If the crew are all Asian, they're definitely not Finnish. Otherwise, you'd get a crew that is mostly European, with the odd Asian or other non-white minority mixed in, reflecting the general demographics of Finland. 

Headline should have been "Now you can fly Finnair business class from Sydney to Europe" seeing that one of the main selling points of flying Finnair are its many destinations across Europe. For someone wanting to get to London as quickly as possible from Sydney, one of the many one stop services...

Not only in KL, but you can find the same in Thailand. Satay is very popular and sold everywhere. One skewer costs about the same as it does in Malaysia, if you buy it on the street. 

Thai satay is also equally good and as popular as it is in Malaysia. 

Yes, always use the passport that allows the longest stay or easiest method of entry. 

Sydney-Brisbane and occasionally, Brisbane-Melbourne also used to feature widebody A330 flights, pre-Covid at least.

I was just in Switzerland too and had a previous series CHF 100 note that I needed to exchange for a newer version after it was rejected for payment. I went into a random bank branch and they did it for me, quick and easy. No need to show ID, no limit on the amount exchanged. The whole thing took...

For the foreseeable future, foreigners aren't really able to enter China anyway. Everyone has to submit to quarantine so that's only going to become relevant once China fully reopens, which could be a while away.

I flew Vietnam Airlines inbound from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney mid August and outbound again end of August. Was not required or asked to wear a mask on either flight. Nearly half of all passengers didn't wear masks on those 2 flights. Not sure why Air Canada is so strict.

Yes and what's most frustrating is that Thailand's Public Health Ministry originally proposed to scrap ALL restrictions effective July 1 and here we are on August 1, with no word on when this might happen. Granted, a virtual self-test (possibly saliva only) you do in front of a doctor who then is...

Indeed. The only reason they still have it in place is for virtue signalling purposes. It should be revoked immediately, except of course for destinations, where vaccination proof is still required. These include Manila (although unvaccinated Filipinos should be allowed on board, as they have the...

Excellent news all around. After all this time, common sense has returned to Australia. Well done! Now the final hurdle is to remove ALL masking on inbound flights to Australia and within the country. That being said, I understand that foreign carriers can still make their own rules, but even sup...

Exactly. This "one size fits all" approach is much more becoming of an authoritarian Asian country than a supposedly human rights championing western democracy like Australia. I know that in many Asian countries, there seem to be no exemptions for those unable to wear masks (or if they exist, air...

About time! However, why would masks still be required on board domestic flights when some international flights will soon no longer require them? That makes no sense whatsoever. Scrap all masking, at least inbound into Australia, to/from destinations that don't require them AND of course domestic.

Unless you flew into WA this is NOT true. QLD, NSW and VIC have scrapped the quarantines on the unvaccinated. Qantas might still insist on vaccination proof, but otherwise you can freely enter these states with zero quarantine regardless of vaccination status.