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Does anyone know what customs arrangements are being made for this flight? Are they paying to set up a customs departure point at CBR or is the 747 tracking via another non-curfew airport with those facilities (which doesn't make sense as surely they'd just fly directly to that airport from...

Mickie63, Sorry for not seeing your post sooner - haven't been flying the last few months so my AFFing has reduced too. I didn't need to provide a US utility bill when activating my card - I just sent a copy of my Australian driver's licence and that's all they needed. Did you sign up with...

Haven't been around here for a little while but was just about to post the same thread. I'll be there on Monday - would be happy to catch up before or after.

I normally just move money from my US business PayPal account to the personal account linked to the prepaid card, so both sides of the transfers are in USD. If you transfer from an Australian account to a US account you can send money denominated in USD but you will pay PayPal's exchange rates...

It is linked to my US based PayPal account. I had issues at first trying to transfer money from my PayPal account to the PayPal Prepaid card - the money kept bouncing back. It turns out that my US PayPal account had a business name associated with it (I used it for business transactions in the...

I had this exact same experience at T4 in LAX a few years ago, except my daughter was only 6 months old at the time. As I'd simply presented my own boarding pass and WP card they had decided my wife was there as my guest and my daughter therefore wouldn't be allowed access to the Flagship...

Re: F seating on Qantas A380 Personally I'm not a fan of 5A - the closet to the right is used by the cabin crew and it can be annoying when they keep opening it (with the bright light inside) during sleepy time. 5K is my favourite, and when flying with my wife we prefer to sit in window seats...

Security at CBR tried to confiscate a small mylar balloon (perhaps 10cm diamater) from my 2 yr old daughter last year - we were there to meet her cousin from the UK and had the small balloon as a welcome gift. Apparently the balloon presented a threat to the safety of an aircraft because it...

Heated steering wheels are great - our Cayenne Turbo has one (as standard) which automatically turns on when it's less than 4 degrees outside. A really nice touch especially if you're up at the snowfields after a long cold day or just jumping in and out of the car on a winter morning in Canberra.

Sadly I had other commitments this afternoon so only managed a very quick visit and didn't get to meet anyone else from AFF this time. I had a good chat to the BA reps about their new A380 First layout and the AA reps about their updated First product on the 773-ER which is coming early next...

The Citroen store is open again - my wife was there last week.

If you're not sick of cars at the end of the motor show, take a walk down the Champs Elysses and stop into the various (free) car displays along the way. Most of the French car makers plus some others have merchandise stores where most of the floorspace is taken up with their flagship vehicle...

Re: Avianca "Life Miles" - New FF program in *A No specific comment on the subject of the special area, but I am happy to confirm that neither of the above claimants are indeed Alan Joyce - he was in First on QF128 last Sunday at the time of those postings... :p

Another potential consideration is that if the vehicle is being purchased by a business then the 3% (or whatever) surcharge on the vehicle purchase will most likely be tax deductible. If the purchase was made using a card that accrues FF points in a personal name then it's a case where an...

I've seen this twice in the last few months when redeeming a voucher for a flight booking. Check My Trip correctly shows the flight details etc as well as a note that the booking was redeemed from a voucher (or words to that effect). The QF website just shows the booking as a voucher with a...

Given that award seats are always difficult to obtain, especially in premium cabins, I'd be suggesting you book those available seats on the 16th & 17th now. If you have to change or cancel them at some point in the future (ie if better dates do become available) it'll cost you a nominal...

The D terminal A/C is also a nicer place when you're travelling with young children. They have a great enclosed play area with TVs, computers with kid's games and small seats for little ones to draw at etc, and in the time we were there a bar attendant came past on several occasions to take...

I'm keenly following this thread as I'm in a very similar position to others who have posted - a month left on my membership year, no 'necessary' travel left to do but only 380 SCs (70 of those on QF) needed to reach P1. Any thoughts as to whether it's worth a couple of SC runs to reach the...

Not sure how far out you are looking, but I booked a few ex-HKG F award flights on CX on the weekend for flights next week and there seemed to be plenty of availability for flights to LHR and CDG in F and SYD in J in August & September. The seats were be visible for booking online from a Bronze...

+1 - I RSVPd today. Worth going if only for the prize draws - though this'll be my 6th year in a row and I haven't won anything yet...