Qantas recently had a media event at the Qantas Lounge LAX to showcase their autumn menu, and Neil Perry (the celebrity chef who does their catering) was there. While I appreciated the invite, I didn't attend. With very few exceptions I don't attend…
An interesting story has been making the rounds in Australia over the past week. On August 31 this year, female British Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Exeter, Dr. Siobhan O'Dwyer took a Qantas flight and was unhappy that although…
There's no airline in the world that has made a bigger 'song and dance' (as Australians would say) about receiving their Boeing 787 Dreamliners than Qantas. Despite hundreds of 787 frames being delivered, for dozens of airlines around the world for many…
For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it’s a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on…
The Qantas First Class Lounge LAX opened in late 2014. It's generally regarded as one of the best airline lounges in the US, and for most miles & points enthusiasts, visiting this lounge is a bucket list item. Generally speaking, airline lounges in the…
For years, airlines around the world made huge profits by charging customers exorbitant fees in order to pay for flights with a credit card. People had different reasons for wanting to use credit cards, though for many of us it's all about earning points/miles.…
In 2011, Qantas opened a new lounge at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1. It was a single class premium lounge, replacing the separate first class and business class lounges it previously operated in Singapore, with British Airways. At the time, this…
If it was two months earlier I would have thought it was an April Fools' joke. While Qantas' biggest rival is undoubtedly Virgin Australia, their second biggest rival is probably Air New Zealand. Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand used to have a very…
For as long as I can remember, Qantas has always promoted how their fares have 'everything included.' For years as I drove into little Adelaide Airport, there was a giant billboard at the entry road with a Qantas aircraft seat stacked high with luggage,…
Yikes. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is known for being an outspoken supporter of issues he is passionate about, whether it is standing up to union officials by grounding the entire Qantas fleet many years ago, or supporting marriage equality. This time he's…
Recently I wrote about what I believe to be some of the best uses of Qantas points. I mentioned the Oneworld Classic Flight Reward, which is a round-the-world redemption offered by Qantas Frequent Flyer. A number of readers asked for more information…
Qantas Frequent Flyer is by far the most profitable division of the entire Qantas Group. Qantas points are often referred to in the Australian media as 'Australia's default currency.' For an airline the size of Qantas they have an enormous loyalty base…
Qantas received their first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft last year to huge fanfare. Despite dozens of airlines receiving hundreds of Dreamliners over the past seven years, it was very significant for Qantas for a number of reasons: 1. It was the…
Qantas was one of the world's first airlines to receive the Airbus A380 aircraft over 10 years ago. It has been a workhorse on their US routes ever since. At the time their hard product was industry-leading, but in the years since, innovation in all…
It used to be 'around the world in 80 days.' Now its less than 80 hours thanks to modern, fuel efficient, long range aircraft like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350. These have allowed all sorts of new, ultra longhaul routes to become a possibility.…
Qantas operates an interesting tag flight from Los Angeles to New York. The daily flight is presently operated by a Boeing 747, though starting in September will instead be operated by a 787. This flight can exclusively be booked by passengers connecting…
This past week Qantas started flying nonstop between Perth and London. This is the longest nonstop route Qantas has ever operated, and also the first scheduled commercial nonstop flight between Australia and Europe. This is all possible thanks to the…
In November 2016, the US Department of Transportation blocked the expanded joint transpacific joint venture that American and Qantas had requested. Interestingly the expanded joint venture was approved by Australian authorities, while the US thought…
While this is specific, it's great news for those flying Qantas from New York. Qantas is moving from Terminal 7 to Terminal 8 at JFK as of April 3, 2018. For those of you not familiar with JFK, Terminal 7 is dominated by British Airways, while Terminal…
Nowadays airlines are really creative with their safety videos, and in many cases use them as an extension of their marketing strategy. While Air New Zealand is probably most well known for their safety videos, other airlines have taken the opportunity…
Qantas is generally one of the stingier airlines out there when it comes to award availability. It's rare to see them make much first & business class award space available, so anytime I see a few dozen award seats on them I think it's worth writing…
