Qantas frequent flyer price hike: How to beat it and get best value
Major changes to Qantas’ rewards program are about to take effect. Here’s what we know and how to get the most value out of your points.
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‘Contagious’: Aussies warned as deadly disease hits holiday spots
Aussies headed overseas are being urged to get a vaccination against a deadly disease that is sweeping across Europe. This is what you need to know.
Qantas snaps up midlife 737s as it awaits arrival of A321XLR
Qantas will buy four ‘midlife’ 737-800s to provide bridging capacity as it pays the price for delays in new aircraft orders under previous CEO Alan Joyce.
Cash Converters cops fine over failings
Two major players in Australia’s franchise business landscape have been fined over business record failings.
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Ex-Rex boss on warpath to cut costs at FIFO airline
Former Rex boss Lim Kim Hai is making a mark at FIFO charter operator National Jet Express with his unique management style.
Passengers behaving badly: Spike in callouts for airport police
The spate of bad behaviour by airline passengers has continued over the Easter period, with Australian Federal Police called out to more than 200 incidents in four days at nine major airports.
Airfares no barrier for Europe-bound Aussie sun-chasers
Extra airline capacity to Europe over the northern summer — courtesy of the Virgin-Qatar partnership — has done little to reduce airfares for Australian travellers.
Jetstar’s plan to make the Philippines the new Bali
The Philippines is about to see a lot more Australian visitors, with Jetstar banking on the island nation to be the next Asian hotspot.
Coalition plan for more domestic flights out of Darwin
International airlines will be allowed to fly domestic services from Darwin to other capitals under a Coalition plan to unlock Australia’s northern gateway – but will they want to?
Business class quad pods the new way for families to fly
A string of airlines are rolling out new cabin features like the first ever business class ‘quad suites’ on Qatar that allow a family of four to sit together for meals, in a move designed to challenge Qantas’ comeback.
Virgin and Qantas’ neck-and-neck battle for on-time crown
Virgin Australia’s plans for a June IPO have received a boost with new on-time performance data crowning the airline the country’s most punctual once again.
The second lives of Qantas planes: where the 747s are flying still
Think your 30-year-old, red-tailed A330 is tired? We tracked where some of Qantas’s most beloved but oldest planes have ended up, from the Mojave desert to other big airlines.
‘Shaking’: Aussies held at gunpoint abroad
Two Aussie influencers were left “shaking and crying” after armed police held them at gunpoint at their Airbnb in the US.
Qantas marks 90 years flying abroad as fleet woes clip its wings
It’s 90 years to the day since Qantas first carried two passengers on a DH86 aircraft from Brisbane to Singapore but the airline now faces significant challenges to its expansion.
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