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Australia - or in the air
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Flying in Business Class on Air Canada between Vancouver and Ottawa was fine. It was the passenger with naked green painted toenailed feet that was the issue. That and the two yappy dogs.
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Cairo a new global hub? Egypt Air flies direct to Sydney with an A350-900 from early 2027. Start date and frequency to be announced. 2paxfly.com/2026/09/10/egypt…
Qantas is making changes to its Frequent Flyer scheme. Changes start on 8 December, so be ready by reading the 2PAXfly report: 2paxfly.com/2026/08/27/qanta…
Say goodbye to the A380s and say hello to more premium passengers and higher airfares. That's the new Qantas strategy announced in the FY26 papers. 2paxfly.com/2026/08/27/qanta…
Qantas has launched it's Twice as Rewarding Status Credits and Points promotion for another year. You have from today until 2 September to earn twice as many points or status credits than usual. But, you will pay a price premium for this: 2paxfly.com/2026/08/26/qanta…
Maple Leaf Lounge Vancouver, it's OK, it's not great, but it is where I met my husband (again) 2paxfly.com/2026/08/25/loung…
,Qantas has plans to replace its domestic workhorse, the Boeing 737-800 with A321XLRs. Find out what it's like travelling in Economy on these new jets. 2paxfly.com/2026/08/24/fligh…
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Airport. Fairly expensive, but outstanding in a runway view suite. Read full reveiw at 2paxfly.com/2026/08/21/hotel…
ALT My bedroom for the night with airport apron views
ALT The foyer of the Fairmont hotel, within Vancouver Airport
ALT View from the bar
As regular readers might know, I was due to travel to North America for two weeks in October 2024. Five days before I was due to leave, I had a COVID diagnosis. My first time.
Initial reaction
Ever the optimist, I hoped for a quick recovery.
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The Ex-Executive Chair, having stepped down, now wants to eject the entire board. Singapore-based Lim Kim Hai stood down as chairman of REX (Regional Express) last month (June 2024) days after the ASX queried related party transactions.
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Virgin Australia have responded to my enquiry about the SMH Letter writer who was offloaded from a flight to Bali. You can read the full story here:
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Qantas Safety video’s are back on screens on 737-800s or at least they were on my two flights between SYD-BNE this weekend. 2paxfly.com/2024/04/08/qanta…
I've just booked a trip with Thai Airways/Oman Air and Malaysian Airlines that will take me from Sydney to Europe via Bangkok and then back to Australia from Zurich via Muscat and Kuala Lumpur. We have some obligations in Thailand and friends to visit
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TRIP REPORT: I just booked a 7+ hour trip in Business in a Boeing 787 MAX on Oman Air. Am I mad? 2paxfly.com/2024/01/03/trip-…
Whatever you are doing, catching a flight, or celebrating with family or friends, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas in the company of loving and caring individuals.
Christmas can be the best and the worst of times.
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Today is your last chance to status match with Velocity Gold for three months and possibly extend that to a full year. All you need to do is fly an eligible sector and earn 80 Status Credits in that three-month period, and Virgin will extend the match
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It's been known for some time that Akbar Al Bakar at Qatar Airways, and former CEO of Qantas, Alan Joyce, don't see eye-to-eye. At times, that has been on public display. But what we didn't know is that it could descend into tit-for-tat retribution for
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Just an update to the previous story about the Australian Federal Police and the Malaysian Airlines MH122 flight. It turned back to Sydney and hour and a half into the flight. A passenger had become unruly, and the crew tried de-escalating the situation.
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Just an update to the previous story about the Australian Federal Police and the Malaysian Airlines MH122 flight. It turned back to Sydney and hour and a half into the flight. A passenger had become unruly, and the crew tried de-escalating the situation.
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This ex-theatre and pub site now returns the Marriot hotels group Le Méridien brand to Melbourne with a well thought out 235 room hotel over 14 stories.
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