline’s hub airport, it can be worth looking for SkyTeam fifth-freedom routes. These are tag flights that neither start nor end in the operating carrier’s home country. 11 of the 19 SkyTeam member airlines operate 34 fifth-freedom flights all around … Continued
Qantas Denies Lounge Access Despite Oneworld Rules
Qantas has been caught out denying lounge access to frequent flyers, despite them clearly being eligible under Oneworld alliance rules. In one recent case, Qantas incorrectly refused lounge entry in Perth. To make matters worse, Qantas later defended their ground staff’s actions and refused to admit the mistake or offer compensation. Spieck‘s daughter had just … Continued
Qantas Finally Completes Airbus A330 Refurbishments
The days of flying on an old, angle-flat SkyBed Qantas Business class seat are officially over. Almost seven years after announcing its Airbus A330 refurbishment program, Qantas has now finally upgraded its final Airbus A330 with the newest generation of Business class suites and upgraded Panasonic in-flight entertainment systems. The Airbus A330-200 with registration VH-EBG, named … Continued
Podcast #17: Choosing a Rewards Program
If you’re new to the world of frequent flyer points – or moving to a new country – it can be difficult to know where to start! The world of frequent flyer programs is a bit of a maze, and not all loyalty programs were created equal. In Episode 17 of the AFF on AIR … Continued
Choosing a Rewards Program – AIR017
If you’re new to the world of frequent flyer points – or moving to a new country – it can be difficult to know where to start. In this episode, Matt discusses the considerations involved in selecting a new frequent flyer program. Also, you now have just over a month left to redeem your … Continued