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QANTAS: False rewards on new Classic Plus booking engine
It looks like Qantas might be having some teething issues with its new Rewards booking engine, which is being used to accommodate the new Classic Plus bookings. I have been having a play with the booking engine in line with the ‘How To’ video Qantas has distributed. I keep coming...
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QANTAS: No longer playing safety video on Boeing 737 domestic flights?
No safety video was played on two Qantas flights in the last week. A recorded voice announcement of the safety instructions was delivered over the public address system. It was accompanied by a cabin crew demonstration of the procedures. Both flights were short-haul domestic between Adelaide and Sydney on Boeing...
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QANTAS: 20 million Classic Plus flight rewards available
Qantas doubles the points required for the new Classic Plus rewards redemption tier. But it quadruples the number of seats available. As previously reported, Qantas has introduced a new tier for flight redemption by frequent flyers using their accumulated points. The airline claims the change is ‘the biggest ever expansion...
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QANTAS: Launch of Classic Plus points redemptions brought forward to Monday 8 April
It looks like Qantas will unveil the latest change, ‘Classic Plus‘ flight redemptions to its Frequent Flyer scheme, on Monday. The change will provide a third tier of flight redemptions pitched between Classic Rewards (the best use of points) and ‘Points Plus Pay,’ which requires the most points for flight...
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QANTAS: Extra legroom costs more from 18 April
Expect to pay between AU$5 and AU$15 more to reserve an extra legroom seat, and forget free access to booking Row 4 80 hours before departure. In changes announced by Qantas through ET, Row 4, will no longer be the subject of the T-80 rule, but will be classified as...
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AIRPORTS: Firefighters on strike for four hours Monday 15 April
It looks like over 800 firefighters will strike for four hours in a protected stop-work action from 6 am on Monday, 15 April, at 27 airports around Australia. The strike action is directed at fire services employer Airservices Australia for them to increase firefighting staff levels in line with a...
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QANTAS: Frequent Flyer program changes from 1 July leaked
The AFR is reporting on leaked documents it has received that purport to show changes to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program, which will be introduced on 1 July 2024. Changes include eliminating Jetstar from the new Classic Plus category and valuing points at 1¢ for economy flights and 1.5¢ for...
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QANTAS: Direct Sydney to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea flights
From 1 April 2024, Qantas is operating direct flights between Sydney and Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. “These flights will meet the growing demand from the business community for travel between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Our new Sydney service will save customers at least three hours...
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DESIGN: Qantas designer launches ‘Modolo’ seat design Woolmark collab
David Caon, the chief designer at Qantas has been working on a side project, and not for Qantas. He and his office have been working on an aircraft seat design which abandons many solid surfaces for a changeable 3D woven wool cover over a frame. The wool fabric is tactile...
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BONZA AVIATION: Now book via their website as well as the App.
Bonza Aviation has added booking via its website to the ways customers can book flights. The new Australian ultra-low-cost leisure/regional airline player Bonza launched with only an App capable of booking flights over a year ago, on 31 January 2023, when it commenced operations. On 30 March, subscribers to the...
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES: Swaps Boeing 737 for Airbus A350 to Cairns
Upgrade your seat to Business Class if you are booked on this Cairns to Singapore route from 31 March. Singapore Airlines currently uses a 737 MAX-8 aircraft on the route five times a week, but it is swapping it out for an Airbus A350, but reducing frequency to only four...
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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Ditching Boeing 737 MAX-10 for smaller MAX-8 models?
The AFR is reporting that Virgin Australia is looking to exercise some of its options to swap orders for the larger Boeing 737 MAX-10 planes for the smaller MAX-8 models. Virgin Australia has ordered 25 of the new 737 MAX 10 aircraft. Virgin has confirmed that the delivery of the...
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AIR NEW ZEALAND: Suspends Chicago route and shuffles new Business Class cabin from new to retrofitted Dreamliners
Air New Zealand is having problems getting hold of sufficient maintenance slots/replacement Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines for its 787 aircraft. Consequently, AirNZ is ‘pausing’ its Auckland to Chicago service for 7 months between 31 March to 25 October 2024. “Unfortunately, Air New Zealand continues to be impacted by challenges with availability...
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Journey to a Kinder World through better Chocolate choices
Are you like me and LOVE Indulging in chocolate? I think it is a universal pleasure. Every human on the planet consumes an average of roughly one kilogram of food annually. I know I sample chocolate wherever I travel to! Good chocolate please. With a projected 5.6% increase in chocolate...
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MALAYSIAN AIRLINES: to upgrade Business Class suites with doors on A330neo and A350 jets
A contemporary version of the Collins Aerospace Super Diamond, not monickered ‘Elevation,’ is to upgrade Business Class suites on Malaysian A330neo and A350 aircraft. Expect the A330neos to start arriving in the third quarter of 2024 and the refurbished cabins on the A350 fleet in early 2026. The Collins Super...
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AIRLINES: Australian Airlines are getting less reliable according to February statistics.
Airlines in Australia are getting less relaible with an average of close to 27% of all domestic flights in February 2024 either arrived or departed late, according to the Australian Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics (BITRE). This compares to an all-time average of 18.5%. For February 2024, late...