Air Travel
Buckle up for Australian Traveller’s ultimate air travel guide—uncover how to find cheap flights, survive long-hauls, conquer jet lag, know your cancellation rights, and enjoy smoother journeys.
Buckle up for Australian Traveller’s ultimate air travel guide—uncover how to find cheap flights, survive long-hauls, conquer jet lag, know your cancellation rights, and enjoy smoother journeys.

Plane bad behaviour – a flight attendant’s confessions
Manners can often disappear above the clouds. We chat to a flight attendant on the frontline of bad behaviour to find out what causes mile-high anxiety.
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Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre – the where, what, when and how
The often dry Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is an outback enigma, famous for its rare and beautiful floodscapes. A scenic flight over Australia’s largest salt lake is near the top of the outback bucket list so here is everything you need to know: where and when to go, how to get there and just what you’ll see on a scenic flight – wet or dry.
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Your rights in a flight delay: the plane facts
Australian Traveller's Steve Madgwick talks to Julia Lines from passenger rights group Airline Customer Advocate to get the low-down about your rights when your plane/flight is delayed or cancelled (in Australia).
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Runway success – the Qantas uniform evolution
Qantas is the most on-time domestic airline of the decade* – but we’d say it’s their other runway success that’s been the real star. We asked the man behind the current uniform, designer Martin Grant, to share his favourite looks from Qantas’ 94-year-old wardrobe.
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10 bizarre things left in airport lost & found

Top 10 services all airports must have
Ever wondered how long you’ve wasted just waiting around at airports: in transit, delayed or just turned up too early? Steve Madgwick has...
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5 ways to save money next time you book a holiday

2013 Readers’ Choice Awards: Best Regional Airline – Regional Express

At the carousel: Monochrome must-haves
Need tips, more detail or itinerary ideas tailored to you? Ask AT.