Pistols at dawn! Qatar's (in)famous CEO Akbar Al Baker is known for saying all sorts of things on behalf of his airline that he doesn't mean (how's that new route to Las Vegas going?), but recently he has insisted that Qatar Airways is considering leaving…
Nowadays we're seeing more ultra longhaul flights than ever before. This is largely possible thanks to new planes that are long range and fairly low capacity, which makes these routes viable for the first time in history. For example, I recently wrote…
A few months ago I wrote about the problem Qantas had with their Singapore lounge. It is a shared business and first class lounge, and was built when Qantas A380 flights to London routed via Dubai, rather than via Singapore, as they do now. While the…
When you credit an eligible flight to Qantas Frequent Flyer, the loyalty program of Qantas, you can earn both Qantas points, and Qantas status credits. I've written before about what I believe to be the best uses of redeeming Qantas Points. Qantas is…
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…
