And of course, if most of your flying is on regional routes then you often have no Qantas Club at all in at least one direction...

@rodlo: in March, when the parent comment was posted, the NZ bubble hadn't opened yet and all international terminal lounges were still closed.

That was not true when I flew NLK-SYD in J on QF180 last Friday - I got sausages with mash potato, peas and a slice of bread. I don't know what they were serving in Y.Presumably they loaded the meals in Sydney, as you say NLK obviously doesn't have catering facilities, so perhaps there may be cir...

This is something that the Norfolk Island Administrator has been asking for, as it reduces the operational costs for the airlines significantly. I believe the reason for the current situation is that even though Norfolk has been reintegrated with the Australian immigration system (it used to have...

per https://www.regional.gov.au/territories/norfolk_island/administrator/media/2021/ni-a-mr-202120.aspx - QF is replacing NZ on this service for the 3 month period, with NZ remaining as the long term supplier

I've just booked a return J ticket - I've been wanting to go to Norfolk for a while, but the high fares of the Air NZ flights put me off, while I'm sitting on loads of QF points that I haven't found a good excuse to spend. (This also means that along with my trip to Christmas and Cocos later this...

The NZ flights to Norfolk were still running even before the one-way NZ bubble launched, they've been managing it ever since the border first closed. And in Perth they also have to manage flights to Christmas and Cocos via the international terminal.

I definitely think QF is in a better position than NZ to promote the destination to Australians and raise its profile.

The "Norfolk Island Government" no longer exists as of the abolition of self-government several years ago - the contract is awarded by the Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure. Even so - the federal government is required to seek best value for money rather than supporting one supplier over ...

If you're a cheapskate like me, rather than a true Executive Traveller as the name of this site would suggest, don't forget that you can take bus 400 from the airport to Mascot Suburban and go onwards from there to avoid the Station Access Fee and pay the regular Opal rates. Of course, this takes...

As a Canberran whose family is in Port Macquarie I'm very happy about this - but I wonder how sustainable and profitable it is long term. Will be interesting to see.

> Airports could become like casinos, he says, coupling eye-in-the-sky surveillance with state-of-the-art sensors – as in the “smart tunnel” at Dubai International that verifies your identity by scanning your iris as you walk through it. Add advanced X-ray technology, and airports may be a...

> Finally, there will be no change to the popular Oneworld Classic Flight Reward package, which is typically used to book around-the-world journeys with Qantas and its Oneworld partner airlines at appealing rates such as 420,000 Qantas Points in first class and 280,000 Qantas Points in...

And in order for Hong Kongers to drive to Macao, they just need to follow this simple and straightforward procedure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO3bNlB9j9o

Worth noting that just because there's no passport control doesn't mean that you can just leave your passport in one country and pick it up again when you leave the EU, as you may be required to have it for ID for other purposes.Also, individual countries can suspend Schengen rules for certain re...