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Mate, please take your own advice and just let it go already.

ANZ also a few months ago.

You said: "Although for all the talk of JH recently about the new services bringing in extra tourists, I still can’t see if/how you can book ex Europe..." The new services are likely bringing in extra tourists, even if QR ticketed. They are extra services.

Your point was, I think, that it won't bring in new tourists, but it will. Just on QR tickets, not VA tickets.

Book on QR website, maybe these flights will come up as "operated by VA". Somewhat ironic.

Just note that, while this card sounds good with "no fees", the exchange rate they give you when loading foreign money is horrendous. Just looked today: AUD to USD is 0.595, whereas Mastercard standard rate is 0.625. So that's a 4.8% margin for Qantas. Highway robbery.

What are the annual fees for those cards relative to the 28 Degrees card?

Qantas is fast (or is that slowly?) becoming the Nauru Airlines of the western world.

Construction to *commence* this year...

So the financial benefit from running one type (737 to 321) will only kick in in about 2037(?), until then they will have to wear higher costs. Not great news for shareholders.

At this rate, it will take about 20 years to replace the aging B737s. And no widebody aircraft for delivery in the next 18 months to replace the aging A330s?

On descent that's a different thing, but at cruise and at my age, I'd be wanting to take the chance.

They've got their priorities right as per corporate Qantas lead.

What do the crew do if you say "I NEEEEEDD to go to the toilet."?

I'm offended by your comment.

Yes, it offends.

But you get squeezed onto the next flight with a really poor seat (if in whY), compared to my carefully selected seat on the original flight. Could end up being very uncomfortable.

Qantas' record on this route surely now means they can no longer justify a big premium over VA, on the basis that you'll get a wide-body. Surely?

This one took an unusual route over water the other day. Something to do with airspace being closed.

Wow, the desperate efforts rusted-on long-suffering Qantas FFs will make to reconcile their continued patronage of Qantas!