For anyone who has just arrived at Lifehacker after seeing our editor on the Today show this morning, click here to read the whole story of the Four Airlines experiment. If you missed it, catch the video after the jump.
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Yesterday I flew all four domestic airlines -- Jetstar, Qantas, Tiger and Virgin Blue -- in a single day, without any of the delays I (or many readers) expected. I can't recommend it as a way for anyone else to spend their time, but it does provide some useful lessons about air travel in Australia.
Qantas is oh-so-familiar territory for me, but everything is a bit different when you're in Tasmania. The Four Airlines challenge concludes as I head back to Sydney.
There's a weird seating coincidence and an overheated boarding, but Tiger delivers the goods. The Four Airlines challenge continues from Adelaide to Hobart.
Note to Virgin Blue: I don't need a wheelchair, but I would like a towel. The Four Airlines challenge continues.
Lifehackers's Four Airlines In One Day project kicks off with a trip from Melbourne to Sydney on Jetstar. The flight is timely, but quite a lot else isn't.
Australia has four major airlines competing on interstate routes, with offerings from bare-bones budget to full service. But price aside, how do Jetstar, Qantas, Tiger and Virgin Blue really measure up? To find out, this Wednesday I'm going to fly on all four of them in a course of a single day.
