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Extra A380 Dubai-London flight on Emirates: more connection options

Emirates will upgrade a third daily return flight between Dubai and London's Heathrow Airport to the airline's flagship Airbus A380 this January. For Australian travellers on the Kangaroo Route, t...

POSTED ON 17/11/11 0 comments
Best seats: Premium Economy Spaceseat, Air New Zealand 777-300ER

Travelling in Air New Zealand's Premium Economy Spaceseats on the Kiwi airline's Boeing 777-300ER flagship flights to Los Angeles and London? We've got the very latest on the cabin, which finished ...

POSTED ON 14/9/11 3 comments
Qantas' "new spirit": what you'll actually see on flights to the UK

London-bound passengers will see the greatest changes under Qantas' "new spirit" strategy -- if they choose a route that connects in Bangkok and Hong Kong, they'll be on British Airways, not Qantas...

POSTED ON 18/8/11 11 comments
New No 1 Traveller lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3: is it worth it?

It's not often we see an independent airport lounge that's worthy of your time. But the No 1 Traveller lounge in London Heathrow is in the same terminal as Qantas', British Airways' and Virgin Atla...

POSTED ON 12/8/11 0 comments
Virgin Galactic's suborbital shuttle: Sydney to London in 4 hours

Would you like to step onto a plane in Sydney at 3pm after a late lunch, fasten your seatbelt and be in London four hours later -- which means, given the time zones, arriving at 6am ready for break...

POSTED ON 5/8/11 0 comments
Best premium economy? Qantas vs British Airways vs Virgin Atlantic

For airlines, premium economy is the new black. Or, more accurately, premium economy is the new business class -- since today's business class seats are leaps and bounds ahead of what you'd have fo...

POSTED ON 4/8/11 0 comments
Eurostar: the train that's faster and more flexible than flying

Eurostar -- the high speed railway between London and Paris -- has launched a new guarantee for business travellers that they can depart earlier or later than their booked time and still be assured...

POSTED ON 28/7/11 0 comments
UK to overhaul airport security: fewer laptop, belt, shoe scans

The British government is planning radical changes to airport security, which will hopefully improve passengers' experience when transiting through London's Heathrow airport. That's good news for ...

POSTED ON 20/7/11 0 comments
UK Government travel warning: "severe" delays flying to or from Britain on Wednesday, Thursday

Flights to the UK or via international airports including London Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham are likely to be thrown into chaos Wednesday evening through Thursday evening: UK Borde...

POSTED ON 29/6/11 0 comments
The best seats in Business Class on Emirates' A380

Emirates has the world's largest fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbos -- but which are the best seats to pick in its excellent business class? The plane The airline with the most A380s in the ...

POSTED ON 28/6/11 4 comments