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Mauritius a halfway meeting spot for ex-pat South Africans living in NZ/Australia

Air Mauritius plans to position itself as “a bridge or hub between Africa and Asia”, according to its chief executive.

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Cheap flights: World’s cheapest airlines named, based on cost per kilometre

We may like to grumble about the cost of flights and the long distances we have to travel in order to get anywhere, but flying is pretty good value for … #travel

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Business class: The high stakes relaunch for Air New Zealand

Business class - the high stakes relaunch for Air New Zealand. NZHerald travel writer Grant bradley delves into the background behind what is called the most valuable piece of real estate on a commercial liner.

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Stand by for another low-cost carrier in Asia

Japan Airlines is set to establish a new low-cost subsidiary ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. JAL currently holds a stake in Jetstar Japan.

Asia is to have yet another low-cost airline as Japan Air Lines moves into the field, launching a medium-to-long-haul budget carrier.

Air NZ secret long-haul cabin revamp revealed

In a project that’s claimed to be “top secret”, Air New Zealand has reportedly begun consumer testing in the lead-up to a major business class cabin revamp.

Air New Zealand publically launches in-flight WiFi

Air New Zealand publically launches in-flight WiFi. Air New Zealand has in recent days quietly launched its in-flight WiFi service and opened it up to all passengers. The product has been in testing for selected customers since late 2017...

Air New Zealand increases domestic airfares by 5%

Air New Zealand has announced a 5% increase in the price of domestic airfares for bookings from Thursday 17th May 2018. The increase follows on … #travel

Singapore Airlines' deployment of an A350 on the Christchurch to Singapore service will introduce Premium Economy Class to the route

Singapore Airlines will deploy one of its A350-900 aircraft to New Zealand, with operations to Christchurch scheduled to commence from 7 January 2019 when SQ297 departs Singapore for the city.

Air Canada Cares – Making Economy A Little More Special

“What do the passengers around us think?” asks my seating partner ensconced in G on the other side of the four seater aisle. “I was wondering the same thing”, I replied.

Qantas frequent flyers shocked as points vanish

Shocked passengers planning to cash-in their frequent flyer points on Qantas have discovered the points no longer exist, according to reports on both sides of the Tasman.

Qantas and Air China seek code-share to New Zealand

Qantas has applied to share codes with China Airlines on the New Zealand route. The International Air Services Commission (IASC) confirmed it had received an application from Qantas seeking to permit the utilisation of capacity for that purpose. In a letter to the IASC, Qantas asked that its application be considered against the reasonable capability criterion for assessing the benefit to the public in Paragraph 8 of the International Air Services Commission Policy Statement 2018. These state that the use of entitlements by an Australian carrier under a bilateral arrangement is of benefit to the public, provided that it is…

Singapore airlines offer 50 per cent additional baggage allowance to travelers to India

50% additional baggage allowance from Singapore Airlines who are providing customers travelling to any of the 11 destinations in India on the Singapore Airlines and SilkAir network with the opportunity to increase their baggage allowance by more than 50 per cent.