Other Airlines

Australian Frequent Flyer has informative articles and guides covering a wide range of global airlines including Alaska Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Fiji Airways. Read on for our articles on other airlines.

ANA Star Wars 787livery

All Nippon Airways’ New Sydney-Tokyo Schedules Revealed

Two months after Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced it will launch a second daily service to Sydney, we now know the schedule for the new flights. All Nippon Airways already flies daily between Sydney and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The second daily flights, which will also use Boeing 787-9 aircraft, … Continued

17 Jan 2020 Other Airlines
Citilink A320

Citilink to Fly from Melbourne’s Avalon Airport to Bali

Indonesian airline Citilink will launch flights from Melbourne’s Avalon Airport to Denpasar from 24 January 2020. The flights will operate daily using Airbus A320neo aircraft. Citilink is a low-cost carrier owned by Garuda Indonesia. It began operating in 2001 as a regional carrier within Indonesia, and today operates a fleet of around 60 aircraft. The … Continued

12 Jan 2020 Other Airlines
El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737

El Al to Trial Direct Melbourne-Tel Aviv Flights?

Israeli airline El Al plans to test the waters with three non-stop flights from Melbourne to Tel Aviv during April and May 2020. Tickets are now on sale for the trial flights, and you can even earn Qantas points. If the trial proves that the flights are commercially feasible, the airline could add year-round service direct … Continued

12 Dec 2019 Other Airlines
China Airlines A350 Premium Economy

Premium Economy to Europe from $1,883 round-trip

There are some great premium airfares available now from Australia to Europe, with Premium Economy flights to Amsterdam on full-service airlines starting from just $1,883 return! Meanwhile, Business class fares are available from Australia to Europe from $3,715 return. Premium cabin airfares from Sydney to Vancouver, Canada are also now available for a similar price, … Continued

9 Dec 2019 Other Airlines
Ryanair cabin crew

Ryanair Charges Extra for Almost Everything

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, is the ultimate low-cost carrier. Its fares are dirt cheap, but if there’s a way to charge extra for something, Ryanair will find a way to do it! The airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary has even joked about charging passengers to use the on-board toilets. It’s therefore no surprise that around a … Continued

6 Dec 2019 Other Airlines
Japan Mt Fuji

ANA, Japan Airlines Add Sydney-Haneda Flights

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines will each use their new Haneda slot allocations to add flights from Sydney to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from 29 March 2020. ANA goes double daily to Sydney ANA, which will soon partner with Virgin Australia, will increase its service on the Sydney-Haneda route to double-daily from 29 March … Continued

20 Nov 2019 Other Airlines
Economy business class queues

How I Upgraded to Business Class for $32

Upgrading to Business Class doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, I was recently able to upgrade an international flight from Economy to Business Class for the princely sum of $32. For this price I not only received a Business Class seat and service on the flight, but also priority check-in and airport lounge access. … Continued

15 Nov 2019 Other Airlines
Shanghai, China

Asiana, China Eastern Trial New Routes to Australia

Asiana Airlines and China Eastern will trial two new, seasonal routes to Australia over the summer. Star Alliance’s Asiana Airlines will trial a weekly Melbourne-Seoul service from December 2019 until February 2020. Meanwhile, China Eastern is testing the waters on a Perth-Shanghai route, with a five-week trial beginning in January. Asiana to fly from Melbourne … Continued

5 Nov 2019 Other Airlines