Monti

Monti

Writing about aviation and points. Specifically interested in Australia and New England regional airports.

Gold Coast Getaway – Trip Report

Getting There The Gold Coast is as beautiful as it sounds and definitely worth the effort to get to. But oh boy, it took a while. Leaving from Boston using points, getting there meant flying to Indianapolis before connecting on…

Cuba: Culture in Cars

From the Archive: While stay at home orders are in place throughout the country I am taking time to look back on amazing experiences I’ve had. As many of them were before creating this site, I am also taking this…

Southwest Extends Travel Fund, Change Dates

Southwest is extending the expiration data of travel funds for canceled flights and making changes to upcoming flights a lot easier. So long as you cancel your flight at least 10 minutes before its scheduled departure, the funds used to…

Delta Now Giving 2 Years to Rebook Flights

Delta has been allowing people to cancel their flights and receive a credit for the ticket value amid COVID-19 concerns. These credits are generally expire one year after the ticket was purchased, but that has now been extended to May…

Qantas Picks Airbus A350 for Worlds Longest Flight

Qantas Airbus A350-1000

Qantas is one step closer to flying the longest flight in the world. The airline announced the Airbus A350-1000 as their ‘preferred aircraft’ for Project Sunrise. This is the plan to launch nonstop service from Sydney to London and New York. Airbus will…

Virgin Australia 777 Review LAX to Brisbane

I had never been on a ‘true’ international flight before. Previous journeys have seen me fly to Havana and Punta Cana, but those were operated with 737 and a320. I wanted the full experience, and boarding a Boeing 777 for…

How to use Google Flights

This content is not sponsored. The following is my opinion from personal experience. Some people get overwhelmed when searching for flights.  Others think its easy but end up spending too much time searching.  Of course searching for flights is easy, but finding…