A few weeks ago, Qantas announced that they will be bringing their own credit card to the market. When they first announced it, the information about the card was pretty limited as it wasn’t a full release. All we knew is that the card would offer a generous sign-up bonus, it was a Mastercard and it […]
Qantas has today announced plans for services to Kangaroo Island from both Adelaide and Melbourne. Kangaroo Island is a new destination for the carrier which is quite exciting. For those not aware, the Island is just off South Australia and is Australia’s 3rd largest Island. The population of the Island is estimated to be around […]
(This post is a little late but thought it’s still worth posting 😉 ) In Australia, we’re extremely lucky to have some incredible airline lounges. Unlike many other countries, we also split our international and domestic lounges which is both a good and a bad thing. Our domestic lounges are high quality and surprises visitors […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about helping Qantas name their first 787 aircraft. The airline is set to take delivery of their first 787-9 aircraft in October. The airline is obviously very excited about receiving it and a lot of passengers are also excited. When Qantas first launched the promotion to name the first aircraft, there […]
Qantas have multiple flights to Los Angeles with services from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Most of you may know that Sydney and Melbourne both have two services a day 1 with the A380 and the second with a 747. Brisbane also just has 1 daily service with a 747. You may also know that Qantas […]
Airlines are always altering and changing their in-flight menus, mostly for the better but it can be sometimes bad. Both Qantas and Virgin Australia update their menus often but Qantas’s domestic meals are a lot bigger than what Virgin serve and are more of a meal rather than a snack, that’s the case on most […]
This year we’ve seen quite a number a Qantas Frequent Flyer promotions, especially relating to earning and burning points and bonuses on status credits. Here is a list of the promotions we’ve already seen this year: Qantas Offering Double Points On All Routes Qantas Offering Double Points For A Limited Time Qantas Offering Double Status […]
Qantas has today announced plans to expand their digital boarding pass access to International flights. The airline currently uses digital boarding passes for all domestic flights and International flights are the next step. From June, you’ll be able to access the mobile boarding passes from the Qantas website for limited flights. The airline says passengers […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means Points From The Pacific may receive a commission if you make a purchase using this link. Thank you for supporting Points From The Pacific! Every year, our major Australian airlines Qantas and Virgin Australia run a pretty generous companion sale. This year’s one is more focused on Premium […]
If there’s one airline that’s almost too excited for an aircraft, It would probably have to be Qantas. The carrier is expecting to take delivery of their first 787 this October which is fast approaching. The airline will be taking delivery of 8 aircraft in total. Qantas have a long time tradition of naming their […]
During a Business Breakfast today in Perth, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce was Pie’d in the face while he was speaking to the audience. I know some people may not like what he says but this is way too far… Here’s a video from 7 News about the whole incident, Mr Joyce did continue speaking and […]
The past few months have been massive at Qantas, mainly because of the excitement from their 787’s which are set to arrive in Australia at the end of the year. on the 27th of December last year, the first route from Melbourne to Los Angeles went on sale and just a few days ago, the Perth – London […]