Reviews - Australian Business Traveller

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 premium economy (Ho Chi Minh-Sydney)

With daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney, Vietnam Airlines' premium economy service offers travellers a better-than-economy seat at an affordable price, without shelling out for a higher-cost business class ticket. Included in the fare: priority check-in and a b...

20 APR, 2017 5 Comments
Virgin Australia 'The Business': Melbourne - Los Angeles, Boeing 777

Earlier this month, we reported on Virgin’s relaunch of direct flights from Melbourne to Los Angeles, a route that was previously served only by Qantas and United Airlines. The flight runs five days a week, with VA23 departing Melbourne at 11.30am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and...

12 APR, 2017 7 Comments
Air France Airbus A320 business class (Venice-Paris CDG)

When jetting about Europe with Air France, there’s a good chance you’ll step aboard one of the airline’s many Airbus A320 aircraft, fitted with both a business class cabin and economy seating further back. But as is de rigueur in Europe, merely having a business class cabin doe...

11 APR, 2017 7 Comments
Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 business class (Sydney-Hanoi)

Sydneysiders can now fly non-stop from Sydney to Hanoi on Vietnam Airlines, with the nation’s flag carrier running three flights per week using its Boeing 787 Dreamliners, complete with fully-flat beds and direct aisle access at every business class seat as standard. Australian Business Tr...

4 APR, 2017 7 Comments
British Airways Airbus A320 'Club Europe' business class

Found at the pointy end of short flights within Europe, British Airways’ Airbus A320 ‘Club Europe’ business class service provides a better-than-economy option for passengers seeking a little luxury on their European holidays or business trips. Australian Business Traveller rev...

29 MAR, 2017 16 Comments
Qatar Airways Airbus A380 business class (Sydney-Doha)

Qatar Airways’ flagship Airbus A380s feature business class just as it should be, with a ‘dine anytime’ approach to inflight dining, a spacious on-board bar and lounge area and free inflight Internet access (at least, for the first 15 minutes). That’s joined by the fantas...

16 MAR, 2017 9 Comments
Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 'Upper Class' (Hong Kong-London)

Virgin Atlantic's Boeing 787 'Upper Class' service – what we Aussies would simply call business class – covers the business traveller favourites with a fully-flat bed, direct aisle access and inflight Internet coverage, but kicks things up a notch with an inflight bar and groovy mood ...

10 MAR, 2017 12 Comments
Hawaiian Airlines new Airbus A330 Premium Cabin (Sydney-Honolulu)

Long known as a leisure carrier, Hawaiian Airlines has recently started upgrading its fleet of A330 aircraft with new interiors and a brand new lie-flat seat in business class, which we had a chance to try on the inaugural flight from Sydney to Honolulu. So far, six of the Hawaiian Airlines ...

21 DEC, 2016 7 Comments