The Accidental $28 Million Flight Refund – AIR040

Matt Graham

 

Imagine discovering that your available credit card balance is suddenly over $28 million! That’s exactly what happened to AFF moderator JessicaTam recently after Qatar Airways accidentally refunded her in Australian Dollars instead Indonesia Rupiah. JessicaTam joins Matt on this episode to talk about the story that has gone viral over the past week.

Also in this episode, hear the latest frequent flyer news and learn how to take advantage of various airline status matches & challenges currently available.

 

Episode contents:

  • 0:49 – Fortnightly news round-up
  • 10:56 – Interview with JessicaTam
  • 21:45 – Qatar Airways & the botched status match
  • 24:05 – TAP Portugal status match
  • 26:09 – The Qantas “tier accelerator” challenge

 

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Frequent Flyer Gazette articles referenced in the fortnightly news round-up:

Matt Graham
The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 70 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include economics, aviation & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

You can connect with Matt by posting on the Australian Frequent Flyer community forum and tagging @AFF Editor.
Matt Graham
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