Review: Qantaslink Economy Class LDH – SYD
Lord Howe Island (LDH) is one of the remotest places to fly in and out of. We had already had our trip shortened by a day on the way over and nearly had our return flight extended by many days.…
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Review: Qantas Economy Class SYD – LDH, Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island is a world heritage listed destination and the best news is it’s part of NSW. While it was closed during the peak coronavirus pandemic it is now open for business. The challenge is not just finding a…
My Perth Daytrip: Virgin Australia A330 Business Class (Part 2)
Having just arrived from Sydney, it was time to enjoy the Virgin Australia lounge for a half hour before making my way out to the gate to board the return leg to Sydney. The sole purpose of this day trip…
My Perth Day Trip: Virgin Australia A330 Business Class (Part 1)
With Virgin Australia emerging from bankruptcy as a leaner operation with an exclusively narrow body fleet of Boeing 737 jets, the era of fully flat beds in domestic Business Class is no longer. Back in 2012, Virgin Australia upped the…
Review: BA1 Club World London City
The flight numbers BA1 and BA2 have a special significance to British Airways, as they were originally used to denote supersonic Concorde flights. Between 2003 and 2009 these flight numbers were unused, but brought back with the launch of the…
Awards Redemption: Qantas or Jetstar
With limited ways to use frequent flyer points the latest debate is whether to use Qantas Award points to redeem Qantas or Jetstar flights. We recently took a return flight from Ballina flying up with Qantas and returning Jetstar using…
Review: Qantas Economy SYD to BNK
With domestic and international borders shut down and some states in lockdown, any opportunity for a holiday is welcome. In the past six months we have planned, booked and cancelled trips to New Zealand, Cairns, Alice Springs and Italy. For…
Review: Qantas Economy Class MEL – SYD
I flew out of Melbourne the day after parts of the city were placed in hard lockdown and neighbouring states were not accepting visitors from hot spots. I used points to book the flight which give me the flexibility to…
Review: Qantas Economy Class SYD – MEL
I was travelling to the Covid hotspot, Melbourne to visit a friend and do some cycling in the middle of winter. My first plane trip since lockdown. It was booked using the Qantas Covid Hack which gave me flexibility in…