THE LAST PLANE OUT OF SYDNEY’S ALMOST GONE Qantas will today mark the end of an era with the departure of the national carrier’s last Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The final 747-400 in the fleet (registration VH-OEJ) will depart Sydney at 2pm as flight number QF7474, bringing to an end five decades of history-making moments […]

More reward seats, more status support, more value Qantas is making it easier for Frequent Flyers to use their points on domestic and Trans-Tasman flights, as more travellers look closer to home for their next holiday. For the rest of 2020, Classic Flight Reward seat availability will be increased by up to 50 per cent […]

Qantas has announced a program of events to farewell its last remaining Boeing 747 and provide Australians the opportunity to say goodbye to the much loved “Queen of the Skies” ahead of its retirement from the national carrier’s fleet. The airline will operate three one-hour “farewell jumbo joy flights” departing from Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane, […]

Qantas Frequent Flyer and Afterpay will launch an exclusive new partnership allowing Qantas Frequent Flyers to earn Qantas Points with the Buy Now Pay Later platform. Launching later this week, Qantas Frequent Flyers can earn up to 5,000 Qantas Points when they link their membership number to their Afterpay account. Accounting for over 15 per […]

Qantas will today launch two new routes to regional NSW, helping to reboot the local tourism industry’s post-COVID recovery. The first Qantas flight between Sydney and Byron Bay (Ballina) in 15 years departs this morning and the airline has confirmed its first ever flights to Orange will start on 20 July. The additional routes are […]