The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Monday, 3 September 2018
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| Economy Meals: Qantas vs Virgin |
Enjoy a meal on your flight? Within Australia, both Qantas and Virgin Australia offer complimentary food and drinks on all flights. But exactly what you'll get depends on the airline, time of day and length of the flight. On some flights you'll get a full hot meal with complimentary wine and beer, while on others you'll just get a fun-sized chocolate bar.
In this article, we break down what you can expect to eat in Economy class when flying within Australia on Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Tigerair.
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| Business Class Deals: Sweden to Australia |
| Regular Australian Frequent Flyer readers will know that the best premium airfare deals are found outside of Australia. Thanks to an invisible "Australia tax", return Business class tickets from Australia to Europe generally start from around $6,000. But by purchasing a round-trip ticket from Europe to Australia, you can fly Business Class on top-tier airlines for almost half the price! There are currently some fantastic Business Class deals from Sweden more... |
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| Virgin Australia Reveals $653m Loss |
| A week after Qantas posted a record annual profit, its competitor Virgin Australia has revealed a yearly loss of $653 million for the 2017-18 financial year. But much of the loss can be attributed to asset write-downs and restructuring costs for the airline. Once the impact of these one-off costs are accounted for, Virgin is reporting a modest underlying profit of $109 million. Despite the sixth-consecutive yearly loss, Virgin Australia CEO John more... |
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Upcoming Webinar:
Great Value Status Runs |
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With few exceptions, the only way to earn airline status is by flying. But if your regular travel doesn't earn you enough status credits to reach your desired tier, you can supplement this with a status run! This is where you book flights that earn maximum status credits for minimal cost. Status runs are an easy shortcut to elite airline status, which comes with perks like lounge access and more upgrades.
A status run could make sense if you're a little bit short of the status credits needed to earn Gold or Platinum airline status. If the cost of earning these extra status credits will be outweighed by the benefits you receive, a status run is worthwhile!
To help you attain status quicker and cheaper, our upcoming webinar will show you a detailed analysis of the best Qantas and Virgin Australia status runs. We'll also show you some crazy shortcuts to earning Oneworld and Star Alliance status with some of the world's best value frequent flyer programs. You'll be lapping up the VIP treatment in no time!
This webinar will take place at 8pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 19 September.
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| Free German Train Tickets with Rail&Fly |
| Rail&Fly is a great perk of departing or arriving in Germany on an international flight. If you're flying to Germany, you may be entitled to a free or discounted train trip between the airport and anywhere in Germany. You can even use the high-speed ICE trains. The Rail&Fly benefit varies depending on the airline you've booked your ticket with. Some airlines give away complimentary train transfers, while others more... |
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| Norwegian Air Premium Class Review |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle offers some very competitive fares on its long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes. The low-cost carrier flies many trans-Atlantic routes, as well as several routes between Asia and Europe. From last year, non-stop flights from Singapore to London were added to the airline's growing network. Norwegian flies 4x weekly from Singapore to London, with the daylight flights departing Singapore more... |
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