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Qantas' A330s on order: for Jetstar or Qantas?

Qantas has three A330-200's on order, says Wikipedia. Are these for Jetstar's use or for Qantas Domestic use?

ASKED ON 22/9/11 1 answer
Cost of airfares in Australia up and climbing

There's no sign of the rising cost of domestic airfares leveling out despite the increased competition between Qantas and Virgin Australia. American Express says its Business Travel Monitor study ...

POSTED ON 18/8/11 0 comments
New Qantas baggage allowance: only one bag checked free, you pay for the rest

Tough new baggage allowances come into play today for Qantas, with most passengers on domestic flights limited to one checked bag – even if they're a member of the Qantas Club or hold Qantas&...

POSTED ON 1/6/11 8 comments
Is it true: Qantas cheaper than Virgin Australia for flights to Perth?

Qantas chief Alan Joyce, a former Ryanair executive, took a swipe at Virgin Australia's roster of add-on prices in his announcement of Qantas' 747s launching on the East Coast to Perth route a coup...

POSTED ON 1/6/11 7 comments
Qantas to put 747s on domestic Perth route

Qantas has struck a pre-emptive blow against Virgin Blue's aspirations of evolving into a business travel airline by flooding the East-West route with thousands of seats on international-grade plan...

POSTED ON 16/2/11 2 comments
The 'new Qantas domestic experience' revealed

Update Qantas has just completed today's launch of its 'new domestic experience'. We all know about Next Generation Check-in, that Neil Perry is behind the food and wine (alongside Qantas' wine p...

POSTED ON 18/11/10 0 comments
Credit card booking fees: Qantas, Tiger, Virgin Blue and Jetstar compared

Which Australian airline charges the highest credit card booking fees? The answer may surprise you!. It's not Qantas, which came in for criticism from Choice magazine last year for the highest 'pl...

POSTED ON 10/11/10 0 comments