Recent content by brucebrad

I don't think you need status, but you need to get in early and pay $$ (about AUD200 for Sydney-Doha leg, I think).

I had to create a new PP account with my new Mastercard to get the PP offer to (re-)activate. Don't remember the code you need to enter - but I got it via the Citi online help line. (The PP system does seem to do a check back to Citi to check your ID. e.g. It wouldn't let me use a new email...

I've paid for seat selection on some forthcoming Qatar flights (economy). On the flights where I have not paid for seats, I can make additional changes. But for the flights where I've paid, I can't change them again. Is this normal for Qatar?

I have a Citi Premier Card. The travel insurance policy says it applies when "charging the cost of the overseas travel ticket to the account holder’s card account". Would this apply if I purchased the ticket using Paypal (using the Citi card in Paypal). (Qatar has discounts if using Paypal).

There seem to be some odd behaviour on the Emirates booking site. If I try to book PE/Y from SYD to MUN on 31 August it says partially available on EK413/EK051 (just on EK413), but sold out on the more direct EK413/EK049. (On later days, which I would prefer, sold out on both combinations...

I see that Expedia shows lots of Qantas flight numbers on Emirates metal. Is that the best way to book these flights?

I had a two-leg flight booked from HVB to SYD in October 2020. I received two emails telling me the return flight had changed. Both were the same, with details about a change to the second leg (only 5min change). I just now checked the flight on the website. The first leg has been moved 4 hours...

One other problem with Citibank: If you have a direct debit payment setup, and the fraudulent payments happen towards the end of your payment period, then you might end up having to pay the whole amount (and then have your card go into credit when they get refunded). The only way to stop this is...

Are there any good databases of economy seat widths for long-haul flights? The seatguru page Long-haul Economy Class Comparison Charti - SeatGuru doesn't seem very accurate, presumably because there is no standard way of measuring widths. My preferred measure is be a width-pitch (distance to...

The seat allocation was looking fine until the night before - then we got moved to opposite sides of the aisle! However checkin sorted this out. Not sure if the would have if we hadn't been early. More annoying : checkin staff in sydney said there was no baggage allowance for the extra seat...

I'm on QF11 on 27 January. (Not coming back until July).

I've purchased an additional 'comfort seat' on QF11. I'm traveling with my wife, so the plan is to get 3 economy seats by the window on both the 380 and 747. However, Qantas say they can't allocate me these seats. All they can do is put in a seat request, and I need to check in at the airport...

Re: Flying home to Melb from Colombo all in J on Ek and still jet lagged and shattere Sun (especially with exercise in the morning) and melatonin work for me. Melatonin via a prescription. Unfortunately sun can be difficult when arriving in winter. How I fly and what I do on the flight make no...

How do I research and book AA domestic flights with QF points? For example JFK->DFW. When I search for this on the QF website, I just get a # 66002 error.

Yes, I suppose this could always change: Anyway for the record, last week Skiddoo told me they process through an Australian bank.