Simone Mitchell

Restaurant-quality meals, designer-style cabins and service standards that rival luxury hotels - these are the airlines officially named the world’s elite carriers.

Australians heading to Europe will soon have a new low-cost way to get there, with Vietjet announcing its first-ever European service between Hanoi and Prague.

This glamorous five-star airline is finally coming to Australia

Virgin Australia has become the first airline in Australia to launch flight search functionality within ChatGPT, allowing travellers to search for fares and reward seats using conversational AI.

Vietjet could be the next airline to take aim at Australia’s expensive domestic market, with reports suggesting the Vietnamese low-cost carrier is exploring a locally based operation that would compete directly with Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia.

For Australians making the long haul to Europe, the dream of seamlessly skipping between Paris, Rome, and Barcelona has always come with one notoriously stressful caveat: budget airline baggage fees.

This historic bluestone fishing village transforms into the ultimate winter refuge, packed with cool-climate wines, boutique shopping, and world-class regional dining.

Passengers hear the same instructions on nearly every flight: tray table up, seat upright, window shade open, phone on airplane mode. Most people follow these instructions automatically, but few stop to think about why those rules exist in the first place.

When it comes to flying long-haul from Australia, the gap between economy and business class can sometimes feel like an absolute chasm.

Emirates is overhauling the long-haul travel experience with a major upgrade to its premium economy cabin, unveiling the commercial aviation industry’s first fully electric seat for its incoming fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft.