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  1. Supersonic Swinger

    Eurostar joins Skyteam

    Yeah I was thinking more of rail companies that connect to multiple alliance hubs like DB does for Star (FRA and MUC) and Eurostar will for SkyTeam (AMS, CDG, LHR). The only ones I could think of that would achieve that for OW would be Japan Rail Group for the JL hubs or Amtrak in the US. Does...
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    Eurostar joins Skyteam

    Star has had Deutsche Bahn as an intermodal partner for some years now, natural given where the LH group hubs are all located (https://www.staralliance.com/en/intermodal-travel) Eurostar makes sense for Skyteam given the LHR-CDG-AMS hub triangle which VS, AF and KL form. OW's European hubs are...
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    QANTAS "Loyalty"? lol

    There are hundreds of people on every flight and your loyalty status is only one factor an airline can use to determine their priority of service (cabin class and fare class being the main ones) when flights run to schedule, let alone in IRROPS. Making assumptions about the value of your status...
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    What is the statute of limitations on “never again”?

    Statute of limitations = until it's convenient / necessary to fly them again. For me, that's United. Every time I now fly them - because they are the cheapest / most direct / not operating a 737MAX - they reinforce their "Only When There's No Other Option" status.
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    100,000,000 QFF points, or $4,000,000 in cash??

    The cash for me: 1. QFF points are not a 'currency', they are a loyalty counter whose value, use and availability is at the discretion of people within QFF Loyalty looking to maximise the value to Qantas Group of their most profitable division 2. Related to the above, the $4 million in cash...
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    Turkish Smiles and Miles - nope I am not smiling

    I can understand your frustration but yes it often happens on codeshares. Recent examples here of BA not crediting anything for BA codeshares operated by oneworld partners...
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    Turkish Smiles and Miles - nope I am not smiling

    To the OP, codeshare flights are often pot luck, even in the FF program of the ticketing carrier. TK's own site says "Accrual Miles from codeshare flights depend on the accrual Miles ratio of the operating carriers." They may not even credit for your fare bucket on MH codeshares. Given the...
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    American Express Professional version links

    These are just the same as the regular ones available on the public Amex website? https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/business/charteredaccountants/?AFFID=MS_CA&sourcecode=A0000FXN0Y&cpid=100486689&pid=partnerize&veid=1100lzxj7xWG_1011l83143
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    Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

    QF555 BNE-SYD on Tuesday night was operated by an A330, when I booked a few weeks ago and put in for a points upgrade, it was instantly granted and the points deducted. It was nice to be able to turn left on a short domestic flight.
  10. Supersonic Swinger

    We’re launching a Qantas Status Run service + free giveaway

    Thanks for this. This might explain why the AFF site now seems to have so many ads / cookies / trackers that it sends my laptop into fan overdrive if I spend more than a few minutes on it, unlike any other website I visit...
  11. Supersonic Swinger

    Qantas First class SYD-LAX

    When you get off the flight in LAX to collect your luggage, your luggage will not be on the luggage belt - the handlers put all the first class baggage off to one side of the belt and you pick it up directly from them, as I discovered after my upgrade to First last month. Enjoy the First...
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    All AU Diners Club personal cards will be cancelled in January 2024

    Sad to see the end of what should have been a great premium payment service. Remember getting my first corporate DC as a newly graduated employee in the 90's and because of wide acceptance receiving thousands of Ansett Australia Global Rewards points (Ansett's auditing of points wasn't that...
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    5 status credits short for platinum renewal... any chance of Qantas 'gifting' those?

    The program rules are the program rules, you need 1,200 SC to requalify for Platinum. If Qantas grants a renewal to someone ending their membership year at 1,195, shouldn't they grant that to everyone who ends on 1,195? And if they do that, shouldn't they amend the program rules to state that...
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    5 status credits short for platinum renewal... any chance of Qantas 'gifting' those?

    To the OP, if QF gifts those who fall short, what compensation do you think should be offered to those who have gone out of their way to ensure they have accumulated the 1200 SC to requalify in accordance with the published terms of the program?
  15. Supersonic Swinger

    Macquarie ending Qantas Points on credit cards & home loans from October 2024

    HSBC Premier card (if you are eligible) offers a $25 statement credit after each $4,000 of spend, effectively $0.00625 per dollar spent, without having to worry about getting and redeeming gift cards.
  16. Supersonic Swinger

    Delta US domestic baggage with LATAM platinum

    According to the LATAM site - Enjoy the benefits of flying with Delta Air Lines | LATAM Pass - you should. Does not look like lounge access in Las Vegas is available. It doesn't read like it is just for codeshare flights.
  17. Supersonic Swinger

    Upgrading with Points - Qantas Frequent Flyer Program

    Rather than calling a call centre, I'd use the upgrade calculator which Qantas provides on their website - https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/calculators.html#/upgrade - for one way BNE-SIN, for each passenger: - If you bought full fare economy (Flexible Economy) it's 29,900 - If you...
  18. Supersonic Swinger

    Check your status...

    This happened to me in January: - Anniversary month is December - Three days into January, Points Club disappeared and I was showing as Gold - Took 2 weeks for Platinum to be reinstated - Took 4 weeks for PC to be reinstated, all after multiple calls, PC reinstatement was something another...
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    Mysterious "Loyalty Bonus Offer"

    Those line items have now disappeared from my account. However, this morning I got a "Congratulations, you are now a Lifetime Silver member" email, something I qualified for over a decade ago!
  20. Supersonic Swinger

    Points Club Plus - Disappeared after Anniversary

    I am only Points Club, but I took some reward flights during the period PC was "revoked". I was assured I would get the SC retrospectively once it was reinstated. I resisted calling once PC had been reinstated for me, and the SC came through a few days later.
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