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The Department of Home Affairs has changed its method of calculating average clearance times at Australia’s international airports.
Analysis
Air travel

Stuck in an airport queue? Why the official waiting times don’t add up

New data shows travellers are being processed faster at Australia’s international airports in 2023-24 than in 2022-23. But the federal government is fudging the figures.

  • by Sean Parnell
I did not expect Tokyo’s Haneda airport to offer the worst airport experience I’ve had for a long time.
Opinion
Air travel

A Tokyo airport delivered my worst travel experience in a long time

The Japanese have traditionally been known for their organisation and politeness. How could it go so wrong?

  • by Lee Tulloch
Battersea Power Station
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Story on the reopening of the London icon, Battersea Power Station
By Sue Williams
credit: Battersea Power Station (handout photo supplied via journalist for use in Traveller, no syndication)

Born again: 10 of the most amazing reinvented places in travel

Everything old is new again, from heritage icons transformed into luxury stays to a tsunami-lashed railway rebirthed as the ultimate scenic journey.

  • by Traveller team
Live planting in Terminal 2’s Dreamscape area.

Singapore lost the ‘world’s best airport’ title. Here’s how it will get it back

Singapore’s Changi Airport may have been relegated to the second-best in the world this year, but it won’t let the grass grow under its feet.

  • by Julietta Jameson
There’s no point getting shirty about delays at the airport security check.
Opinion
Air travel

I was frisked at Sydney Airport. The worst thing was how long it took

Travel is stressful and we sometimes do silly things when distracted at airport security, but getting mad doesn’t help anyone.

  • by Lee Tulloch

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