AFR's Joe Aston goes BAM!

That's a Good article by Pemberthy. Pity it's paywalled to most.
 
That's a Good article by Pemberthy. Pity it's paywalled to most.
He's also a local radio breakfast presenter as well as journalist. He is married to former Federal Politician Kate Ellis. At most times their philosophy is poles apart. I usually listen to them. They've read out my emails a few times.
 
Australia's highest-earning Velocity Frequent Flyer credit card: Offer expires: 21 Jan 2025
- Earn 60,000 bonus Velocity Points
- Get unlimited Virgin Australia Lounge access
- Enjoy a complimentary return Virgin Australia domestic flight each year

AFF Supporters can remove this and all advertisements

Any idea on how to bypass the paywall, because twelve foot dot eye oh doesn't work ...
You can read via your local state library which you can usually join on line for free - look for Newsbank
 
<Mod Hat

All recent posts relating to the ACCC legal action against QF have been moved to the appropriate thread for that.
No further posts here on ACCC
Thanks


Mod Hat >
 
Not a Joe Aston article per se but an interesting piece appeared in todays AFR surrounding QF’s legal counsel:
 
Again, not Joe Aston, but one of his colleagues has a look at Qantas' latest "flights-for-we-don't-want-any-favours". ;) Fly 2 journos to Europe - for a day.


In the world of non-transactional favours, no one does it better than Qantas. The company handpicks corporates for its now notorious chairman’s lounge. Taken to its extreme, you end up opening the concealed doors for the prime minister’s son.

This week Qantas will fly two aviation reporters to Europe to attend an International Air Transport Association conference in Geneva. IATA is the peak body for airlines, which asks its members like Qantas (and Virgin) to help transport journalists to conferences around the world.

But the conference in question is an eight-hour “media day”. That is, Qantas is flying two journalists across the world for a conference that starts at 8:45am and ends at 4:45pm. The next day they get back on planes and come home.

From the same people who brought you “meetings that could have been an email”, IATA and Qantas present “conferences that could have been a Zoom call”.
 
Again, not Joe Aston, but one of his colleagues has a look at Qantas' latest "flights-for-we-don't-want-any-favours". ;) Fly 2 journos to Europe - for a day.

Would love to see the spin on QF defending their green credentials on this !!

Regards,

BD
 
The article mentions QF is offsetting their carbon emissions. So nothing to see here…

Really? Scope 1 carbon emissions still at (roughly) 83% of their 2019 figures, with net emissions *targetted* to reduce by only 25% by 2030 and and net zero only by 2050. It also recognised market pressures on the offset price hitting the company's bottom line risking those targets. (2023 Sustainability Report)

As there is nothing like net zero carbon impact wouldn't a zoom call be more carbon friendly?

Regards,

BD
 
As there is nothing like net zero carbon impact wouldn't a zoom call be more carbon friendly?
A Zoom meeting may indeed be more carbon friendly but it sure as heck isn't environmentally friendly. In particular, the traveller's environment of visiting Qantas First class lounges, enjoying lie flat business class and of course all of the other ancillary perks that come with flying long haul internationally.
 

Become an AFF member!

Join Australian Frequent Flyer (AFF) for free and unlock insider tips, exclusive deals, and global meetups with 65,000+ frequent flyers.

AFF members can also access our Frequent Flyer Training courses, and upgrade to Fast-track your way to expert traveller status and unlock even more exclusive discounts!

AFF forum abbreviations

Wondering about Y, J or any of the other abbreviations used on our forum?

Check out our guide to common AFF acronyms & abbreviations.
Back
Top