What are your pet annoyances on Qantas?

[MEL_Traveller]

I always thought the "grab your ankles" thing was to try to ensure you are doubled over as far as possible, to try to prevent submarining under the lap belt, or reducing the impact of your face onto your knees in the event of a survivable crash? Obviously if you hit the ground at several hundred KM/H it also doubles as enabling you to kiss your cough goodbye....

Probably nothing is going to save you in free-fall from 30,000 feet*, but otherwise your chances are pretty good these days.


*with one possible exception of the flight attendant who survived a mid air breakup, although the facts have recently been called into question in that the aircraft may have been flying much lower than first thought at the time of the break-up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAT_Flight_367

 

[get me outta here]

I always say to myself, "and kiss your cough goodbye", at that part of the demo. It has become a ritual.

.....Obviously if you hit the ground at several hundred KM/H it also doubles as enabling you to kiss your cough goodbye....

 

[WeeWillyWonka]

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned:

Alan Joyce - this guy screams douchbaggery.

As a side note, I met a group of Qantas workers at a wedding recently and they can verify that he is.

 

[BAM1748]

Can't believe this hasn't been mentioned:

Alan Joyce - this guy screams douchbaggery.

As a side note, I met a group of Qantas workers at a wedding recently and they can verify that he is.

They considered Dixon bad, until Joyce turn up.

 

[opusman]

Alan Joyce - this guy screams douchbaggery.

As a customer, how often do you have to interact with him?

 

[WeeWillyWonka]

As a customer, how often do you have to interact with him?

Directly - never

Indirectly - every time a Qantas product/service is used.

 

[medhead]

That comment - and the next from MEL_Traveller - would be fair enough - EXCEPT THAT the safety video explicitly states that this procedure is for people who have no seat in front of them!

For those people who DO have a seat in front of them, the instructions are to have their hands very far away from their feet.

So someone must be wrong here. The wrongest is the person who thinks PAX can hold on to their feet and "stop them from sliding forward" should the plane hit the ground at X hundred km/h.

that doesn't match my recollection of the safety video. IIRC the video suggests adopting the most suitable position for your personal situation and to try to stop your feet sliding forward. If you don't want to find yourself as the lucky one who survived the impact, but then has broken legs so you burn to death then you should try to stop your feet from sliding forward. Simply really.

As for safety video gripes my was the subtly every aircraft is different as a reason to watch the safety video. If the differences are subtle then I'm not going to notice those differences anyway. It's not a reason to watch the video. But that is no longer part of the video.

For those who don't believe people can survive a crash at X kph, google "the Plane Crash". you tube has the full doco, but is blocked on my current computer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Boeing_727_crash_experiment

 

[gaz0303]

The Lindt chocolate and M&Ms don't always make an appearance as listed on the flight menu on SYD to CGK flights. Or I have nodded of and missed the service.

 

[MattS]

I get really irked when I board my $350-$400 MEL>SYD flight and there's no in-seat TV screens. For that price we shouldn't have to watch re-runs of Modern Family on 8 inch screens, 10 metres away.

It also really pisses me off when there's no free alcohol for said flight. For paying that much, I should be able to have a beer without handing over my CC.

Really, for some flights, there's absolutely no benefit to flying Qantas over Jetstar.

 

[Dr Ralph]

I get really irked when I board my $350-$400 MEL>SYD flight

Why are you paying that much?

 

[MattS]

Why are you paying that much?

Flexi purchased a couple days before

 

[JohnK]

A few points not necessarily the same as others

- flooding the market with very cheap frequent flyer points and not monitoring the situation ala Bankwest. This in turn reduces award availability
- fuel surcharges on award tickets
- forcing people to go to Europe via middle east
- inconsistency in customer service (generally quite good)
- attempting to merge Platinum and Gold status
- loyalty bonuses / upgrade credits

and in saying that the grass is definitely not greener on the other side

 

[medhead]

A few points not necessarily the same as others

- flooding the market with very cheap frequent flyer points and not monitoring the situation ala Bankwest. This in turn reduces award availability
- fuel surcharges on award tickets
- forcing people to go to Europe via middle east
- inconsistency in customer service (generally quite good)
- attempting to merge Platinum and Gold status
- loyalty bonuses / upgrade credits

and in saying that the grass is definitely not greener on the other side

It might be argued that point 2 is a result of point 1

 

[aussiel]

Getting booked on Jetstar as part of a Qantas int-J booking, and not having any status benefits or interlining, and having to use LCC terminals.

Did come quite close to missing the int J connection due to GK being 1.5 hours late.

 

[Abdul_A350]

- forcing people to go to Europe via middle east

If you are flying via XYZ, why does it matter where XYZ is?

Did Qantas 'force' people to fly via Asia before the Emirates deal?

 

[mannej]

If you are flying via XYZ, why does it matter where XYZ is?

Did Qantas 'force' people to fly via Asia before the Emirates deal?

For whatever reasons, people do not like to fly the kangaroo route via the Middle East. Forget the fact that it removes one stop, for whatever reasons they'd rather fly via SIN, BKK or HKG on their way to Europe.

 

[JohnK]

If you are flying via XYZ, why does it matter where XYZ is?

Did Qantas 'force' people to fly via Asia before the Emirates deal?

That's not really relevant. I prefer to transit via Asia on Qantas metal. I don't have that option anymore. Not even 1 of the 7-8 routes that were there.

 

[casanovawa]

How Sydney centric it is...

 

[marki]

For whatever reasons, people do not like to fly the kangaroo route via the Middle East. Forget the fact that it removes one stop, for whatever reasons they'd rather fly via SIN, BKK or HKG on their way to Europe.

Not sure I follow what stop does it remove when flying to Europe?

I preferred the old way going via Singapore or BKK HKG

 

[blackcat20]

Not sure I follow what stop does it remove when flying to Europe?

I preferred the old way going via Singapore or BKK HKG

You dont have to go via LHR now to get to the rest of Europe.