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The aircraft cabin.
★★½
Air travel

Airline review: Excess baggage causes dramas on this flight

Upon arrival we are informed that 100 bags were offloaded prior to departure, including mine.

  • by Christine Retschlag
Tip: BYO snacks.
★★★
For subscribers

Airline review: This is the ‘Toyota Corolla’ of airline seats

Thumbs-down for the delay and lack of refreshments. Thumbs-up for the short flight time.

  • by Kristie Kellahan
Economy seats offer a standard pitch of 30 inches (76cm) and width 18 inches (46cm).
★★★★½
Greece

Airline review: I’m in love with this European national carrier

It’s my favourite airline to fly in Europe and they take special care of families. It’s a national carrier Greece can be proud of.

  • by Flip Byrnes
Lie-flat seats in business class – comfortable, despite the dormitory-like configuration.
★★★★
New Zealand

Airline review: This seat delivers the best sleep I’ve ever had on a plane

Despite some awkward design elements, this lie-flat business class seat is one of the most comfortable in the sky.

  • by Ute Junker
Virgin Australia’s Economy X seats offer extra legroom.
★★★ ½
Air travel

Airline review: Virgin’s extra legroom seats are a bargain on this route

This flight to an island paradise features Virgin’s cheapest upgrade to ‘Economy X’ at just $33.

  • by Angela Saurine
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tra25-flight Singapore Airlines A350 premium economy For Traveller Flight review, May 2018, Andrea Black, Brisbane to SIngapore
★★★★
Singapore

Airline review: The enhancements keep on coming in this premium economy

Singapore Airlines’ recent revamp of an already decent premium economy offering is the first in almost 10 years.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Sixteen hours in economy is always going to be brutal.
★★★½
Qantas

Airline review: 16-hour Qantas economy long haul leaves a bad taste

Top marks Qantas for a fast and convenient flight, but economy passengers deserve more than this.

  • by Ellen Connolly
Ryanair’s cabin is cramped.
★★
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Airline review: Flying with Europe’s most notorious carrier is excruciating

A flight with Ryanair is to be endured rather than enjoyed – cheap cross-continental trips come with some of the tightest seats in the sky.

  • by David Whitley
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Jetstar’s economy class on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Airline review: It’s time to give Jetstar a second chance

In the years since I last flew Qantas’ cheaper cousin, its reputation has taken a beating. But my low expectations were upturned by proficient service.

  • by Catherine Marshall