I think Qantas should consider Seattle as a destination in its own right but not as a tag flight, and I don't know that AA would have much to do with a Seattle route as it's an end-point flight and not somewhere you make a connection from, and if you did connect it'd probably be with Alaska to fl...

How pressed for time are you, how highly do you rate trying a different airline to Qantas, and does a stopover have any appeal for you?London to Singapore on the Qantas A380 is obviously the fastest way to go. It doesn't have the best business class seat but it's good enough, and how many more ho...

I don't really think it's a must-have, especially not for London and New York. The main reasons you'd want a VPN would bea) privacy, andb) access to geoblocked contentI don't have the big privacy concerns that some people do, especially the 'techies'. I find a VPN is better for overcoming content...

"CASA has confirmed it has no current issues with the safety of REX aircraft. This follows intensive work over the last month reviewing allegations made about short comings in REX maintenance."More at https://www.casa.gov.au/media-release/rex-maintenance-review-update

My order of preference would be A350, B787, then toss a coin between the A330 and B777, at that stage it more comes down to the actual business class seat as well as where you are sitting in the cabin, eg away from galleys and lavs.I avoid overnights from SIN because it's so hard to get anything ...

Nobody outside Qantas would know for sure but I would think on a flagship route like Sydney-London and Sydney-LAX plus the longer SYD-DFW flight it'd be 50/50 or a bit higher for people buying a ticket with money versus those claiming a reward seat with points or upgrading from business class. Of...

One tip is even if you have an express path card, sometimes the queue for the express path security checkpoint can be longer than the regular checkpoints, if for instance only one express path checkpoint is open. A few times I have veered right to the main checkpoints instead of left to the expre...

Originally Posted by Tracie I've used both Stilnox and Temtabs. Temtabs are my new preference - help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Feel a little hazy when I wake, but a bit of fresh air and a coffee fixes the haze. Struggle to stay asleep with Stilnox. Temtabs are temazepam, very effective if...

5gm of US-bought melatonin does the trick for me.

It looks as if Virgin Australia is joining Qantas is clamping down on weighing checkin bags ion domestic flights.This in today from VA: "We know our guests like to bring everything but the kitchen sink in their carry-on baggage, but from next week (w/c 10 December) we’ll be aligning with th...

As a longtime reader and commenter I have certainly noticed the change in AusBT's content over the years, it started as 100% airlines, travel and aviation but the site has been around for 8 years now and I don't know of any website which has not changed over the years. Most businesses changes and...

He is a tosser but I would agree that lightly 'grazing' is better than tucking into three-course meals when you are flying. As much as possible I have my 'main meal' in the lounge, this is very easy at the Qantas Sydney First lounge with such a great menu but no massive dishes and the ability to ...

BA is better for short trips around the UK and Europe, just collect all your Avios and award seats are easy to find and cheap to buy. The more of your flying will be with BA the more it makes sense to join BA Executive Club and credit to them. Also if you fly back to Sydney you can use BA and cha...

Only worth doing for a very long layover, three hours is plenty of time thankfully! But you can see how Qantas has tried to discourage JQ travellers from using the QF lounges!

Originally Posted by Chris2304 : What routes do people think will the 787s replace 5 oldest B747? The big issue here is capacity, the 747s carry almost 50% more passengers (364 seats vs 236 on the Dreamliner). This is why Qantas can pull the 747 which runs only a few days a week off Melbourne-Lo...