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Another +1 for this. Yep, I have had this happen. Was just starting out on an OWA about 2 years ago, and QF11 was late into LAX and missed our connection to MCO. We also missed the replacement flight due to CBP delays, and were eventually put on Delta to fly across direct by the ground team...

FJ has it on their SYD-Fiji-US flights if you can book/change to them? In business you even get a voucher to use it for free (spoiler: it is not great, but should be sufficient for messaging).

Not on my Plat either. But I do have a Sony $350/$50 which I think is new.

Just checking you are trying all 3 NY airports? Not sure where you will be staying, but it is usually pretty similar cost/time wise to get to any of them.

IME 330 days for AA domestics (although last time was about 2 years ago).

Just out of interest, how do you buy enough points for an SQ J award that quickly/easily? Assume that is for a Saver?

For those interested (like me), it is 126,500 QFF points + $189.71 for SYD-NAN-DFW in J.

Possible for international arrivals, but I think GE would still be very beneficial for Nexus/TSAPre for US domestic/intercontinental legs?

They've already taken the credit file hit and were presumably getting the card for other benefits besides just the 50k points (which they will still get), so why not proceed and see what happens.

Just confirming you have checked your Aeroplan account for the points? Others have mentioned how they have just appeared in their account with a prior date and not been immediately recognisable.

I am on QF12 in late July and for us the timing change to 2345 happened months ago - looks like early Feb.

Sure, but the provided additional documents match the information given in the initial application, which has now been rejected and they can't give any explanation. (FWIW it was literally just payslips that they asked for.)

Anyone else been told they are conditionally approved pending provision of payslips/etc and completing ID verification at local branch, only to then be told the application is unsuccessful once both of those tasks are completed? Seems a bit disingenuous at best.

Same, my wife had a full water bottle when leaving Doha (non-transit) about 18 months ago, showed it to security and got a disinterested shrug. (We were flying J which I think had different security if that matters.)

I have a bunch of new offers on my Plat this morning - some similar to last week's hotel deals, some new ones. Eg: United $1k/$200 Avis $250/$50 Hilton/Marriott $400/$80 Also 5x Amex bonus points up to 2,500 points

Anyone got any tips for an easy/easier flight offset? My review date is 30 June and the only flights I have booked at the moment are international for 3pax so would cost ~25k pts to offset. Don't suppose the offset a random flight thing still works (did it ever)?

I have now had a look on wayback machine for about 6 months and can't see that it was mentioned previously, so fingers crossed it is still ok!

But there doesn't seem to be any mention of it on the HSBC page once you click through from AC. Not sure if there was before? Given they (HSBC) are the ones actually providing the financial product, I am a bit concerned, as was planning on applying in the next week or so.

YR (bottom left) is also ~$500 different. Edit: actually both numbers are exactly $511.20 different. Not sure of the significance here.

I got told by VA 30 days from the statement which shows the bonus points from the issuer.