As I said, my expectations weren’t high already. Yet I still felt underwhelmed.@kermatu reading your post above what were you expecting from QF F. The experience as posted above is pretty much standard QF F.
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I wonder what work the SST do exactly for that pax.. I mean they don't do bookings and stuff so... yeah.. interesting comment but OK good for him.
So this is really a first world problem, but the new seat selection tool blocks 5A on the A380. Reservations wouldn't allocate it to me, but the SST did.
Sat there plenty of times and never really noticed any noise.Interested to hear your thoughts on 5A. I’ve never sat there due to the galley proximity.
It also blocks the basinette seats in the A330 even on a one hour domestic flight. Rather annoying.So this is really a first world problem, but the new seat selection tool blocks 5A on the A380. Reservations wouldn't allocate it to me, but the SST did.
Unless you happen to have a bassinet sized baby!It also blocks the basinette seats in the A330 even on a one hour domestic flight. Rather annoying.
I have had great champagne sent to me on renewal of a P1 membership year ......"a High class Tattinger Blanc de Blanc."........but the upgrades are very poor and have maybe experienced one or two per year .......but this year zero.
It also blocks the basinette seats in the A330 even on a one hour domestic flight. Rather annoying.
I had a different sort of "experience" a couple of days ago....
Was travelling SCL-SYD on QF28 (as always). Since I have retained P1 for next year, and having LTG (hence more SC mean zero) I have been trying out Premium Economy. Not flash, but OK.
Was sitting in 35B - this is the second row in the PE cabin where there are only two seats on the "left". I don't know if it was a shadow effect, but 35A was the only seat empty in the cabin - I was happy with that
But after about an hour into the flight, two young blokes sitting behind me in 36A+B started to be a pain. Constant kicks to my seat (forgive me for reclining on a 14 hr flight)
The guy in 36A left his IFE screen on, but swivelled to the front (not watching it - too busy ordering more rums). The light in the otherwise dark cabin was jarring, so I reclined 35A a bit to hide the light. This really upset the pair. They started kicking the seat and trying to force it back. I advised them not to do this but they kept at it, telling me that as it was an empty seat I had no right to recline it. I was not looking for conflict, but after a couple of hours of this is got worse. the guy behind me started to push my seatback up slowly, then suddenly drop it. Not cool. He did this a few times before I snapped. Perhaps because I heard one of the calling me a "w" (as in the "w" in wp). I contemplated assaulting them, merely a choice thought but given the circumstances (being airborne) an unwise one, so I was not rude, I stood up, and went and sought the cabin staff. The CSM swiftly appeared and invited the two youngsters to go with him and chat. They reappeared a few minutes later, and for the remaining 8 or so hours of the flight I heard not a peep out of them, and my seat was no longer kicked.
Upon arriving in SYD the CSM came and asked me how the rest of my flight went, and I thanked him
I could do it at check-in for one of my flights last week but not prior. Re-configured A330Interesting as just last night I was able to select row 1 or 4 on the non reconfigured 332 on SYD-MEL - both bassinet seats.
Thanks. Will expect nothing. Then be underwhelmed again anyway.I ticked over back in May or June (End Aug membership year ends) no call etc. I think i noted ealier I seem to have gotten them every other year so far. meh.
No new card yet but suspect the lame envelope of nothingness to show up in the next week or so. It really is cough the renewal package.. basically the card. I mean gee could throw in SOMETHING! I don't mean a bottle of champagne but gee... a bag tag(not coaster) or a voucher for something? Beuller?
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No new card yet but suspect the lame envelope of nothingness to show up in the next week or so. It really is cough the renewal package.. basically the card. I mean gee could throw in SOMETHING! I don't mean a bottle of champagne but gee... a bag tag(not coaster) or a voucher for something? Beuller?
I think a bottle of wine from Epiqure (nothing OTT, maybe just one of their First wines) would be a nice acknowledgment of retention.
Every year Champagne has been sent out even the year I slipped from WP1 to WP. It still made it by some curious computer glitch after flying in the US.Curious... when was your renewal? I've never heard of champ being sent on renewal.. just the "Christmas" gift....