Author: Matt Graham

Matt Graham

Matt was the editor of Australian Frequent Flyer from 2015 until 2025. His passion for travel has taken him to more than 100 countries - with a lot of help along the way from frequent flyer points! Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine. You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @Mattg.

Virgin Australia cabin crew in a Boeing 737

Double Status Credits with Virgin Australia (October 2023)

With Velocity Frequent Flyer's new double status credits offer, supercharge your Velocity status credits when you book an eligible flight by 30 October 2023.

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Qantas 787 Business Class champagne and amenity kit

Qantas Releases Extra Classic Reward Seats

From time to time, Qantas releases extra Classic Flight Reward seats in large batches - including to popular destinations in Business and First Class!

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Helsinki, Finland - May 24, 2018: Finnair Airbus A330 airplane taking off at Helsinki airport. Airbus is a European aircraft manufacturer based in Toulouse, France.

Qantas Leasing Finnair A330s for Singapore, Bangkok Flights

Qantas is wet leasing two Airbus A330-300s from its Oneworld partner Finnair for its Sydney-Singapore and Sydney-Bangkok routes.

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Air New Zealand A320 at Auckland Airport

Air New Zealand Axes “Works Deluxe” Product

Air New Zealand will no longer offer "Works Deluxe" fares on its international flights operated by narrow-body aircraft from May 2024.

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Qantas A330 economy

How Qantas Neighbour Free Seat Reservations Work

With Qantas Neighbour Free, reserve an empty neighbouring seat on selected domestic and international flights starting from $30.

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Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 First Class

Fly Melbourne-Auckland in a Cathay First Class Seat

Air New Zealand will lease a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER for three years, with First Class seating sold as "Business Premier Preferred" for a small surcharge.

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The wine tour group at the 16th annual AFF member gathering

AFF’s 16th Annual Gathering Takes Place in Launceston

Last weekend, 40 Australian Frequent Flyer members descended on Launceston, Tasmania for the 16th annual AFF member gathering.

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Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Economy Class

KrisFlyer’s Global Redemption Sale

Get 25% off the KrisFlyer miles needed for Economy and Premium Economy awards across the Singapore Airlines network, for travel in 2024.

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Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Business Class cabin

How an ExpertFlyer Alert Got Me Into Business Class

An ExpertFlyer award seat notification alerted me to Business Class availability that I would have otherwise missed. Sadly, ExpertFlyer no longer supports a large number of airlines.

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