Recent content by Jleno

interestingly HSBC Premier (which uses Allianz) has the following for spend eligibility: "before leaving Australia you spend at least $500 on your prepaid travel costs (i.e. your travel costs that you pay for before leaving Australia) and you charge these costs (e.g. cost of your return...

Explains why there are so many available J redemptions on EK out of MEL. Oh well, another redemption option to strike off the list.

Looking at SIN/MEL, I noticed that J rewards are 75,000 QF points (vs 68,000 on QF metal). Ok maybe EK (and BA) are more 'expensive'. But what's going on with taxes? QF redemption on EK404 SIN-MEL is 75,000 points + SGD 84.40 whereas EK405 MEL-SIN is 75,000 points + AUD1,217.67 !! Does...

That's good to know - thanks I haven't made my booking yet as Virgin is $70 per item so I didn't want to lock any booking in until I knew the cost.

It will be directly. Looks like direct with QF means the price has gone up to $100 then. Inflation hey. But at least the CEO is sorry.

Has anyone pre-purchased additional baggage for Qantas domestic flights recently? Trying to work out if it is still $50 or if it has been increased to $100 recently. This seems to suggest it is $100...

When booking a classic reward for family member using your points (but where you are not travelling with them), is there any difference between transferring them the points and then logging into their account to make the booking or just making the booking and entering their name and QF number on...

Hi I have this error message showing in my basket on the QF webpage. It's been there for weeks. I do have a few bookings made but they all seem fine in "manage my bookings" screen. Just not sure why this message keeps showing each time I log in. I'm not even sure that 'trip' it is referring to...

Walking past the J seats (sadly), seems to me these have been refurbed recently. Seems like they're similar to the QF service such that either the BA or QF options (business and economy) are viable for SYD-SIN for future trips.

Haha yeah except I’m about 40 rows back

Well it’s not me 🙁🤣. I just went through gate and i wasn’t flagged for any changes.

At airport now - only 40+ are boarding in Singapore and the rest are continuing passengers from London. Was told that no one was able to check in online and I was on standby as the flight is full. They also said my seat allocation could change at the gate so I suspect they’re trying to move...

the BA online chat person said it was the airport but i suspect you're right about it being the airline. It's just annoying I can't work out how to avoid it because it has happened before. Not as concerned about not having a flight - more that I can't select seats and it looks like it will be a...

Hi I have a SIN-SYD on BA in economy (it is a QF redemption) but am unable to check-in online as apparently the airport is not permitting me to check in online - I am required to check in in person at the airport. This is the second time I think this has happened (previously time was a QF...

Thanks all Other than contacting Qantas, I've concluded that nothing they sent at the time of booking showed the amount of points deducted. The points balance emails would have helped but I unhelpfully deleted those emails. My email search however did find an excel spreadsheet that I put...