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Thai Airways first class has long been a product I’ve wanted to test out for myself, especially on board the iconic 747. The airline only operated the aircraft on a handful of…
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Second Nepal Airlines Repatriation Flight To Australia Lands In Sydney This Morning
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Stranded Australians and New Zealanders have been welcomed back to Australia this morning on board Nepal Airlines Flight RA4133 from Kathmandu, via Kuala Lumpur. The airline evacuated a total of 281 passengers…
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Voluntary Administration Woes For Virgin Australia
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In a time where Aviation itself is at an ultimate standstill due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Virgin Australia’s future remains a mystery. Latest reports flooding news outlets and social media suggest…
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Virgin Australia Temporarily Stops Points Transfers To Singapore Airlines
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This post isn’t going to be the standard size of my regular articles but instead more of a quick update in regards to all of the information going around with airlines and…
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Despite Airline Restrictions Around The World, Qatar Airways Arrive In Brisbane
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Despite all of the airlines I’ve mentioned reducing or massively cutting their services around the world thanks to COVID-19, there’s one carrier that’s doing the opposite. Qatar Airways recently announced they would…
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The Westin Kuala Lumpur One Bedroom Residence Review
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On my recent trip to Malaysia, I was staying for a couple of days so I decided to split my stays between properties which would give me an excellent opportunity to have…
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Virgin Australia To Ground Almost Their Entire Fleet + 8,000 Staff Temporarily Without Jobs
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As more countries go into lockdown around the world, airlines are very busily making adjustments to their schedules and trying to get everything under control as the damage from COVID-19 continues to…
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Emirates Will Cancel All Of Their Services In A Couple Of Days
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As the situation regarding the virus continues to worsen, more and more airlines are updating their schedules to reflect all of the travel bans and the lesser amount of passengers able to…
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Qantas Points Club – What Is It & Who Is It Aimed At?
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Finally, it feels fantastic to write about something other than coronavirus related news. This week, in between all of the route changes and fleet grounding, Qantas unveiled a new points program, but…
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Very Soon, Brisbane Airport Could Be Home For Up To 101 Grounded Aircraft
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All of our airlines in Australia right now are facing events I never even thought I’d see in my lifetime and it’s pretty crazy to think about. So far, Virgin, Qantas and…
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All Of Qantas’ International Lounges Will Be Closed Temporarily
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It’s pretty evident, international travel has almost stopped around the world, and that’s pretty crazy to gasp and get your head around. Airlines are facing some of the toughest times they’ve faced,…
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Qantas To Give Flyers A Status Extension Amid COVID-19
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The past few weeks have been nothing but stress, confusion, cancellations and anything in between for a lot of people. Not only has the virus been causing trouble for people who are…
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Virgin Australia Will Give Frequent Flyers A Status Extension
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As you would have seen the past few days, pretty much all of the posts being put out in someway have a relation to the COVID-19 virus be it airline news or…
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Australia Will Close Its Borders From March 20th
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Like most countries around the world, Australia is differently not immune to the coronavirus and we’re now seeing huge numbers of cases spiking causing a lot of worry and stress for many…
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Qantas Will Suspend Every International Service Until May
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As reported a few days ago, Qantas announced that they would be making some massive changes to their route network amid the COVID-19 virus. The airline stated they would be cutting both…
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Virgin Australia Will Gift Flyers Status Credits To Help Maintain Their Tier
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For many travellers, the COVID-19 virus has caused significant problems in terms of planned travel and in some cases, already travelling. Business travellers and frequent flyers are definitely being affected by this,…
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Thai Airways To Remove 747 From Sydney + Other Australia Route Cuts
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Just like all airline airlines around the world, serious decisions need to be made on which routes the airlines continues to operate and don’t wish to. In these types of events, it’s…
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EVA Air Has Suspended Brisbane Services Until Late April
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It appears EVA Air has same some recent changes their schedules and their one sole Australian destination will be having a suspension. As more and more countries realise how severe the COVID-19…
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WOW – Virgin Australia Will Ground Their Entire International Fleet
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As the COVID-19 virus continues to cause major problems around the globe, airlines are constantly making changes to their schedules and at a rapid rate, grounding fleets of aircraft. Virgin Australia previously…
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Qantas Announces Huge Capacity Cuts
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COVID-19 is continuing to cause chaos around the world, and the travel and tourism industries are feeling it very heavily. Most airlines around the world have announced massive cuts on services as…
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