The Flying Kangaroo jumps in a different direction

Qantas has slowly but surely been unveiling a new strategy for its big-ticket flights from Australia.

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On top of its announced aim to offer ultra-long-haul flights from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, the Flying Kangaroo is preparingto redirect its flagship QF Flight 1 to London back via Singapore, rather than Dubai, which has been the single stopover for the past few years.

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The man from Ramada

It doesn’t quite have the cachet of The Man who Lived at the Ritz, but for the next week and a half I’ll be the man living at the Ramada Downtown in Abu Dhabi.

So far, I’ve enjoyed a friendly welcome and I’ve been very happy with my comfy, well-furnished corner room that, among other things offers me a view of my old apartment building.

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