Recent content by Zephyrana

In late November I was flying Emirates F to New York. I asked a flight attendant what the cabin crew knows about the passengers, eg, Skywards status, ticket details, upgrade and type of upgrade, and she said "Everything. Absolutely everything." I don't know how other passengers would have...

It's a frustrating system. I hope everything goes well for you!

Usually the contracted company will contact you a few days before your flight to confirm the pick-up, and that's when I ask for any changes.

For those saying this flight is too long: what's your cut off point for flight length?

I don't know what it was. I was travelling with a friend, so a shadow wasn't possible, I didn't need any special help or meals, and it hasn't resulted in being asked to participate in a survey. It was a straight booking and no changes were needed, so didn't get to test that. Meeestery...

Hello AFFers! I noticed this morning that my ADL-BNE return flights are marked "SpecialRequest.CMNT" under the Additional Info section. What does this mean? I didn't make any special requests.

I have to admit, I just couldn't be bothered. I don't have anything in writing, except for my own notes of the phone conversations, and only first names of the people I spoke to, and no policy to point to or even an official procedure to follow. I guess I also feel pretty "meh" because I've...

To update, I still haven't received these, and now don't expect to. GG, Qantas. I'm hoping my Emirates experience in September is better! Fingers crossed.

I do. So bring on the withering criticisms! :p

You've been very helpful! And I'm sure people do get caught unawares about the frequent flyer details; there's a lot of fine print there, and things change all the time. I really appreciate the time and attention you've given to my thread. Emirates does the chauffeur drive service for Adelaide...

I meant, can I gift my Qantas status credits to someone? I have 1680 which I have no use for.

Qantas status credits aren't important to me; I booked directly with Emirates. Can I gift my status credits to someone else?

I'm not comparing markets, I'm comparing my experiences and my bills. Maybe the Emirates trip will be horrible and I'll reassess Qantas. I'm also not saying Qantas should be doing anything differently, I'm saying -I- am doing something differently. "btw you paid for 2 legs in F, but only...

The Adelaide -> Melbourne -> LA -> JFK route and return has an extremely tight connection schedule and there's no time to go to any lounges except the first one. I had one hour in Melbourne, which is fine for gettng to the international bit and clearing security but doesn't leave anything over...

Also it's two long legs, both in first class, for $13k, compared to $18k on Qantas where only one leg is in first.