Quieter,cheaper:The mid-size jet that’s finally winning over airlines

Quieter,cheaper:The mid-size jet that’s finally winning over airlines

Until recently most airlines preferred Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner or Airbus’s larger A350,but the A330neo is finally taking off.

  • byJohn Arlidge

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So your hotel is ‘fully accessible’? That may not mean what you think

So your hotel is ‘fully accessible’? That may not mean what you think

I live with multiple disabilities;I don’t need a ramp but I do need to know about your door knobs and the placement of your toilet roll.

  • byImogen Kars
Airline review:This business class offers a Goldilocks experience
★★★★½
Airline reviews

Airline review:This business class offers a Goldilocks experience

Restarting this route to Europe after 20 years,Singapore Airlines delivers a flight that Goldilocks would enjoy – it’s just right.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Beware – minor passport flaw could cost you thousands

Beware – minor passport flaw could cost you thousands

A minor tear in your passport – or a coffee spill,as one Australian recently found out – could result in your holiday ending before it begins.

  • byMichael Gebicki
I’ve had enough of smug travel writers boasting about packing light
Opinion
Opinion

I’ve had enough of smug travel writers boasting about packing light

Travelling abroad with only carry-on? I’d rather stay home. I survive on a minimum of five pairs of shoes and at least three hats.

  • byLisa Martin
Babe,I just flew to Bali. It’s time for a booze limit on planes
Opinion
Aviation

Babe,I just flew to Bali. It’s time for a booze limit on planes

It was only a six-hour journey,yet for some of the passengers starting their holiday,it was party time!

  • byAnne Hyland
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New Boeing will be the world’s longest,widest passenger plane

New Boeing will be the world’s longest,widest passenger plane

After years of delays,the Boeing 777-9 is finally set to take off with airlines next year. Here’s what passengers can expect.

  • byJohn Arlidge
Swans and Lions fans fork out double for grand final airfares

Swans and Lions fans fork out double for grand final airfares

Sydney and Brisbane-based fans are coughing up as much as $1800 for a return trip to Melbourne this weekend for the first all-interstate final since 2006.

  • byPenry Buckley
Airline review:Qantas crew makes an effort with jaded passengers
★★★★
Airline reviews

Airline review:Qantas crew makes an effort with jaded passengers

It’s good to see that,after a shaky few years,Qantas is getting its rhythm back.

  • byCatherine Marshall
Jetstar to front NZ courts over alleged consumer misconduct

Jetstar to front NZ courts over alleged consumer misconduct

The looming legal action means Jetstar will be forced to front court on both sides of the Tasman over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and tens of thousands of flight cancellations.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Airline review:Remember flying’s bad old days? After this flight,I do

Airline review:Remember flying’s bad old days? After this flight,I do

Remember when entertainment was minimal,food was inedible and your bags got lost all the time? No? Well,after this Lufthansa flight,I do.

  • byBen Groundwater