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    Two-class 744?

    Thanks travelislife and serfty! But now that I've checked the ExpertFlyer seat maps, I'm confused. I was under the impression that if the first class cabin is being sold as business class, then part of the business class cabin should be sold as premium economy. Some posts also suggest looking...
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    Two-class 744?

    I'm OW Emerald with AA. I used to enjoy scoring a Skybed seat in Premium Economy class between LAX-AKL and SFO-SYD. I haven't flown QF in a couple of years, and as far as I can tell it seems both of those options are now gone? (AKL moved to the 330; SFO nixed altogether.) I've spent a few hours...
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    Qantas Club Price Rise

    I think you're right. But don't forget there are always other OW FF programs to consider. I'm with AAdvantage (though I almost never fly AA metal) and find it easier to maintain SG but harder to reach WP than with QF, although it all depends on your travel habits I suppose. If you do lots of...
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    Qantas Club Price Rise

    I think pasha was implying that Sapphires would be treated the same as QF Golds, and Emeralds as QF Plat's. The relevant point is whether premium lounges should be reserved exclusively for passengers travelling in a premium cabin on the day, not whether access should differ between OneWorld...
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    Qantas Club Price Rise

    Perhaps I should have been clearer. "Flying rarely" isn't defined by me, but by the airlines. In the context of oneworld lounge access, sapphire is usually the defining point. In the years when I don't make sapphire, I don't grumble about being excluded by "pseudo-elites": shock horror, I hang...
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    ADVICE: Any experience of OWE tax errors??

    Sorry to be self-absorbed, but... am I correct to assume that YQs wouldn't be an issue on an AA-issued ticket that doesn't contain any AA flights in it?
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    ADVICE: Any experience of OWE tax errors??

    Wow. You are hereby officially my hero, NM. This is like getting the rosetta stone I've always dreamed of... :lol: Thanks!!
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    ADVICE: Any experience of OWE tax errors??

    Thanks!! This may be a stupid question, but... how would I find out what the codes mean, or even what the taxes ought to be -- are there websites that provide such info? I wouldn't even know where to start to figure out what Domodedovo's airport tax to schengen or non-schengen countries is, for...
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    ADVICE: Any experience of OWE tax errors??

    Yesterday I sent my first ex-NRT DONE4 off to Dublin to be taxed and they came back within the hour with a quote of 796,320 yen, implying taxes of $US450. Sounded good. But thanks to the keen advice of QF009, I realised I had two LHR stopovers when one should've been a transit. To avoid the...
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    Qantas Club Price Rise

    IMHO "true" airport lounges should only be available to economy pax if they have status. It prolly sounds horribly elitist, but economy travellers who rarely fly should have their own separate lounge. It doesn't work when an airline tries to simultaneously achieve two conflicting goals...
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    DONE4: Help with routing?

    Apparently the dublin desk does close, according to AA. Then Japan doesn't open till after Dublin's closed. By the time Dublin re-opens, Japan's about to close. And the only time they do overlap is at 4am when new york, despite sinatra's cliche, is asleep. Which means that each step, from...
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    DONE4: Help with routing?

    Thanks for the reminder. I just called AA back and changed my second LHR stopover to a transit, which is probably what it'll end up being anyway. From memory the APD only applies to >24-hr stopovers, right? Believe it or not, though, Dublin had already come back with the taxes, LESS THAN AN...
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    DONE4: Help with routing?

    Thanks for the heads-up, QF009. I've just booked 16 sectors with AA and as soon as the taxes are calculated I'll call japan and buy it. As you say, better safe than sorry. The shifting HKG winds make NRT's prices look ominously low... :-|
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    DONE4: Help with routing?

    Thanks! Good points to be aware of about MCT-AMM and AMM-DME. As for YVR-MEX, I believe JL (of all people) do it twice a week. I'd rather avoid domestic AA...
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    DONE4: Help with routing?

    After spending far, far too many weeks on this I'm hoping some of you wise wizards could look over my ex-NRT DONE4. I wanna book it asap, before currencies move and prices rise again and again and again... How's this...
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