Author: Matt Graham
Qantas Delays San Francisco Relaunch Until March 2023
Qantas has delayed the restart of its Sydney-San Francisco route yet again, with the tentative restart date for QF73 and QF74 now pushed back to 27 March 2023. Prior to COVID-19, Qantas flew non-stop from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to San Francisco. These routes were all suspended during the pandemic – along with all other … Continued
Podcast #92: The Singapore Airlines Round-the-World Award
Many Australian frequent flyers will be familiar with Qantas’ Oneworld Classic Flight Reward – the multi-city award that lets you fly up to 35,000 miles on Oneworld airlines, with up to 5 stopovers, for a cost of 318,000 Qantas points + taxes in Business Class. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer also offers its own version of this award … Continued
The Singapore Airlines Round-the-World Award – AIR092
The Star Alliance Round-the-World Award offered by Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer program is a great deal. For just 280,000 KrisFlyer miles, plus taxes of course, you could fly around the world with up to 7 stopovers across the Star Alliance network! But booking one of these does take a bit of work and there are … Continued
Velocity Gold & Platinum Members Gain Air Canada Lounge Access
Virgin Australia and Air Canada have been partners since early 2021. But until now, Virgin’s Velocity Gold and Platinum members have not received any additional benefits when flying on Air Canada. This is now changing. Since the partnership launched, Virgin Australia Velocity members have been able to earn and redeem points for Air Canada flights. … Continued
WestJet Business Class Earns Zero Qantas Points
WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, has been a Qantas Frequent Flyer partner since 2016. As part of this tie-up, Qantas Frequent Flyer members can earn points for WestJet flights in Economy or Premium Economy – but, bizarrely, can’t earn any points for flights taken in Business Class! Since 2017, it has also been possible to redeem … Continued
Optus Offer: 60,000 Qantas Points for $396
With a Qantas $99 Promo Plan from Optus, you could earn 60,000 Qantas points for just $396. This offer is back from 1-5 September 2022.
Full List of Emirates Fuel & Carrier Surcharges
Following successive price increases in 2022, Emirates’ fuel surcharges (sometimes referred to as “carrier charges”) are now among the highest of any airline in the world. In fact, the additional taxes & charges on a return Emirates Business or First Class reward booking from Australia to the Americas are now almost $5,000 per passenger! This … Continued
Qantas Auckland Lounge Upgrade: The End of an Era
Qantas announced last week that it will soon finally commence the long-awaited upgrade to its Auckland Airport heritage site lounge precinct that was first announced in 2018, but delayed by the pandemic. The current separate Business and First Lounges in Auckland will be combined to create a single Qantas International Lounge, similar to the one … Continued
The Benefits of Accor ALL Gold Status
Qantas Frequent Flyer members who applied for the recent free Accor status offer should have now received their upgrade to Accor Live Limitless (ALL) Gold status. This offer was open to Qantas Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum One frequent flyers, as well as Points Club Plus members, who registered between 29 July and 12 August … Continued