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For my trip NZ to SYD in May, Smartgate did not work. I am NZ PP holder, but Aus resident. I had to join the long queue for Smartgate assistance. It took an hour to get through that. Queue seemed to be a roughly 50/50 mix of Oz and NZ people and a mix of vaxxed/unvaxxed. Then I had secondary as...

IHG benefit does not provide breakfast (or much at all, really, other than late check out and higher points earning).

I get the QF SMS repeatedly from AW, but have just learnt to ignore them.

Haha - a job like that might have been a better way to finance such travels. Just trying to see as much of this country as I can. As you note, Ive covered most of East Coast, now need to do more on West and interior

OK, I've got a few: 183 different airports in total. Top 5 countries: Australia: 58 New Zealand: 28 US: 21 UK: 8 China: 8 If Europe were included, it would be at 26.

Scoot, like TigerAir, is a LCC - they’re not going to pay for lounge access. Some call centre staff are completely clueless. The Priority Pass Lounges at SIN are not too bad.

And from further memory he tacked on a turnaround to Belfast as well.

Flew my first NZ767 on 31/12/92 CHC-SYD

Yes, mine's an August booking too, so I am not that worried about it - at the moment.

I booked one on Monday that hasn't been ticketed and no ticket number appears on CMT. Yet I booked a couple of paid-for flights yesterday that have been ticketed.

Although the point of this was to requal (so effectively a SC run), the 10hrs in LA were used very productively as a lengthy shopping trip (I actually took an empty suitcase over there and it was completely filled will all manner of Christmas and birthday presents, as well as many clothes for...

I've done a few of these. Last week did AKL-OOL-AKL, with 1hr on the ground at OOL. Last month did AKL-NLK-AKL with 1hr on the ground at NLK. Further afield, have done MIA-AUA-MIA, with a very quick overnight (same plane in/out). Also done AKL-LAX-AKL on the same plane, with about 10hrs at...

Yesterday flew the last of my 188 sectors for the year (which is a record for me). Only did just over 131K miles, though, as many flights were very short domestic NZ flights.

Red Roo, thanks for your response. That was the number I called (the intl one, as I was ringing from AKL) and the responses I received were as outlined above. I will try again and hopefully it will be third time lucky. I have previously booked a few mASAs over the phone and had no issues.

Thanks, markis10. I will try again . I might ask specifically for the Premium Desk, but the previous agents haven't sounded so premium to me.