How on Earth was this Virgin plane allowed to fly?
THESE photos show obvious damage to a Virgin plane. But the question is was it allowed to fly multiple times before someone noticed something was wrong?
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Oh no, what have you done now Qantas?
THERE has been a rather unusual encounter between the nation’s major carriers. Let’s just say it was plane awkward. And then things got even worse …
Sydney the 10th most expensive city break
FANCY a short holiday in Sydney? Be prepared to pay top dollar with the harbour city the 10th most expensive destination in the world for a city break, according to TripAdvisor.
How Aussie travellers are leaping into disaster
DESPITE serious injuries and even deaths occurring all too often, it remains a popular tourist activity. This is the horrific truth about cliff jumping.
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Tourism Australia avoids funding cuts
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Booze, bogans? The trouble with Bali
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Etihad’s luxury Residence in the sky
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Trial of flight phone network
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Ablett: Why I’d rather go to Torquay
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Rivers are rolling in Aussie dollars
AUSTRALIA travel companies are tipping millions into building luxurious new ships as river cruising’s popularity booms.
Jet scare: ‘There are flames coming out of the engine’
A PASSENGER has told of the frightening moment he spotted flames billowing from the Vietnam Airplanes plane he was on, as it taxied at Melbourne Airport.
Aussies could face a ‘travel tax’
TRAVELLERS who get into trouble overseas could be forced to pay hundreds of dollars extra under a proposed “travel tax”.
‘Sinkhole’ gives peek at Aussie sun
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Engine fire forces emergency landing
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