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Jan 12, 2025 | executivetraveller.com | David Flynn |Old bold pilot

We’ve lost count of the number of airlines offering cut-price Economy Basic or Economy Lite tickets that don’t include checked luggage. But now those fares are getting even more ‘basic’, by removing cabin bags from the equation. That’s right: we’re not talking about checked bags that must be stowed in the plane’s cargo hold and collected on arrival from the luggage carousel.

Oct 13, 2024 | executivetraveller.com | David Flynn |George Lucas |Old bold pilot

Vodafone’s $5/day overseas roaming has long been a hit with international travellers, but it’s not widely known that the service is also available inflight with almost 20 airlines. The service taps into the satellite-powered AeroMobile 3G mobile network, instead of a plane’s own WiFi.Vodafone’s inflight roaming costs the same $5/day as international roaming on the ground and covers full Web access, email and messaging chats.

Jul 23, 2024 | executivetraveller.com | Chris Ashton |Old bold pilot

Virgin Atlantic is the latest carrier flagging the rollout of a ‘green tax’ on airfares, with the environmental levy – a response to the rising costs of alternative fuels – expected to come into effect over the next 18 months. It follows Lufthansa, Swiss and other members of Lufthansa Group, which recently added a passenger surcharge of up to €72 (AU$115) across all flights from the European Union, the UK, Norway and Switzerland from January 1, 2025.