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Well, this is some news that I completely missed and it’s actually very saddening to see. The A340 is one of my favourite looking aircraft, and it’s one I sadly haven’t flown…
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Solomon Airlines Receives Their New Airbus A320
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Solomon Airlines is a small carrier that is based out of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. The airline itself is relatively small with their network mostly domestic but also reaching other small…
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Hawaiian Airlines Will Be Postponing Both Australia & New Zealand Services
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Almost every hour, an airline is announcing some sort of cancellation or reduction of service. As I’m Australia based, I try to mainly focus on airline updates for airlines in and around…
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Singapore Airlines Decides To Bring Forward The Retirement Of Their 777-200ER
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Singapore Airlines has always been known for operating a rather young fleet, just look at the A380’s for an example. The airline does this as they feel that passengers don’t and won’t…
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Qantas Adjusts its Change & Cancellation Policy
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I’ve already posted about Virgin Australia’s change in their policies amid COVID-19 and now it’s time for Qantas and Jetstar’s turn. As I mentioned in my previous posts, the policies announced from…
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Virgin Australia Improves Its Change & Cancellation Policy
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COVID-19 is no doubt going to be one of the most impactful things happening in Aviation over the next year and even into the coming years. While it’s visibly hurting tourism and…
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New Zealand Announces Self-Isolation For All Travellers
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The Coronavirus has no doubt been on your mind at least a few times over the past few weeks. It’s pretty evident by the media attention that this is an extremely fast-spreading…
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Virgin Australia Will Be Making Capacity Cuts
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It’s no secret the past couple of years haven’t been the easiest for Virgin Australia, and unfortunately, the whole situation doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. The airline has been making…
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Etihad Will Bring Back Double Daily A380’s To Sydney
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Etihad’s A380 is known to be one of the most luxurious passenger aircraft in the sky. The aircraft is fitted with the ultra-luxurious Residence as well as a very impressive first class…
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Qantas Announces Major Route Reductions & Lounge Closure
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The COVID-19 virus is far from slowing down it seems as more and more airlines, cruise companies and other major travel vendor are heavily reducing their offerings and in some cases completely…
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Air Vanuatu Will Increase Services To Brisbane & Melbourne
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While many airlines around the world are canceling flights and removing services due to lower demand, one of the smaller airlines in the pacific will be doing the complete opposite. Air Vanuatu…
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Singapore Airlines Will Remove Their Adelaide Service
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Over the past few couple of months, the whole dynamic of air travel has changed. And that’s due to one thing – the Coronavirus. This virus has changed air travel and we’re…
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Qantas Is Offering Up To 25% Points Bonus When Transferring From Credit Cards
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Here’s another promotion for Qantas flyers and if you qualify for it, you’ll be able to get a heck of a lot more value than the last offer I just posted out.…
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Earn Double Velocity Points On A Select Number Of Routes
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It’s always nice when an airline offers some type of promotion, especially when you’re able to get double something. Virgin has been a little quiet this year with promotions, but it still…
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Air New Zealand Showcases Interesting New Economy Idea
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Air New Zealand is no stranger to innovating and introducing new ideas. While their business class product may not be the best example of that, there are other areas where they excel…
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Brisbane Airport Will Open Their New Runway On July 12th
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As I’m based in Brisbane, this is my home airport and one I’m incredibly fond of. I’ve spent a lot of time at this place, even if I wasn’t flying somewhere, I’d…
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Intercontinental Kuala Lumpur Deluxe King Room Review
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I was staying in Kuala Lumpur for three nights, and I decided I’d kick it off with the Intercontinental. At the time of booking, a standard night was $144 AUD which is…
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Qantas Is Currently Running A Public Double Status Credits Offer!
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Only a few months ago I said we were due for another double status credits offer from Qantas and well, here we are – they’re currently offering double status credits and the…
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Jetstar Is Cancelling Many Flights Due To Strikes Tomorrow
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In December of last year, Jetstar was the face of quite a lot of media attention and not for the right reason. The company has been accused of paying the lowest wages…
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Malaysia Airlines A330 Business Class Review, Denpasar – Kuala Lumpur
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After spending a night at the Sheraton Bali, I was headed to my next destination of Kuala Lumpur. I was very excited for several reasons. 1, this would be my first time…
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