Award ticket surcharge arbitrage: Aussie style
Want to save hundreds of dollars in fuel surcharges on Qantas award flights between Australia and Europe? Turns out it is a trivial task. Thanks...
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JetBlue, Emirates team up on two-way codeshare
Europe and the Middle East are about to become destinations JetBlue flight numbers serve, even if it isn’t JetBlue-operated flights making the trips. The NYC-based...
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Emirates awards now bookable on Qantas website
The Qantas website is one of the top options for searching award inventory online when it comes to oneworld partners. A recent update to the...
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Emirates to resume service between New York and Europe
Passengers will have one more option for flights between Milan and New York City starting this Fall. Emirates will launch the route in October 2013...
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Big bounce in Qantas’ European bookings
Heading in to the launch of the Emirates/Qantas strategic partnership this month some numbers were released by the Australian carrier regarding booking trends. Most notable,...
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Just how powerful are the Middle Eastern carriers? Ask Barcelona.
It isn’t just the world’s airlines where the "big three" of the Middle East – Emirates, Etihad and Qatar – are making huge inroads. Just...
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In flight: Royal First Class on Thai Airways’ A380
Adding on an extra segment from Hong Kong to Bangkok as part of our award trip to try the Singapore suites was basically free. Same...
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In flight: Singapore Suites on an inaugural flight
Flying up front is always a good thing. A flat bed is even better. Getting a double bed comfortable enough for two people to lay...
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How much does the Middle East alliance shake-up matter?
Yesterday was apparently THE day to make news if you’re running an airline and looking to change the face of the global alliances. The oft-suspected...
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Frequent flyer points are now just money, for real
Welcome to true fungibility of your points, at least in one program. There was talk about this back in April and at the time I...