Recent content by Janflyer

I was at a conference once in the US and planned to go on a trekking tour in Nepal after that, but the time I needed to join the tour was tight, so I couldn't go back across the dateline and needed to keep going round the world, so my trip was MSY-ORD-JFK-LHR-FRA-HKG-BKK-KTM The whole trip took...

Some years ago, along with some friends, we decided that a skydiving experience might be fun. After the morning's training, we all got our parachutes on and loaded into the plane - a small plane (like a Cessna) with no seats other than for the pilot so we were all crouched on the floor. As we...

Thanks for sharing your TR OzDuck. Very interesting. I think Brunei will need to be added to the bucket list.

Personally, I would have waited to see if the children misbehaved in flight before saying anything, but at the end of the day, a polite request was made and answered with a polite response What concerns me more is the OP checking out the names on the passenger manifest: That is an invasion of...

Dear JB, Thank you for your professionalism and the wonderful contribution you make to this site - it is so very much appreciated. Here's wishing you clear skies for your last flights as pilot and for any in the future as a pax.

I can relate to Juddles, although this thread has made me realise that others have it worse. For the past 2+ years, I've been flying PER-MEL every other week in Y for work and find the hardest part is adjusting to the time change and dealing with being tired all the time.

Thanks for that JB - I hadn't realised what a difference the temperature can make. Your answer, however, sent me off on the hunt to find out what "derated" meant. I found the answer to that, but now have another question. My reading tells me that you can reduce take-off power by derating the...

Hello jb747, just wondering what difference the ambient temperature makes and to what?

Re: Is Qantas missing a marketing opportunity? Hi Serfty, While the little "i" options still show up under the business column, they aren't indicated as "business" awards seats on the calendar of available award flights - i.e. previously when you looked on the calendar of availability and saw a...

Re: Is Qantas missing a marketing opportunity? I think perhaps that Qantas is listening to some things. I have noticed some welcome changes to their troublesome website of late: 1. If you forget to login first (which I do regularly), a pop-up appears that allows you to enter your membership...

Yes, have to agree - after working so hard to gain the title, it is nice to be acknowledged as Dr. I must say though, that as a WP, when they come round to do the personal hello, they usually get it right. It's usually the ones at the gate or door that are too rushed in getting everyone on...

I'm another lady that travels regularly as a solo - both for business and leisure - and have no reservations in doing so. I'm mostly limited to the Y cabin, but I have recently managed to get to WP on the back of all that Y travel, so I do enjoy the flounge. Being one of only a few in the...

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread Many thanks everyone - will give those all a go. Colrad, I don't envy you - I'm just trying to book for myself and I'm tearing my hair out with this Qantas website!

re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread Hello! Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way to do the planning for a 280K trip - i.e. other than continuously having to go round and round through the whole thing on the disfunctional Qantas website every time you...

If that short haul business/long haul economy offering has been around for a while, it just reflects even more poorly on Qantas. I suspect it is their way of hiding the fact that there simply aren't that many actual business class long haul flights being offered! Sadly, it just results in even...