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Qantas Chairman’s Lounge guide: membership, benefits, lounges
Apr 15, 2024, 09:41 PMNot that I have ever been in the Chairman’s lounge, but isn’t the one in Brisbane in the main lounge precinct (since the upgrades) opposite the lounge check in desk on the right with the frosted door. Essentially next to the business lounge (not the entrance) looking out over th...
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Virgin Australia business class upgrade guide: all you need to know
Apr 14, 2024, 08:20 PMUpgrade me platinum benefit is as rare as hen’s teeth especially on international and east-west flights. It’s a con.
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Cairns Airport opens lounge for Singapore Airlines flights
Apr 11, 2024, 01:54 PMI look forward to trying this in a couple weeks when I fly to Singapore via Cairns from Brisbane. (Yes I know it’s the long way but I was able to get business on points last minute).
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Qantas hikes domestic excess baggage fees
Apr 10, 2024, 06:18 PMThe new CEO is no different from the old one as far as I can tell. Same average service for more money.Lipstick on a pig so far!!
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Singapore Airlines switches Cairns to an Airbus A350
Apr 01, 2024, 02:31 PMSingapore Airlines would need Air NZ to do that if they really wanted too. It would also likely be easier doing a takeover of VA.
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St Regis or Ritz Carlton (Maldives)?
Sep 21, 2022, 07:19 PMWe cannot go past Nyiama Private Islands. It’s a stunning place to stay in the Maldives and will return in July 2023.
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VA experience more demand now than prepandemic?
Jul 14, 2022, 09:41 PMUnfortunately the figures from BITRE, generally take a couple months to come out, but looking at the numbers, Brisbane Airport is within about 45-50,000 domestic passengers for June 2020, when compared to June 2019 numbers.
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Is Qantas Australia's worst airline?
Dec 01, 2021, 04:13 PMI'd have to agree with one of the comments above. If you get a member of staff that know what they are doing (and these staff members are mostly Australian based) it is often an excellent experience. If you get someone that has little to no clue, very painful.One Hobart QF call centre staff memb...
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Virgin "Business" - You've got to be joking
Apr 05, 2021, 03:07 AMI can confirm a sausage roll (with a side of relish and rocket) on a recent QF flight to Hamilton Island in Business. They also had no spirits onboard, just beer and wine.
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Qantas lounges refurb
Sep 14, 2020, 11:15 AMIt sounds good in theory, but Alan will be conserving all the cash they have with no unnecessary expenditure until market conditions return to 2019 levels.