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Qantas is launching a series of “mystery flight” weekend adventures, with tickets going on sale from 12pm (AEDT) today. Many airlines have sold mystery flights in the past, where travellers purchase a ticket for a regularly scheduled flight but don’t learn where they’ll be flying until the last minute. But these new Qantas mystery flights … Continued
Rex will complement its newly-launched Boeing 737 flights between Sydney and Melbourne with new routes to Adelaide and Gold Coast from the end of March. Starting from 29 March 2021, Rex will fly twice per day direct from Melbourne to the Gold Coast using Boeing 737-800s. Tickets are on sale from $79 one-way in Economy, … Continued
Update: Please note that Etihad Guest ended its partnership with Virgin Australia in June 2025. Unfortunately, you can no longer redeem Etihad Guest miles on Virgin Australia. You can of course redeem Velocity Frequent Flyer points to book reward seats on Virgin Australia flights. But did you know that most Etihad Guest redemptions on Virgin … Continued
If you’re thinking about booking a last-minute flight between Sydney and Melbourne, you can now get 30% off Qantas Classic Flight Reward seats for travel any time during March 2021, as well as from 13 April-22 June 2021. Qantas Sydney-Melbourne flights are currently available for just 5,600 Qantas points + $38.12 in taxes & carrier … Continued
The inaugural Regional Express (Rex) Boeing 737-800 passenger flight took off this morning, with flight ZL18 departing from Melbourne to Sydney at 7am. It marks the beginning of jet aircraft operations for Rex, whose business model since launching in 2002 had previously been to just fly small turboprop aircraft to country towns. Over the coming … Continued
Qantas Wine sales increased by 74% in the second half of 2020, compared to the same period a year earlier, with Qantas attributing the record increase to “shifts in consumer behaviour during lockdown”. The revenue from Qantas Wine was the highest it has ever been, taking into account both cash sales and frequent flyer point … Continued
Qantas says it now plans to resume international flights to most destinations from the end of October 2021, although it has so far only resumed selling tickets on 27 of its previous 37 international long-haul routes. Last month, Qantas – perhaps too optimistically – reopened international bookings from 1 July 2021. But the airline yesterday … Continued
Virgin Australia flyers in Adelaide now have access to a brand new lounge, following the opening of the new Virgin Australia Lounge at Adelaide Airport today. Virgin’s final remaining lounge in Canberra is also due to reopen next month. Around double the size of the previous Virgin lounge in Adelaide, the bright new space features … Continued
Rex has announced that it will cut flights to five regional destinations, while adding more services on routes currently served by Qantas in response to what it’s calling “aggressive predatory moves by Qantas”. It has also called on the ACCC yet again to take “enforcement actions against Qantas”. But Qantas has hit back, calling the … Continued
Qantas and Virgin Australia have announced new domestic routes to Coffs Harbour, Byron Bay and the Sunshine Coast in time for the Easter school holidays. The airlines are also expanding capacity on existing routes to many Australian leisure destinations. New Qantas routes From 1 April 2021, Qantas will launch new flights operated by QantasLink on … Continued
If you’ve ever searched for flights on the Qantas website, you’ve probably noticed that flights on Qantas’ wholly-owned low-cost subsidiary, Jetstar, also appear in the results. Perhaps you’ve even been tempted to book a Jetstar flight that you found on the Qantas website. But this is often a rip-off, and you could be paying a … Continued
Qantas Frequent Flyer members can save up to 30,000 Qantas points when booking Classic Rail Rewards for travel on The Ghan until 31 March 2021. The Ghan is an inconic luxury train service running through the centre of the country between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin. It’s operated by Journey Beyond, which has partnered with … Continued
