Terrified Qantas passengers have spoken about the moment their fight entered a massive cloud created by the NSW bushfires which turned the cabin from daylight to midnight in seconds.

The rankings were put together by data consultant company OAG which monitors global flights that arrive and depart within 15 minutes of their allocated time frame.

Australian passengers can now earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points by travelling with Uber.

Anthony Balletta, 42, took his bulldog Frank on QF405 from Sydney home to Melbourne on December 21, but when they arrived he was told Frank did not make the flight.

The Qantas International Lounge at London Heathrow Airport, which opened in November 2017, is open to all travellers willing to pay £55 ($100).

The Australian airline cancels almost one-in-10 scheduled flights between Melbourne and Sydney in the six months to November.

Flight QF642 from Perth to Sydney took off about 9.30am on Thursday and was in the air for 58 minutes before having to make an emergency landing.

A Qantas plane is en route to Wuhan to rescue some of the 600 Australians trapped in the Chinese city plagued by coronavirus. 

The Qantas rescue flight which lifted hundreds of Australian citizens from Wuhan took an unexpected route on its flight to Western Australia on Monday.

A union delegate from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) told other Qantas employees that it was unsafe to work on any planes that had come from Beijing or Shanghai.

Qantas will more than double the number of flights between Adelaide and Kangaroo Island after a decision by Regional Express to withdraw from the route.

The second evacuation plane landed in Darwin, Northern Territory, on Sunday with 266 'clinically well' passengers on board after a day-long stopover in Hong Kong.

Married At First Sight has racked up its fair share of editing fails this season.

Qantas flights from Sydney to Shanghai will remain suspended until at least the end of May as the coronavirus claims more lives. Services to Hong Kong and Singapore will be reduced.

Two Australian actors have hit out at the firm for the policy, which they said removes the points without warning - despite collecting them for 15 years.

Qantas flew three planes carrying passengers from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak back to Australia. The airline stepped up cleaning efforts to make sure future passengers weren't at risk.

Qantas said on Friday it will cut more international flights this month including to Japan and New Zealand amid falling bookings because of coronavirus fears. 

Flight routes to London will be changed and eight of the airline's 12 A380 aircraft will be grounded due to low demand.

Australia's largest airline Qantas is offering tickets to the United States for just $400.

The British comedian announced on Monday he decided to cancel his sell-out gig in Perth after a woman who attended the venue was found to have contracted the deadly illness.

The CEO of the Qantas Group, Alan Joyce, announced on Tuesday that major capacity cuts would be brought in to fight the plunging demand for international travel.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has defended the decision to stand down 20,000 staff in the face of the coronavirus outbreak which he described as the worst crisis to ever hit the airline industry.

Almost 90,000 Australians lost their jobs on Monday as the government moved to shut all pubs, bars, cinemas and gyms in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Virgin Australia has complained to the competition regulator about Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce's suggestion it would be unfair for the government to prop up one airline.

The 2GB morning show host slammed the airline boss as Qantas continues international flights before they're suspended next week, despite the outbreak growing to 2,675 cases in Australia and 11 deaths.

Both airlines announced 13 flights this month for Australians stuck overseas during the coronavirus pandemic after the government agreed to subsidise service costs.

Luke Sikalias lost his claim for unfair dismissal at the Fair Work Commission after an incident before a flight from Melbourne to Sydney in May 2018.

It would supplement a federal government package worth $1billion which has already been committed to the ailing Australian aviation industry hit hard by the crisis' impact on global travel.

Worrying clusters have emerged in recent days of Qantas cabin crew and their family being infected with COVID-19 - including 15 reported cases from a rescue flight from Santiago on March 29.

Virgin Australia has plunged into another trading halt during the coronavirus crisis as the airline waits on a potential bailout package from the federal government.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the move was about ensuring essential workers including frontline medical and defence workers were able to travel.

51-year-old 'dedicated and loving' nurse Onyenachi Obasi died after fighting for her life for five weeks on a ventilator in intensive care. Her niece has set up a fundraising page to pay for her funeral.

Police were called at just after 11pm last night to a collision involving a cyclist on Streatham High Road, south west London. Two men in their 20s have been arrested in the local area.

Deputy director of China's National Health Commission Li Bin said that reforms are underway to improve the country's disease prevention and control mechanisms.

Ms Nandy has raised the case with the UK ambassador to the US, Karen Pierce. Harry, 19, was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside a US military base in Northamptonshire.

Equalities Minister Liz Truss ordered EqualiTeach to stop using the logo of the Government Equalities Office on its controversial guidelines stating teachers must allow trans pupils to use toilets of their choice.

President Trump accused Democrats in California of attempting to 'steal another election' on Saturday

Rosie O'Donnell began helping Michael Cohen with his tell-all book after she visited him in prison in Otisville, New York

Officials are refusing to provide a breakdown of exactly who is being tested for coronavirus amid accusations that the Government is massaging figures to hit targets set by Matt Hancock (pictured).

El Nacional published allegedly deleted tweets from state military command ZODI La Guaira center which claimed that Russian special forces members were aiding the search for coup members.

In a video posted on the event's Twitter account, the Duke of Sussex urged the 'Invictus family' to look out for each other and encouraged them to get involved with virtual activities.

The Good Morning Britain presenter has previously accused the Duchess of Sussex of having 'ditched' her own relatives and splitting her husband Prince Harry from the Royal Family.

The 15 crew members have not eaten since Thursday afternoon, out of desperation and after waiting close to two months out at sea stranded because of COVID-19.

Several dozen gathered at the intersection of 62nd Street and Michigan Road in Indianapolis on Saturday, where a police officer fatally shot Dreasjon 'Sean' Reed, 21, on Wednesday.

Alex R. Barron, 29, of Horizon City, Texas, was arrested Friday evening after the FBI said it received a tip on Thursday evening about a social media post containing a threat against Walmart.

President Trump announced the $3billion food buy - part of April's $16billion farmer assistance program - would begin next week, as unemployment continues to soar in the US.

At least 25,600 residents and workers at US nursing homes or long-term care facilities for the elderly have died from coronavirus as of Saturday, new statistics show.

Major sport returned for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic as UFC 249 took place without fans in Florida. The leading mixed martial arts promotion overcame controversy

One person was killed after a fire broke out tonight at a Moscow hospital treating patients infected with the new coronavirus, authorities said.

Major League Baseball appears tentatively set to approve a plan that would call for an 80-game regular season beginning in early July. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is seen above.