News update (19 June 2019): Fiji Airways was awarded Skytrax 4-Star Rating and won an award for "Best Airline Staff in Australia Pacific." Fiji Airways was founded in 1951 and has grown into a large organisation with over 1000 employees. A few years ago, Air Pacific (previously run by...
Looking for a budget airline that flies between Australia and Asia? Here's what it's like to fly Scoot. Scoot Airlines is a budget airline that flies out of Singapore Changi Airport. One of the first low-cost airlines in Asia, Scoot became successful very quickly. About Scoot Airlines Being an arm of the...
Not so long ago, the luxury of relaxing in an airport lounge was a benefit available only to Business Class passengers and members of a frequent flyer programme. But now, even if you fly Economy, that problem has been solved by Plaza Premium Lounges in major airport hubs worldwide. There is nothing better...
Have you ever felt jealous of Business Class passengers who have access to Airport Lounges where they can relax, have drinks and taste special morsels prepared just for them? Dreading the long waits at the airport to board your international flight? Due to increased security measures passengers around the...
Years ago when I first saw “CIP” marked on a Denpasar airport lounge door I thought it was for Comparatively Important Persons. Why not? Adjacent was a much grander door for VIPs. Airport lounges of many sorts have proliferated around the world, some catering for persons Very Important as...
I wasn’t looking forward to my flight from Hong Kong to Brisbane, mainly because it was the second leg of a long journey that began in Singapore at 1.20am in the morning. I was particularly dreading the six-hour layover between flights and was not at all happy about waiting around in...