Members are kicking up a fuss after one of their favourite perks was targeted in the airline’s latest set of changes.
Eloise Budimlich
Surging costs have grounded planes globally, even for domestic flights, but Australian airlines have been able to keep on going.
Caitlyn Rintoul
British Airways will operate a daily return flight between London Heathrow and Melbourne from January 9 next year.
Neil Lancefield
Qantas has agreed to cough up millions of dollars to kill off a class action against its contentious COVID-19 flight credits without conceding liability.
Callum Godde
Travellers should expect cut-price offers on Middle East-based airlines as soon as the Iran war is over, says an aviation industry expert. It comes as a major airline axes flights to and from the region.
Cheyanne Enciso
A massive international airline, with code-share services from Australia to Europe, has pulled flights to and from the Middle East, with a concerning domino effect now expected.
Max Corstorphan
Qantas is set to hike airfares on its international routes this week in response to surging jet fuel costs amid tensions in the Middle East.
The war in Iran is part of a growing number of conflicts that have affected the global tourism industry, showing that people who are far from falling missiles and drone attacks aren’t immune to ripple effects.
Leslie Josephs and Contessa Brewer
Qantas and Air India are adding long-haul flights after the war in the Middle East knocked out carriers in the region, putting travel plans into chaos and causing airfares to skyrocket.
Danny Lee
The national transport safety investigator is delving into a ‘near collision’ this week in Perth involving a small plane that frequents WA mine sites.
Adrian Rauso
The competition watchdog warns $20 billion worth of airport infrastructure projects could be passed on to passengers in the form of higher airfares.
Jacob Shteyman
Travellers will end up footing the bill for the $20 billion upgrades slated for Australia’s four biggest airports — including Perth — as airlines are hit with higher charges for the improvements, the ACCC says.
Airlines and other large fuel buyers have been loading up on oil derivatives contracts in recent days to keep their bills from spiralling as the US-Iran war pushes prices to multi-year highs.
Mia Gindis
Australian travellers are facing the prospect of soaring airfare costs within weeks due to the Middle East conflict sending oil prices up.
Blair Jackson
Major Gulf hubs, including the world's busiest international airport Dubai — which normally handles over 1000 flights a day — remain closed for a fourth day.
Julie Zhu
Airspace closures after the Iran strikes forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world.
Leslie Josephs
An Iranian drone strike has hit Dubai Airport as global airlines suspend flights across the Middle East after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.
CARA RUBINSKY, MARC LEVY and JOSH FUNK
The airline says cost pressures persist across the industry, with above-inflation rises in airport charges and aircraft maintenance.
Sean Smith
The national airline saw strong demand for domestic flights as its profit edged 5.1 per cent higher and it lifted its dividend for shareholders.
Tom Richardson
Qantas will rollout a new offer for frequent flyers after Virgin dropped a similar perk deal for travellers.
Emma Kirk
Nick Rohrlach has served as chief of Virgin’s loyalty program Velocity since 2021, when he jumped shipped from rival Qantas in a move that sparked a legal battle between the two airlines.
The airline has launched its biggest domestic sale in five years, cutting prices on 1.9 million seats on 25 routes.
Berlin has been experiencing a weeks-long period of cold weather combined with snow and freezing rain, causing major transport disruption.
Katharina Kausche, Andreas Heimann and Wilhelm Pischke
Overworked pilots with limited experience flying at night nearly crashed their helicopter close to a Woodside drill rig off WA’s North West coast, an investigation has found.
