‘World’s best business class’ about to get better as upgrade unveiled

‘World’s best business class’ about to get better as upgrade unveiled

Qatar Airways’ business class seats are already more like first class,but the airline’s next generation “Qsuite” will go even further.

  • byJulietta Jameson

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Australian travellers to finally get expedited entry into US

Australian travellers to finally get expedited entry into US

Penny Wong said today’s milestone would deepen the links between the two countries “and make it easier to foster greater commercial ties” between Australia and the US.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Airline review:The world’s longest flight is an absolute pleasure
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Airline review:The world’s longest flight is an absolute pleasure

If you’re ever going to splurge on a front-of-plane experience,let it be this one.

  • byCarolyn Beasley
Nervous flyers tense with fear during bumps. I know,because I am one

Nervous flyers tense with fear during bumps. I know,because I am one

We keep our seatbelts firmly done up over our blankets when asleep. We limit toilet breaks to moments when there is no one waiting so we spend less time standing.

  • byLee Tulloch
Like a private jet:Sneak peek inside Qantas’ new first class

Like a private jet:Sneak peek inside Qantas’ new first class

At the Airbus factory in Toulouse,we take a look at the new,top-tier seats Qantas will install for its ultra-long-haul non-stop flights to New York and London.

  • byJohn Arlidge
Gareth’s suitcase was stolen on a train,but insurers say it’s his fault

Gareth’s suitcase was stolen on a train,but insurers say it’s his fault

Gareth Lloyd and his wife were returning home to Melbourne after a holiday in Spain when a brazen thief started going through their suitcase.

  • byMichael Gebicki
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Albanese lays blame on Rex as finger pointing heats up

Albanese lays blame on Rex as finger pointing heats up

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the regional routes that Rex provides must continue,but its decision to move into capital city services had been misguided.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Freshly revamped,Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle
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Freshly revamped,Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle

Here’s an excellent place to stay before or after a flight,or during a long stopover at Melbourne Airport.

  • byJim Darby
Rex collapses with 600 jobs at risk as all capital city flights axed
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Rex collapses with 600 jobs at risk as all capital city flights axed

The airline has cancelled all flights between major airports after halting its domestic 737 services,prompting Virgin and Qantas to offer free rebooking for Rex customers.

  • byAmelia McGuire
South-East Asia’s newest airport is sleek,shiny and cavernously empty
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South-East Asia’s newest airport is sleek,shiny and cavernously empty

The airport was built to sustain 7 million passengers a year,but is running at about 50,000. Hopefully,it will be a case of build it and they will come.

  • byChristine Retschlag
Ten essential travel skills worthy of their own gold medals

Ten essential travel skills worthy of their own gold medals

From beating the carry-on luggage limit to the perfect travelator dismount,if travel was an Olympic sport,these would be the events.

  • byRiley Wilson