Search results

Update on this: Sonetel never got back to me on the porting request (apparently they had a big backlog from the Skype closure) but I managed to get a new number on their network a couple of days before my Skype expired, and reset my US bank to use that as a contact. So far I have minimally used...

I seem to recall I had this specific stack work last year, but I will confirm any new datapoints.

I'm in this situation currently (got Aeroplan 50K/Gold initially, only requalified for Silver based on spend, still have a week to change status airline if desired) and I think I will do the same, keeping it with Aeroplan. If my Gold persists until the end of 2025, then soft-lands to Silver, I...

Something I observed in Jan when the VA-coded awards began to be released, was that QRPC seems to only show combo itineraries with all-QR or all-VA codes, and not a mixture. (That was based on a small sample so it may be more complex than that.) Given that the DOH<>Europe/America/Africa award...

Here it is:

There is a trick to that (although I haven't tried specifically for VAxQR), but AFAIK it works on the website but not in the app (or at least I haven't figured out how to do it in the app). 1744514918 Someone has posted it before. Let me find it.

I was just doing a quick check of the current 777 airframes identified as fitted with MiniPods (2-2-2), to see what the current risk was between DOH<>AU and DOH<>US. For long hauls, I will happily accept either the Qsuites or a reverse-herringbone config, but I draw the line at the MiniPods...

Yeah, I think as a forum we're quite unrepresentative of the market available to VA. Velocity as a program and VA as an airline are competing with Qantas and QF, respectively, not directly with any number of better airlines (dozens!) or programs (AAdvantage, Aeroplan, KrisFlyer, Flying Blue...

I guess this stretches the definition of a "newbie" question, but: I have Velocity Gold, and have already got the necessary status credits and sectors to requalify on my review date in July, but I have no chance of hitting Platinum. I also have Aeroplan 50K. I am travelling with my family...

I just went ahead and donated them to the charity bucket.

I have my last 4k LifeMiles expiring in a week. I don't want to buy more because I don't think it's a reliable channel going forward. It seems like you can donate to their charity bucket, which I will do failing anything else. Is there a better, more targeted way to give them away?

This is similar to my use case: I can roam fine with my Australian phone, and make calls to and within foreign countries at zero or very low rates. But what I paid Skype for, and need to replace, is a US-based phone number for when my US bank or Amex need to reach me. It looks like something...

Others can feel free to correct me, but I think: 1. Yes, you ought to be able to, provided on a QR flight number and (if bought with Avios) presumably purchased from a Oneworld airline, although Qantas is not above jerking Qatar passengers around. 2. Yes, a long-haul inbound in F with an...

Is DOH-ATH on a widebody? If I had plenty of Avios and the dates matched my plans, I would probably jump at that. (To compare, AU<>EU in QR J is I think 90k Avios.)

Do any of the 388s currently in service, or being restored soon, still have the old Skybed fitout? Is there any danger of booking a QF 388 service and not getting Business Suites?

Yes, I was always troubled by this and would have preferred if it were clarified, but (with no inside contacts) I think it is likely just worded very poorly. I think it just means that you must personally have earned at least half the target status credits on VA codes; family pooling...

Sorry, I think you're right and it was actually early Feb.

This seems to have changed in the last few days. Generally, the furthest date on the calendar (currently 3 March 2026) shows only the QR-coded flight for most of the day, although sometimes the VA-coded flights appear in the evening. The VA-coded flights are showing up to 2 March 2026 as at now...

Do any Dan Murphy's locations still carry generic Wish cards? I only ever see their DM-specific ones anymore.

A wrinkle that I only just realised, and I haven't seen anyone else raise (but I apologise to anyone who did raise it): Setting aside the carrier charges and considering only the points (and only for J or F): UA/VS are generally the most optimal long-haul partners, then NH/AC, then QR/SQ/EY...