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The Ultimate Singapore Stopover Guide

If you’re flying to Southeast Asia or Europe with Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Qantas, Jetstar or Scoot, chances are you’ll be stopping over in Singapore. Changi Airport in Singapore is one of the world’s best airports, and there’s also plenty to see and do in Singapore itself. So it’s no surprise that many Australians choose … Continued

27 Sep 2018 Stopover Guides

Surprisingly Good United Award Availability to Australia

Finding Business Class award availability from Australia to the USA is always a challenge. Qantas restricts award availability for Bronze and Silver members, and Virgin Australia doesn’t release any Business Reward seats to Los Angeles until a week before the flight. Luckily, there are other options when redeeming points to the United States. One left-field alternative … Continued

27 Sep 2018 Points Inspiration United Airlines

ScootBiz Review: Good Value for Money

Singaporean low-cost carrier Scoot flies from Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast to Singapore. With Business Class fares that are often comparable to Economy prices on Qantas or Singapore Airlines, Scoot offers a great value alternative. AFF member OZDUCK recently flew ScootBiz on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Perth to Singapore. This member was pleasantly surprised … Continued

26 Sep 2018 Flight Reviews

25% off Qantas Classic Rewards until Friday

Until Friday, you can get 25% off Qantas Classic Rewards for travel in Economy Class. The discount applies to all award flights on Qantas, Jetstar or Emirates. The 25% discount is valid for travel from 14 October 2018 until 29 August 2019 for travel on Qantas or Emirates, or until 30 June 2019 for travel … Continued

26 Sep 2018 Qantas

Hong Kong Fuel Surcharge Ban Lifted

Fuel surcharges on flights departing Hong Kong are set to increase dramatically after the Hong Kong government elected to end the current ban. Following months of speculation the Hong Kong fuel surcharge ban will finally be removed from 1 November 2018, allowing airlines once again to set their own charges. Booking award flights originating in Hong … Continued

25 Sep 2018 Planning & Booking

Thai Airways Reduces Flights to Australia

Thai Airways will drastically reduce capacity to Australia over the Australian summer with flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane all cut from next month. Thai will also downsize the aircraft operating on the Perth-Bangkok route. The changes come into effect from 28 October 2018, which is the start of the northern winter scheduling period. It … Continued

25 Sep 2018 Other Airlines

A Simple Yet Costly Passport Mistake

An AFF member has learnt a very expensive and stressful lesson after a family member was denied boarding for an international flight. Andz was intending to fly to Indonesia last week for a family holiday. But, although his daughter’s passport was still valid, it was due to expire in 5 months and 2 weeks. Many … Continued

24 Sep 2018 Travel Lifestyle

Qantas Inks Unlikely Cathay Pacific Codeshare Deal

Qantas and Cathay Pacific have forged an unlikely codeshare agreement. Qantas will place its “QF” code on 12 Cathay Pacific routes out of Hong Kong, offering Qantas flyers more choices when travelling to Asia. Likewise, Cathay Pacific will place its “CX” code on a range of Qantas domestic flights within Australia. The new Cathay Pacific … Continued

23 Sep 2018 Cathay Pacific

US Immigration Preclearance Explained

There’s not much worse after a long-haul international flight than waiting in a long queue to clear immigration and customs! The good news, if you’re travelling to the United States, is that you may not need to.   What is US immigration preclearance? The United States offers border “preclearance” at selected airports in six countries. … Continued

22 Sep 2018 Airports & Lounges

Virgin Responds Perfectly to Qantas Axing Music

Earlier this week, we brought you the story that Qantas has removed all music from its domestic in-flight entertainment. Claiming that fewer and fewer flyers are tuning in to music, Qantas decided back in July to remove the music playlists and CD collections in favour of more film and TV content. Many in the Australian … Continued

21 Sep 2018 Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia ‘Explore Gold’ Offer via Flybuys

Flybuys is once again offering selected members three months of complimentary Virgin Australia Gold status! As part of the ‘Explore Gold’ offer, Flybuys members are also able to extend their status for a further year by earning just 80 Velocity status credits in 3 months. The Virgin Australia Explore Gold offer was sent yesterday to … Continued

20 Sep 2018 Virgin Australia

How to Book Aer Lingus Awards using Qantas Points

Update (22 March 2019): Qantas is ending its partnership with Aer Lingus on 30 June 2019. You can still earn and redeem Qantas points for Aer Lingus flights until this date. Based in Ireland, Aer Lingus is one of the little-known Qantas partner airlines. The Irish carrier operates many flights between Ireland and the rest … Continued

18 Sep 2018 Qantas