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    Downgraded without notification - what are my options?

    That is what Qantas would like you to think - as it makes it look better for them, and they can then invoke various exceptions in the conditions of carriage - but this is not an operational requirement, it is a commercial decision. An operational requirement would affect the flight in...
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    Downgraded without notification - what are my options?

    Did you ask to be accommodated in 'J on an alternative flight? The Qantas conditions of carriage make the choice of travelling in the lower class,, or being accommodated in the original class on a reasonably available alternative Qantas flight the option of the customer.
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    Qantas ticket class visibility?

    Also not wanting to take this down the complicated rabbit hole, but the prices aren't actually applied to the fare "letter" codes like that. For a single sector, it does end up working out that way, but the pricing is actually applied to the fare basis code. For example for BNE-SYD there are...
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    Emirates Business Saver Cancellation Costs/Possible?

    The change fee is $400/$250 for changes made prior to the scheduled departure. If you no show, then want to change (possibly to a later flight) the fee to do so is not the change fee, but the $800 penalty (plus fare difference). The following wording appears in the fare rules
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    Qantas selling a ticket but can't tell baggage allowance

    Most significant carrier application applies to "published baggage rules", and this does not include the QC allowance, or any elite allowance other than something provided by an alliance (OW extra baggage) - which does not apply here anyway. As it is QF checking you in, they may allow you to...
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    Amex via ApplePay rejected by POS terminals

    There are some terminal peculiarities with Amex cards. As others have said, at some merchants it won't accept contactless Amex, but needs to be inserted. I have seen other merchants with multiple terminals, and Amex declined at one, and staff immediately respond - that particular terminal...
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    Changes to how you use your $450 Travel Credit

    Amex bookings through the website also use Expedia - unless you are consuming a travel credit, or really need some other benefit, far better booking direct or using a real travel agent - chaining multiple OTA means that you end up at the mercy of all of them - and are not seen as a preferred...
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    Changes to how you use your $450 Travel Credit

    I think it depends on how the systems interact for the booking. Direct booking through QF website using an Amex card for multiple Pax charges the total amount, but send the charge as two transactions to Amex - as the passenger details are included in the extended reference data.
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    Qantas Business Class meals & menus

    QF catering seem to be getting confused - that looks much more like the quiche option. QF513 BNE-SYF 13 March offered scrambled eggs, quiche or frittata, and the frittata was actually frittata and looked like this (tasty enough, but everything was only luke warm)
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    Qantas / Lufthansa interline question

    As long as you can get your FF number into the booking to lodge the request, then yes you can.
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    Qantas frequent flyer with virgin ?

    If you have QF and anything else bookings on the same PNR, doesn't the previous / next flight segment to the QF one always show in the QF MMB regardless of who the flight is on? That was always my understanding.
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    International Flex Fare = Saver Conditions For Changes

    That is never going to happen. Airlines need to fly the planes both ways, and need to sell the seats. Internationally, they tend to have a distinct advantage selling in one direction over the other. Be it local brand recognition, home port lounge advantages, better domestic connections to a...
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    Lounge Access Help Desk

    Or become a Gold or higher AFF supporter, and access for a cheaper rate
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    Partner airlines that require/do not require a ticket to be reissued

    I believe it has always been the case, but it was mostly a matter of income. Back in the day, there was reasonable commission paid on international bookings based on the fare - and that's how agents made their money. As a reward booking has no fare, there was no commission, so they weren't...
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    Partner airlines that require/do not require a ticket to be reissued

    Could he how you read it. You are reading it as "that requires a ticket to be reissued for the change" as a qualifier on particular partner airlines. It should be probably be read (worded) as do not include a partner airline because that requires a ticket to be reissued for the change i.e...
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