Recent content by boffman

I’m flying a Qantas award in J, LCY-FRA (BA) FRA-TPE (CI) landing at 06:10 Terminal 1. Then a Canada J award, TPE-SGN (EVA) leaving at 09:10 Terminal 2. I’m assuming there’s no way I’ll get baggage checked through. Should I present to the EVA transfer agent at Terminal 1 or just go get my bag...

I’m going to exclude anything but direct flights. Your choice is between Qantas, Singapore and BA. I’ve flown Qantas and Singapore’s premium economy before. I don’t think there’s much in it. Looking at cost, there’s a couple of Singapore flights around $1,600. Then it jumps to just over $2k...

Couldn’t agree more. And I assume the information I gave AirHelp is the same info I would have put into the form. I think because it was my first time and I was super busy with work and family, AirHelp was the path of least resistance. I’ll use the form if there’s a next time.

Also @Princess Fiona Thank you both for the advice. I used an outfit called AirHelp. Super easy online form. Their fee was 35%. They got the full compensation amount of £520 for me in about 6 weeks. Happy to fork over 35% for their service, must have taken me 10 minutes tops.

Thank you both. Yes it was AA135. As one does in that kind of situation I was panicking a bit as I had to be back in Sydney by Saturday morning. There were plenty of other oneworld routes that would have worked and I was disappointed to be told by both AA and QF that they couldn’t put me on...

Yes, full refund from QF

Hi, Looking for some advice please. I was booked using Qantas points last week on 1 June, on AA73, LHR to LAX with a 2 hour connection to AA73 to SYD in F. Got a message that morning it had been delayed by 15 hours. Called AA, they said can’t help. Called Qantas they said all they could do was...

My number is with Telstra business. Only got a month to month mobile plan with them and only business for historical reasons. Anyone know if I can easily port my number from Telstra business to this Optus deal?

Also, shout out to @Cruiser Elite - thanks for the PM'd advice

I didn't ask. I thought it would be tempting fate. I just asked if there was availability on the leg I wanted and when I was told there was it was pretty quick to move the bookings around and ticket it.

Wahay! 4'th time lucky on the phones. Persistence and politeness pay off. Thanks for the advice everyone.

Only once. I’ll have another few cracks of the whip tonight.

I don’t think it’s married segments. The SYD-SIN leg is available for booking on the website but not on the phone irrespective of wanting to join it to anther leg (i.e. I asked over the phone if I could book it standalone and was told no).

Flying SYD - SIN - LHR in about 12 days on a biz award. Ticketed, all fine. Had also waitlisted flights one and two days prior. The only one that cleared was the SIN - LHR leg, i.e. half one of the waitlists. I look online and there is an earlier flight that can connect my to my cleared waitlist...

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