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When pigs don’t fly – Qantas & Halal

Saturday, April 6, 2013 Hayden 2 Comments

The recent Qantas / Emirates marriage has impacted onboard catering as the airline advises that pork will be removed from menus on flights to the Middle East. Oh the scandal… A tsunami of hate mail has been launched at Qantas which

Posted in: News Tags: Australians, Aviation, Bacon, Dramas, Dubai, Flying, Halal, Pork, Qantas, Qantas International, QF, Racism, Travel, UAE, WTF

Whingers of the week: Qantas

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Hayden No comments

This week, we stalk the Qantas facebook page to scope out social media’s worst travel complaints… FlymeFunky response: If you haven’t heard, apparently the contrails from Qantas jets are poisoning us in an epic plot to destroy the masses. If the conspiracy theorists

Posted in: OMG Tags: Airline Complaint, Complainer, Complaints, delay, drama, flight cost, Funny, Hilarious, LOL, Qantas, Qantas complaint, QF, Travel Complainer, Travel whinge, Whinge, Whingers, Whingers of the week

Flight Review: Qantas A380 Business (Video and Pictures)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Guest_Writer 1 Comment

Fabian Brimfield is a passionate aviation lawyer in training at the City University of Hong Kong, who is fuelled by Champagne & Greasy Noodles. Fabian runs a new food blog called The Hungry Gwailo offering a unique take on Hong Kong’s expansive

Posted in: Reviews Tags: A380, Airbus, Aviation, Business Class, Flight review, Flight test, Hong Kong, premium, Qantas, QF, QF127, SYD-HKG, Sydney to Hong Kong, Travel

Qantas to update ageing 767 fleet

Monday, August 20, 2012 Hayden No comments

Qantas announced that it would refit its fleet of 767′s with new cabins, seats and entertainment options. The Qantas 767-300 fleet has been in desperate need of a refresh so this comes as welcome news to Qantas travellers. Those flying

Posted in: News Tags: 767, 767 refresh, 767-300, 767-300ER, Cityflyer, iPads, Mainline, Marc Newson, Q Streaming, Qantas, QF, Refresh

Note the slanted right wall reminiscent of the oak sculptures that divide the Sydney lounge

Pics of the NEW Qantas First lounge in Hong Kong [Updated]

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Guest_Writer No comments

UPDATE: As news on this story spread, it was inevitable that Qantas would comment about the authenticity of the below pictures. Unfortunately it appears that these are not the plans for the new Hong Kong lounge (which is odd because

Posted in: Funky Flying Tags: Exclusive, First, First Class, Hong Kong, Lounge, New, Plans, Qantas, Qantas First Class, QF

The ugly duckling of Qantas: the 737-400

Monday, June 25, 2012 Hayden No comments

When Qantas bought Australian Airlines in 1993, the carrier inherited the Australian Airlines fleet which included a suite of older 737 and A300 aircraft. To this day, only the 737-400′s remains as a legacy from the Australian Airlines wonder years. But

Posted in: Funky Flying Tags: 734, 737-400, Boeing, Business Class, Canberra, Convertible Seating, Economy, Flying, Qantas, QF, Tourism, Travel, Ugly

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