The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 30 May 2019
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| Free Qantas Lounge Pass for 18-35's |
Qantas is giving away free Business Lounge passes to 18-35 year-olds who book an international Qantas flight in Economy class. This promotion is running until 31 August 2019 and is valid for international Qantas flights departing any time until 29 February 2020.
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| Qantas, Cathay Pacific Codeshares Blocked |
| Australian regulators have tentatively rejected Qantas' application for an expanded codeshare agreement with Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific. Back in January, Qantas applied for permission from Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) to place its "QF" code on five Cathay Pacific services between Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hong Kong. Similarly, Cathay Pacific would codeshare on five more... |
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| Avianca Brazil Grounded |
| All flights on bankrupt airline Avianca Brazil have been suspended indefinitely after Brazilian regulators grounded the airline. The Brazilian carrier, which is a member of Star Alliance, already cancelled thousands of flights last month after most of its aircraft were repossessed. For clarity, Avianca Brazil is a different company to Avianca (which is based in Colombia). Avianca itself, which is the operator of the popular LifeMiles frequent flyer more... |
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| AFF Member on Diverted Cathay Flight |
| Passengers on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne last Friday were given $30 worth of meal vouchers after their flight was diverted to Darwin, resulting in a 14-hour delay. AFF member pn1 was on the diverted Cathay Pacific flight CX105, which departed Hong Kong just after midnight on 25 May. The Airbus A350 was due to land in Melbourne at 11.10am. Instead, this member explains that the flight had to divert while flying over the Northern Territory due to problems more... |
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| Rare Air NZ Business Award Availability |
| Air New Zealand almost never releases long-haul Business class award availability for bookings using miles with Star Alliance partner airlines. But there are rare exceptions. A few days ago, Air New Zealand released a bunch of Business class award availability from Auckland to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Honolulu, Taipei, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Osaka and Buenos Aires. |
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