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Maybe the guard was a linguist, and was having a go at her describing herself as "the chairman of Qantas". It was interesting to note in the same article that she described him as "a huge black man, eight feet tall". It seems neither of them are enitrely PC. Still, I bet he was only about two...

Yep, checked the QF seatmap but the 747-438 doesn't show windows on the diagram. The 438ER does, but aren't they used exclusively trans-Pacific?

Flying QF1 SYD-BKK 20/01, preassigned 37A&B. Window and adjacent, you'd assume. Seatguru lists a few of the mid 30 rows as not having windows. Already I can begin to feel the walls closing in... (Note to those who are always angling for a "free upgrade": freaking out and claiming...

Aaah yes, the A330 is a twin too, isn't it? Finally: proof for Mrs SFU that I'm not THAT much of a plane nerd. It makes sense that it's an ADF charter, but I didn't think we had that many personnel posted in any one location to warrant such a large aircraft. Whatever happened to the days when...

Does anyone know what the Air Luxor A320 charter aircraft is doing in SYD? It seems to stand for days at a time near the heavy maintainence hangers on a regular basis. On a recent day of plane-nerding I watched it get tugged over to the International Terminal, held near the gates for about 10...

I cannot decide what to do, so any feedback or opinions would be gratefully accepted. SFU: QF Club member until Nov 2006 Bronze QFF About 200K points in the bank QF SYD-BKK, CX BKK-BOM, BA BOM-LHR, AA LHR-JFK-SFO, QF SFO-SYD, all L fare, departing January Mrs SFU: Only about 20K...

Air Tanzania - now we're talking! Flew with them in 1980 and 1981. Dar Es Salaam to Arusha, breakfast served was one frozen solid bread roll, one green banana (could not be peeled) and one plastic knife. The knife rated the tastiest. On a subsequent Arusha-Dar Es Salaam-Seychelles flight...

OK, that'll stop me. Thanks NM

I make a purchase on my Amex RM card. The charge appears on my online statement within 24 hours. I log on, tranfer points to my QFF account, and they appear within one hour. So, what's to stop me buying, say 2 x F tickets to LHR, fully refundable, go through the process of transfering points...

Schapelle's favourite song? 'Blame It on the Boogie'

I might have missed some detail in the barrage of FT information leading up to D-Day (Devalue Day), but will QFF points be devalued across other OW carriers, or is it simply a case of QF redemption flights being affected?

Point taken. A limited check on www.sywards.com showed plenty of availability SYD-DBX-LHR as early as next week, too. I guess it's a reflection of EK's overall business startegy - go out hard, do things well, offer plenty of availablity (surely they can't be filling five flights a day to...

I've been a QFF for about eight years, and have accumulated about 60% of my points through credit card spending (always paid off in full every month - no interest charges). My irregular flying has never seen me rise in status beyond the basic Bronze. But, in that time I've burnt points flying...

....and they still give you limo transfers, as well!

If you've got a few Skywards Miles lying around, check out some of the offers available from now until June 30. SYD-BKK 20,000 Miles (was 45,000) SYD-BKK Business 40,000 (90,000) SYD-BKK First 60,000 (135,000) SYD-DBX 35,000 (70,000) SYD-AKL 12,5000 (25,000) Fantastic value if you have...