Recent content by knasty

Qf5 today SYD QF FCL from 1330ish. Can guest 1 on any Oneworld flight up to 1620ish.

Lodged a mileage upgrade request earlier in the week for AA72 tomorrow. Today on checkin I was prompted to upgrade to J for USD720. When you factor in a ~1550 flight cost for the Economy return ticket that's a pretty good deal I thought?

Yes I'm starting to wonder now if i might have to swap the Boeing factory for Museum of Flight, being much closer to the airport and downtown.

Thanks for this. I like the idea of a tour but from what I've seen they pickup downtown around 9 and start the tour at 11. I would really like to be on the 9am tour to maximise the day but I'll keep looking.

Hi all, tacking on a short trip to Seattle after a week in SFO. Will arrive in SEA 1930 on a Friday night and connect back through LAX about 1730 Saturday afternoon. I'm keen to do the Boeing factory tour first thing in the morning but keen to hear ideas on where to stay (on a budget) and also...

Have to agree this is a TA issue rather than a Qantas issue.

Re: Emirates Cans A380 SYD-AKL I will enjoy the bar one last time on the trip over to AKL for the Lions tour. One good thing to come of this is there should* be better award availability on the route for oneworld partner redemptions on the QF330 which weren't available on EK. *will wait and see

Question for the brains trust. Work longer hours throughout your mid years and retire early, or shorter hours for longer? I used to think the former was better but now, having missed a lot of my childrens' youth and seeing a substantial proportion of any incremental salary disappear in tax, I'm...

How would he retain his currency with only 2 flights per month?

The 32Bs are a nice aircraft.

I live out West too and just got my Valuer General unimproved land valuation. It's doubled since the last one so I'm not looking forward to my next rates notice.

Serfty isn't 280k award up to 35k miles?

You can buy topup points. Alternatively find a family member/cousin who is willing to transfer to you.

Do people with an SMSF still keep some nominal money in retail/industry fund to access insurance? From my research death/TPD through the larger industry funds is waay cheaper than other direct options.

Do you take significantly more fuel for longer than normal holding in these circumstances?