Australian budget airline Jetstar has announced a major shake-up to its long-haul flights that will see seatback entertainment screens axed in favour of in-flight Wi-Fi. The change is part of a multimillion-dollar update to Jetstar’s existing Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, which the carrier says will provide travellers with “more in-flightContinue Reading
Flying to Antarctica and back in a day is no easy gig and it is one Qantas pilot James Boland knows well. He is part of a select group of pilots who operate Antarctica Flights’ sightseeing flights on a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Australia. “The first time I cameContinue Reading
Families have been left fuming over “child-free” zones on airlines – calling them “weird” and “sad”. Parents claim kids used to make people smile, but now fellow travellers are getting increasingly annoyed by tots. It comes as Brits called for airlines to create “child-free zones” – so passengers could payContinue Reading
A major international airline has culled all of its long-haul flights, including routes between Vietnam and Frankfurt, London, Sydney, and Melbourne. Bamboo Airways — a Vietnamese carrier — that launched in 2022, will no longer fly to the two major Aussie cities, axing all local staff as it undergoes aContinue Reading
Avid travellers are blown away by a Google flights hack that’s gone viral on TikTok. A travel influencer posted a clip about how she only just discovered a little-known Google “cheat code’ to finding the cheapest flights to anywhere in the world. Within one day of posting the video, itContinue Reading
A passenger has caused quite the stir online after he flashed his “hairy bare feet” on a flight — but that’s not all. The one unspoken rule on a flight is simple: keep your shoes on, because let’s face it, no one wants to have someone else’s bare feet staringContinue Reading
Two and a half-billion dollars. After 15 years at the helm, this was the bumper underlying profit result that outgoing Qantas boss Alan Joyce announced as he fronted the press pack for his final full-year financial report. But what was meant to signal new beginnings, the end of pandemic-era delaysContinue Reading
Qantas has announced some big changes to the airline including a way to track your bags. On Tuesday, the Aussie carrier revealed plans for an overhauled version of its smartphone app that will give customers more control of their booking and introduce baggage tracking during passengers’ journeys. The changes areContinue Reading
Air New Zealand will be asking to weigh passengers travelling internationally in June. The information will be collected to help the airline determine average passenger weights going forward when calculating the weight and balance of aircraft – which all pilots need to know before takeoff. Alastair James, Air New ZealandContinue Reading
The luxury of being able to lay down flat on a plane is only available to passengers in first class or business — but that’s all about to change. Air New Zealand will have bunk beds for economy passengers where they will be able to book a session to getContinue Reading