Great news. I flew the Air Niugini BNE-POM-ROR service a couple of times and was disappointed to see it discontinued. Good to see the government prioritising connectivity with the Pacific. Hopefully Palau does some marketing here - it’s a really magical place.

This is a reversion to the old policy. Brazil has required visa applications for Australians (including bank statements) for as long as I've been alive, with the last few years being the only exception. At least it's an e-visa this time and not sending off a passport.It's a pity they're reinstitu...

This was a pleasant surprise. I had a few trips to China this year with near monthly trips planned from March next year so I hope it gets rolled out soon (seems unlikely but still…). Also hopefully this will see an even bigger influx of Chinese carriers over time, I appreciate having so ma...

The only thing they could do to win me back at this stage is overhaul QantasLink.Old, slower aircraft in dire need of refurbishing with no wifi or entertainment and poor quality, unfilling food. All for triple the price or more than routes on the golden triangle. That’s true for even large ...

Qantas do need to sort out their premium boarding, but Virgin does it just fine without groups for everybody else. Just needs a bit of enforcement.I really do dislike travelling in the US where you have like 5 different types of priority groups (Veterans, Credit Card Holders, People who gate chec...

Yup. And laws need to be tightened around it.In the Emirates case, where they were actually using misleading or false advertising it’s very clear cut, but there are plenty of cases where even if it’s not marketed, compensation should be due in case of aircraft swap. The number of time...

I'm in the minority in that I preferred Dubai as a transit point - mainly because most of my travels are to Africa, the Mid East and Central Asia, so Singapore is fairly useless as a connection option for me.The first few years of the partnership were the only times I ever flew Qantas internation...

A Somon Air flight from Dubai to Dushanbe. The flight itself would have been unremarkable, if pleasant, but it was the feeling of things getting back to normal and finally travelling again that was hugely exciting.

Haha I paid that from Brisbane to Rockhampton in July. I took the train back on principle.

Who knows. Flights are for sale. I’ve booked Singapore, Fiji and US for December, with the intention of using one of them. One good thing that COVID has bought out, airlines are much more flexible with last minute change policies now.

Lie flat on anything that operates a red eye flight please.Flew from Darwin on Monday night, and had to take the Tuesday off work because I got 0 sleep. Similar experiences when flying from Perth back when that was allowed. Reason I pay to fly business is so I’m more well-rested than if I f...

You can probably try to use them, but because of how easy they are to forge and just how big the anti vaxx crowd are this time around, I doubt they will be seen as super legitimate. The nurse who administered my second dose of vaccine did fill out my vaccination booklet on request but I don&rsquo...

We have seen it before. Like if you travel to anywhere where yellow fever is endemic, you need a vaccination passport to get back in! It’s not a new concept.

This is what I wanted to see from the beginning, it made more sense from a catchment area perspective - Perth can attract those from Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Darwin can increase the catchment to all of those plus Brisbane, Gold Coast and more regional cities such as Cairns, Townsvil...

I think they just sent emails to everybody, though I have filled out a survey at some point that asked about my status on other airlines.