The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Friday, 28 August 2020
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Virgin Creditors' Meeting Set for Next Friday |
The final meeting of Virgin Australia creditors is all set to take place next Friday after Virgin Australia's administrators handed down their report to creditors this week.
The airline's future will be voted on at a virtual Microsoft Teams meeting scheduled for 10am (AEST) on Friday, 4 September 2020. If the sale to Bain Capital is approved, Virgin Australia's customers and employees can be much more certain of its future. |
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Qantas Cuts More Staff |
After announcing 6,000 permanent job losses in June, the Qantas Group this week revealed that a further 2,400 jobs will be lost as it outsources ground handling services at major Australian airports. Qantas and Jetstar currently directly employ more... |
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"Future Flight Credits" for Virgin Customers |
Virgin Australia customers would have existing travel credits or conditional flight credits replaced with "Future Flight credits" if the proposed sale to Bain Capital goes ahead. These would be valid to redeem for Virgin Australia flights until 31 July 2022, for more... |
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Upcoming Webinar... |
Australian Domestic Travel Tips & Tricks |
Although international travel is likely to remain off the cards for a little while longer, Australian domestic travel is starting to resume. Many states have started reopening for internal travel and some borders have reopened.
For many Australians, it will soon be the perfect time to start exploring your own backyard. So, the next Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar is all about domestic travel in Australia!
How do you find the best domestic travel deals? What are the best frequent flyer programs to redeem points for domestic flights? And how can you get great deals on car hire, accommodation and train travel in Australia?
All of these questions and more will be answered at 8pm (AEST) on Wednesday, 9 September 2020 in the next Frequent Flyer Solutions webinar.
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Last Chance for Emirates Awards Before Price Hike |
Now's your last chance to redeem Qantas Frequent Flyer points for Emirates flights before Qantas increases the number of points required on 1 September 2020.
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How Can Overseas Qantas Members Renew Status? |
With no international Qantas flights for the foreseeable future, Qantas Frequent Flyers based outside Australia may find it difficult to renew their status in 2021.
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Upcoming Changes & Expiring Deals |
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