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    Bankwest qantas world

    I've had the Bankwest Qantas World MasterCard for several months and the QF points usually come through on the 5th of each month or the next business day if the 5th falls on a weekend or pubic holiday. I think this includes Western Australian public holidays as my March points didn't come...
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    Emirates chauffeur entitlement question

    I'm thinking of booking a short trip to New Zealand (MEL-AKL-MEL) on EK406/EK407 in J and possibly F for the flight home. Does one get the chauffeur service for trans-Tasman flights? Also, if I splurge and go F, will I get PJs on a 4-hour daytime flight with EK?
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    I'll be in Perth next week, so I'll double check that one myself. My recollection was that the J Lounge was on the same level as the departure gates and was basically right next to Gates 14 & 15 where the PER-MEL flights have generally been and the QP was up the escalators and a little bit...
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    Sydney to get second international airport

    I was catching bits and pieces about this on the news last night and got the impression that a rail link to the new airport is not on the agenda which seems to be very poor planning. Hopefully the airport will be able to operate 24x7. I also hope that it will be designed to enable ambulatory...
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    At least Qantas has separate QP and J lounges in the domestic terminal at Perth. I've been in the Perth J lounge a few times this year and I'd say it's far superior to Melbourne's domestic and international J lounges. It's at least triple the size of Melbourne's domestic J lounge (which seems...
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    It's somewhat psychological having the comfort that I've cleared immigration and I'm free to leave the country; although I guess the feds could pull me off the plane anytime until takeoff. Proximity of the lounge to the international gates will come into play also. If I understand correctly...
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    Well that will be a show stopper for me. There's no way I'm going to transit through an airport where I don't have airside/sterile lounge access.
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    I would assume that the millions of dollars that are going to be spent on converting the Qantas Domestic terminal in Perth to a combined International/Domestic terminal will include appropriate lounge accommodation for J passengers and other interlopers. I think AJ mentioned that it would be on...
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    Perhaps it's a bit easy for me to say as I stopped flying long-haul Y several years ago, but I'm struggling to understand the seemingly strong preference for the A380 Y product compared to the B787 Y product. From the QF press release, the B787 Y product will have an extra inch of legroom and a...
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    Another thing to bear in mind is the tax situation. Whilst I'd be willing to try the PER-LHR flight, there's no way I would fork out the £146 departure tax from LHR, so I'll be flying out of Europe from somewhere on the continent.
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    Personally, I see doing immigration in Perth as a significant advantage as it means at my point of origin and eventual return I will be in and out much faster.
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    Will you use the new ULH PER-LHR?

    I'd like to give it a go, but it would have to be a J redemption so hopefully there will be a decent allocation of U seats for the route.
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    Samsonite Smart Top Softside Cabin Bag

    1. Black doesn't show dirt as readily as other colours. 2. Black goes with anything. 3. Black looks cool. 4. Black never goes out of fashion.
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    Ice-cold cutlery in business class

    If they can give me warmed nuts in a bowl, how hard can it be to deliver the cutlery at room temperature?
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    Downloading Torrents on Lounge WiFi

    How do you know that guy didn't already have a licence to possess an electronic copy of the movie he was downloading?
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