Qantas drops huge sale as airline wars heat up
Qantas is offering 400,000 discounted seats across its global network, as Australia’s airline price wars take a new turn.
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Rival airline loyalty programs offer Qantas seats for less
Qantas reward seats are being offered by other airline loyalty programs for fewer points or miles and lower carrier charges. Why?
Lessons to learn from DC crash: Civil Air
The Washington mid-air crash has highlighted the importance of well-staffed air traffic control towers, says Australian air traffic controllers union.
Union warning after survey highlights rate of aviation injuries
The TWU is warning the aviation industry is in ‘crisis’ due to high rates of injury among the ‘poorly paid, overworked and inexperienced post-Covid workforce’.
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Is a booze ban the answer to unruly airline passengers?
The problem of poorly behaved airline passengers appears to be getting worse, prompting calls for greater education and restrictions on pre-flight drinks.
Aussies spending holiday money overseas, not at home
Australians’ pursuit of a value holiday in Bali, Japan and Vietnam is taking a toll on domestic tourism, new figures show.
Virgin loses appeal against ‘drunk on duty’ unfair dismissal case
Virgin Australia has lost its appeal against a flight attendant unfairly sacked for drinking a glass of prosecco 7.5 hours before working and using a dating app while on fatigue leave.
Disorderly airline passengers sour New Year
A Jetstar passenger is accused of stabbing a federal police officer with a pen in the latest display of unruly behaviour on a flight.
Update after gross find shut nine beaches
After beachgoers ignored warnings of ‘polluted water’, council workers have cleaned up and reopened most affected beaches in northern Sydney.
Destinations where the Aussie dollar is still worth something
Our dollar doesn’t stretch far in the US or UK at the moment but Australian travellers can still enjoy a value-for-money holiday in these countries.
Weird reason for Qantas flight delays
The modern space race is causing headaches for Australian travellers at much lower altitudes, and billionaire Elon Musk is at the heart of it.
Carry-on luggage charges the latest airline fee
Could charging for carry-on solve the problem of passengers taking too much luggage into airline cabins?
‘Bali has a better system’: airports want better spend of $1bn tax
Australia’s international arrivals experience is worse than Bali, say airports, amid calls for better use of the departure tax that slugs passengers and raises $1bn a year for the government.
Beloved DJ dies after fall in Bali
A beloved DJ and internet model is being remembered as a “shining star” by her grieving family following a fatal fall in Bali.
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