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    Qantas Frequent Flyer changes coming in early 2024

    Things I'd like to see: - consistency in Classic Award release dates (as we used to have). Releases every day x days prior to flying. Current arrangements seem to revolve around when QF need a PR injection and/or staying in touch with the AFF 'bush telegraph'. Planning a OW Business Classic...
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    Qantas Frequent Flyer changes coming in early 2024

    I know that this has happened, but what is the actual benefit if each scheme restricts award availability to it's own members and introduces different pricing models?
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    Qantas Frequent Flyer changes coming in early 2024

    Given what the Fed Govt did for QF by keeping QR out of additional key market slots, I'd be very surprised if the RBA intervened in this way.
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    Qantas frequent flyers unleash over ‘almost worthless points’ in submissions to Senate

    We too have redeemed a similar number of points over the same period, but I will say that the amount of effort required to find CR flight rewards is much greater now than it was a year ago, and infinitely greater now than pre-COVID. You have to be prepared to fly for longer to get to your...
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    Qantas frequent flyers unleash over ‘almost worthless points’ in submissions to Senate

    Well, do you see any Qatar reward flights on offer? Goes part of the way to explain why.
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    Qantas frequent flyers unleash over ‘almost worthless points’ in submissions to Senate

    The last 18 months, and pre-COVID, I'd have agreed with you. I too got 2 * J 318K OWAs as well, along with 2*J USA return flights then. But now, things are different. If you have a look on qantas.com now you see almost no International Classic reward flight inventory at all, particularly...
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    Qantas classic reward seat release

    There was a time when Qantas and their partner airlines used to release flights a certain number of days prior to travel, and that was set in stone (usually around the 10-12 month period - although the number of days varied based on your status level for Qantas flights). Now it appears that...
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    Check Through bags - SYD-MEL-HND-LHR

    QF121 SYD-ZQN yesterday morning. A number of connecting pax from ADL didn't have their checked bags onboarded. AirTags in two bags indicated they were sitting under the International terminal still, with later activity sending them to the AirCargo terminal and back (perhaps they didn't want the...
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    Article: Long-Haul Economy Class - A Valuable Reality Check

    We never travelled overseas until later in life (I'm 57, and only went OS for the first time in 2017). Since then we've had two long-haul trips and have another booked for this year. We hope to go next year too. All of the long-haul legs have been in Business on Classic Rewards. But one day I...
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    What's the value in car rental elite status?

    Some of the loyalty programs have benefits we don't always take into account. Many overseas outlets like to charge for a second driver (one of the most unsafe things to do to a renter), and in the US this often amounts to US$13-14 p/d for EVERY day of your rental. Thrify will often allow a...
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    Transiting through KUL & HKG

    I'm looking at booking a fare at the moment from Australia via KUL/HKG/LHR to EDI. At this stage I'm looking at a 105 minute transit in KUL, 85 minutes in HKG, and 145 minutes clearing customs and transiting in LHR. I'm not too worried about the obvious choke point in LHR, as both flights are...
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    I'm not having a go at the airlines for making the itineraries available, but more of a courtesy warning to people that they might get an unpleasant surprise while boarding or trying to enter. See the case of the 25 AU-bound pax at NRT last Sunday night after their onward flight was cancelled...
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    Depending on when you intend to do this, the option may not be available anyway. As of this week you are unable to transit between airports in Tokyo due to Japanese COVID-19-related laws. These are expected to be removed as part of the path to normality - we just don't know when.
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    Of course it would, and if I knew for sure, I'd do it. Depending on what happens next Tuesday, I might have no choice but to do it then. In the end I hope not to have to do it at all. Really appreciate the feedback - thanks
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