Virgin Australia has improved the range of food and drinks available for sale in its onboard retail menu, with new options including hot food for passengers in Economy Class on domestic and international flights. Virgin has added nine new menu items to its buy on-board retail menu including muffins, Violet Crumble chocolate bars and Cheezels. … Continued
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Jetstar’s domestic service within New Zealand. The other main option for domestic travel in New Zealand is the national carrier and Star Alliance member Air New Zealand, which operates an extensive domestic network using Airbus A320 jets, as well as ATR72s and Dash 8 Q300s on regional routes. I recently … Continued
Update (11 November 2021): Rex has now rolled out Intelsat 2Ku Wi-Fi on 4 of its 6 Boeing 737-800 jets. This is available for free to Business Class passengers and a $10 fee in Economy. Rex has also introduced an in-flight entertainment portal which all passengers on its jet services can access at no cost. … Continued
With the trans-Tasman bubble now open, Qantas has resumed regular Airbus A330 and Boeing 737 flights between Australia and New Zealand. But the trans-Tasman travel experience isn’t quite the same as it was before COVID-19. Australian Frequent Flyer recently flew from Sydney to Auckland in Qantas A330 Business class to find out what to expect across … Continued
In-flight entertainment is back on most Qantas domestic flights and, from next Monday, all trans-Tasman flights. After being switched off for a year, Qantas in-flight entertainment has been progressively rolled back out since the start of April 2021. By now, it should already be available on all aircraft where in-flight entertainment is normally offered. Qantas … Continued