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There are high levels of satisfaction with China Southern.

Eight Chinese airlines now fly to Australia. Here’s how they stack up

Many of the Chinese airlines flying to Australia offer cheap connections to Europe and other parts of Asia, but what are their reputations like?

  • Michael Gebicki
The Department of Home Affairs has changed its method of calculating average clearance times at Australia’s international airports.

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.

  • Sean Parnell
Soaring … is travel insurance ripping off Australians?

Are Australians being ripped off on travel insurance?

There are many reasons why the cost of basic cover can vary.

  • Michael Gebicki
Not all economy seats are created equal.

The best economy class seats on Australian domestic flights

Got an economy class domestic flight coming up, and dreading it? Here’s where you’ll find the most comfortable seats.

  • Michael Gebicki
The burnt out Japan Airlines plane that collided with another aircraft on Tuesday evening. All 379 passengers and crew safely evacuated, though five people on board the other plane were killed.

The Australian invention that saved countless plane passengers’ lives

As passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 slid down the escape chutes of their burning Airbus, no doubt they were thanking their lucky stars.

  • Anthony Dennis
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The new 3.7 kilometre runway will be long enough to handle aircraft as large as an A380 superjumbo.

Why you’re paying hundreds extra in airfare fees and charges

Finding out what charges and taxes are added to the cost of your air ticket is easy, finding out whose pocket they end up in and for what purpose is anything but.

  • Michael Gebicki

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