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

The Qantas Award Availability Black Hole

Many Australians save up their Qantas Frequent Flyer points in the hope of one day redeeming them for that dream flight in the pointy end of the plane. But redeeming Qantas points for a flight in Business or First Class is often an enormous challenge! The trouble is, Qantas does not release any award seats … Continued

Fly on Virgin Australia’s A330 to Fiji

Virgin Australia is currently running wide-body Airbus A330s with lie-flat Business Class seats between Australia and Fiji. Flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Nadi currently use Airbus A330s on Saturdays, while the Brisbane-Nadi route is graced by Virgin’s A330 on Sundays. Flying the Virgin Australia A330 to Fiji is a nicer experience than flying the … Continued

Royal Jordanian: Another Oneworld Option to Europe

Royal Jordanian Airlines may not be the first airline you think of when planning a trip to Europe. But the Oneworld airline and Qantas partner operates flights between Asia and 18 European destinations via its hub in Amman, Jordan. This is good to know because Royal Jordanian has excellent award availability in both Economy and … Continued

Lots of China Eastern Award Availability from Cairns

There is currently plenty of China Eastern award availability on direct flights from Cairns to Shanghai. It’s possible to redeem Qantas points for seats on these China Eastern flights, and there are as many as 9 Business Class award seats available on some flights! China Eastern will operate direct from Cairns to Shanghai over summer. … Continued