Auckland Airport and Air New Zealand have issued fresh warnings about a common luggage scam after more New Zealanders have lost money. In the Faceboo
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Auckland Airport and Air New Zealand have issued fresh warnings about a common luggage scam after more New Zealanders have lost money. In the Faceboo
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Once upon a time, the price an airline charged for a flight depended on whether you were travelling in high or low season. Not any more.
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Spending a few dollars to offset the carbon footprint of your flight may sound too good to be true because it is, climate experts say.
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Qantas has issued a warning to customers to be wary of scammers pretending to represent the airline on refunds.
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Cyber security experts say there's plenty you can do to avoid cyber criminals getting hold of your personal data online, including tearing up your plane boarding pass after use.
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If you check a website multiple times for a flight on a specific date, the seller might assume this is the only date you're interested in and increase the price on offer.
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Choice alleges one consumer was charged $861.72 when he decided to cancel two Qantas tickets to New York, following three separate changes to his flight tim
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Qantas is quietly lifting the amount it slugs passengers for excess baggage by 75 per cent.
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An elderly couple who bought budget flights online for £143 each were charged an extra £2,000 – seven times the original fares – after having to twice change their flight dates.
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Consumer expert James Daley is challenging the airlines to justify the
excessive credit card charges they've applied on his flights. Such pressure,
he says, is beginning to work
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Posting a picture of a boarding pass to Facebook can seem smug, especially when no one else is going on holiday – but it could come back to bite you in a completely different way. Brian Krebs, an author and blogger specialising in investigative stories on cybercrime and computer security, explained just how much information an airplane boarding pass contains in its barcode.
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Federal government issues warning over scam airline emails as Virgin becomes latest target.
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It seemed too good to be true, and it was. Thousands of users of photo sharing website Instagram have been taken in by a fake competition to win a free flight to Dubai.
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Knowing when to buy is critical if you don't want your duty-free alcohol confiscated when boarding, writes Michael Gebicki.
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Plenty of so-called conventional wisdom isn't really wisdom, especially when it comes to travel spending. The myth: Book your plane ticket as far ahead as possible.
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With travellers being stung by carriers for their luggage, Mark Juddery has some advice: lighten up.
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When things do go wrong with an airline, it's often difficult to get your problems resolved. Here are some tips on how to make sure it happens.
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The cheaper an airline’s seats, the worse the price gouging on fees. But that's about to change.
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If you’re a Delta frequent flyer, you may have been paying more on the company's airfares than those who have not officially declared their loyalty to the airline...
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QANTAS has been accused of charging passengers as much as $100 million more than they need to in credit card surcharges.