Royal Air Maroc Joining Oneworld on 1 April 2020

In some good news for Qantas Frequent Flyer members, Oneworld has officially announced that Royal Air Maroc will join the alliance on Wednesday 1 April, 2020. The airline’s regional subsidiary, Royal Air Maroc Express, will also join Oneworld on this date as an affiliate member. The Moroccan airline, based in Casablanca (airport code: CMN), announced … Continued

Easily Top Up Your Points with (Almost) Any Frequent Flyer Program

In Australia, there are many ways to earn points with Qantas Frequent Flyer and Virgin Australia Velocity. But if you need to top up your frequent flyer points with an overseas frequent flyer program, there may be fewer possibilities. Perhaps you’re just a few points away from that redemption you’ve been saving for. Maybe you … Continued

Emirates Makes 56% of European Profit in the UK

It may be hard to believe, but Emirates operates 20 return flights every single day between Dubai and the UK alone – most of these on Airbus A380s. And many of these flights are full. Of Emirates’ entire European operation, 26% of capacity serves airports in the United Kingdom, and the UK alone accounts for … Continued

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

Virgin Business Class Catering Cutbacks

Virgin Australia has replaced its hot lunch service in Business class with smaller cold snacks such as salads and sandwiches. The change would appear to be a cost-cutting measure. The airline says that it’s simply responding to customer feedback. But frequent flyers that have experienced Virgin’s new “lighter” Business class lunch service say they were left … Continued