In line with the restoration of Emirates’ network and upsurge in travel demand, passengers travelling in premium cabins as well as Skywards members in select membership tiers will have access to more than 120 lounges by February.

Travel trade and the local office of Italy Tourism have welcomed with excitement the news of Qantas’ new non-stop flights from Australia to Rome, starting mid-2022.

Virgin Australia recommenced international flights on Thursday [16 December 2021], operating the first of the airline’s daily Fiji services since being relaunched 12 months ago.

Virgin Australia Group and United Airlines have confirmed plans to forge a new partnership between Australia and the Americas.

Fiji Airways has welcomed tourists aboard its aircraft today [1 December 2021] for the first time in 20 months, with the first fully vaccinaed Aussie tourists set to touch down in Fijian Paradise at 11:25am (Fiji time) from Sydney, to a big bula welcome and celebration from the local community.

Qantas Frequent Flyers who make sustainable choices at home and when they travel will be rewarded under a new “Green” membership tier to roll out early next year. The Green tier will sit alongside existing flying tiers, and is designed to educate, encourage and reward the airline’s 13 million frequent flyers for everything from offsetting their flights, staying in eco-hotels, walking to work and installing solar panels at home.

Passengers flying with Air Tahiti Nui in Economy or Premium Economy now have the chance to bid for an upgrade in class following the launch of an online auction system.

Members of Qantas Frequent Flyer and Accor’s loyalty program, ALL – Accor Live Limitless, can for the first time be rewarded twice when they fly with Qantas and stay at one of Accor’s hotels.

The SkyTeam global airline alliance has a new Italian carrier, Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A, trading as ITA Airways, following the recent demise of Alitalia.

Qantas has unveiled a range of new experiences as the airline prepares to resume scheduled international flights next week for the first time in 20 months.

Emirates is bolstering capacity on its trunk Australian routes to Sydney and Melbourne as the country prepares to reopen its borders to international travel from 1 November 2021.

Darwin International Airport’s Catalina lounge will serve as Qantas’ temporary lounge for eligible customers travelling between Sydney and London, via Darwin, from next month.