Author: Matt Graham
Surprisingly Good United Award Availability to Australia
Finding Business Class award availability from Australia to the USA is always a challenge. Qantas restricts award availability for Bronze and Silver members, and Virgin Australia doesn’t release any Business Reward seats to Los Angeles until a week before the flight. Luckily, there are other options when redeeming points to the United States. One left-field alternative … Continued
ScootBiz Review: Good Value for Money
Singaporean low-cost carrier Scoot flies from Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast to Singapore. With Business Class fares that are often comparable to Economy prices on Qantas or Singapore Airlines, Scoot offers a great value alternative. AFF member OZDUCK recently flew ScootBiz on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Perth to Singapore. This member was pleasantly surprised … Continued
25% off Qantas Classic Rewards until Friday
Until Friday, you can get 25% off Qantas Classic Rewards for travel in Economy Class. The discount applies to all award flights on Qantas, Jetstar or Emirates. The 25% discount is valid for travel from 14 October 2018 until 29 August 2019 for travel on Qantas or Emirates, or until 30 June 2019 for travel … Continued
Hong Kong Fuel Surcharge Ban Lifted
Fuel surcharges on flights departing Hong Kong are set to increase dramatically after the Hong Kong government elected to end the current ban. Following months of speculation the Hong Kong fuel surcharge ban will finally be removed from 1 November 2018, allowing airlines once again to set their own charges. Booking award flights originating in Hong … Continued
Thai Airways Reduces Flights to Australia
Thai Airways will drastically reduce capacity to Australia over the Australian summer with flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane all cut from next month. Thai will also downsize the aircraft operating on the Perth-Bangkok route. The changes come into effect from 28 October 2018, which is the start of the northern winter scheduling period. It … Continued
A Simple Yet Costly Passport Mistake
An AFF member has learnt a very expensive and stressful lesson after a family member was denied boarding for an international flight. Andz was intending to fly to Indonesia last week for a family holiday. But, although his daughter’s passport was still valid, it was due to expire in 5 months and 2 weeks. Many … Continued
Qantas Inks Unlikely Cathay Pacific Codeshare Deal
Qantas and Cathay Pacific have forged an unlikely codeshare agreement. Qantas will place its “QF” code on 12 Cathay Pacific routes out of Hong Kong, offering Qantas flyers more choices when travelling to Asia. Likewise, Cathay Pacific will place its “CX” code on a range of Qantas domestic flights within Australia. The new Cathay Pacific … Continued
US Immigration Preclearance Explained
There’s not much worse after a long-haul international flight than waiting in a long queue to clear immigration and customs! The good news, if you’re travelling to the United States, is that you may not need to. What is US immigration preclearance? The United States offers border “preclearance” at selected airports in six countries. … Continued
Virgin Responds Perfectly to Qantas Axing Music
Earlier this week, we brought you the story that Qantas has removed all music from its domestic in-flight entertainment. Claiming that fewer and fewer flyers are tuning in to music, Qantas decided back in July to remove the music playlists and CD collections in favour of more film and TV content. Many in the Australian … Continued