Aug 13th, 2012 at 3:00PM: A recent example from Qantas airlines illustrates a rare form of what some are calling "reverse discrimination" after a man was told to move seats because he was sitting next to an unaccompanied minor.
Qantas and Virgin both have safety policies that require unaccompanied minors to be seated alone or next to women.
Virgin Australia is reviewing its policy after a recent case involving a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Assigned Seats? Airlines Face Heat For Discriminatory Seating Policies
Aug 13th, 2012 at 3:00PM: A recent example from Qantas airlines illustrates a rare form of what some are calling "reverse discrimination" after a man was told to move seats because he was sitting next to an unaccompanied minor.
Qantas and Virgin both have safety policies that require unaccompanied minors to be seated alone or next to women.
Virgin Australia is reviewing its policy after a recent case involving a ...Virgin Blue rebrands as Virgin Australia; launches sexy new commerical
May 10th, 2011 at 2:30PM:
Our friends at AOL Travel speculated on Virgin Blue's new name last week and the airline's new commercial confirms the decision to dub the airline "Virgin Australia." We're not sure what the flying experience will be like, but, judging by the commercial ... we're thinking that people will fly the airline if only for the modelesque flight attendants. Wowza. ...
4320 minutes in LA: V Australia challenges Aussies to weekend in Los Angeles
Jul 8th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Now that the Sydney - Los Angeles route is well populated with flights and good prices, Aussies and Americans alike can mull the concept of long weekends overseas. Much like New Yorkers jaunt to Paris or London for a weekend of shopping and hedonism, jetsetters can now cross the pacific for an action packed weekend between surf towns. As part of the launch initiative, V Australia is kicking off a ...How to destroy V Australia's $23M flight simulator
Apr 7th, 2009 at 9:30AM: I thought that I was the luckiest person in the world when Ken Pascoe and Marty Khoury, two pilots from V Australia invited me, a lowly blogger, out to visit them and their flight simulator out in Australia last week. Sure, I edit a travel blog and I do run Linux, but that usually can only get me so far. So I was thrilled to accept the invitation and join the crew out in Silverwater, just outside ...Inside V Australia's Boeing 777 flight simulator
Mar 31st, 2009 at 11:00AM: When I was invited out to visit V Australia's 777 on it's maiden voyage from Seattle - Los Angeles - Sydney earlier this year, poor Amanda Bolger from public relations had no idea what she was signing up for. Sitting in the cockpit with Ken Pascoe, the pater familias of VA pilots, we took a couple of photos and he casually mentioned "Hey, if you come out to Sydney we should take out the ...Score some $500 tickets to Australia with STA Travel
Mar 8th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Jealous of all of those blokes who got in on the first round of tickets to Oz on V Australia? It's true, some of us snagged sub $500 fares to Australia late last year when The Pacific's newest airline started selling tickets, but it's not too late to cash in your chips. The latest installment in STA Travel's "fast finger fares" give students one last chance to score that dream vacation down under. ...Behind the Scenes of the V Australia 777 tour
Feb 11th, 2009 at 1:00PM: When any Virgin company throws a party, it's usually in your best interest to show up. Whether this is a Virgin American inaugural flight with Victoria's Secret models, a Virgin Galactic tour in the Mojave Desert or plain old marketing schlep, you're almost always guaranteed to meet a few friendly faces, have a few drinks and learn something interesting about the Virgin brand. Last week's ...
