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Sorry for going off-topic but saw this posted on Flyertalk regarding FRA https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/29/frankfurt-airport-a-special-kind-of-loathing/

I have some credit with an OTA and I want to book a trans-Tasman flight operated by QF. It is about 5% cheaper to book it under the EK codeshare flight number. Are there any pitfalls in doing so? I would like to credit it to QFF.

Yes I think you are right about the bus arrival at DOH. The layout of terminals and gates at FRA does mean that sometimes you are forced to rescreen when Germany doesn't require you to. For certain non-Schengen to non-Schengen itineraries transiting FRA, you can choose between going through...

Whether you have to redo security at DOH depends on how the security people are feeling at the time. Some origins (e.g. Africa) will always be treated as unclean but US, Europe and other Arab countries may be treated as clean. I suspect that pragmatism may sometimes come into it. If your...

DCC is not possible with Amex. Visa and Mastercard publish their exchange rates in advance, so it is always possible to know exactly what you will be charged to the cent (provided you have internet access at the right time and you know what your bank's fee will be)...

It's basically similar to Australia's system where non-citizens travel with only their passport and all the visa info is held online (and needs to be verified in real time at check in etc) The system is operational but like with all new IT projects it isn't working perfectly for everybody...

No, Settled Status is completely different to ILR, although both are functionally similar in that they allow you to live in the UK without time limit. People granted ILR in the early 2010s or before received a sticker in their passport. This passport would now be expired as it would be more...

And at MAN, only within the same terminal. I believe LGW intends to reopen an airside transit route "eventually" EU > UK > US and vice versa is already a pain because the UK forces you to reclear security whenever arriving from outside the UK. On a Schengen > Schengen > US or US > Schengen >...

Well you can do the same-day change on the BA app/website yourself rather than having to get to T5 first. For the 0900 flight they'd need to get to T5 by 0745 or so in order to process the change and then have enough time left to check in. That might be possible if bags arrive quickly and you...

BA policy is to never through-check luggage on separate tickets to other airlines. Correct there is no immigration coming from DUB, there is a theoretical customs check. DUB flights arrive at the southernmost gates of T5A in order to bypass immigration but not bypass customs (small risk of bus...

Two domestic flights with JQ. On the first flight parents were seated together and child (5) seated 4 rows away. Had a checked bag. When we went to drop it the agent proactively moved everyone into a single row together, even though we said it was fine to swap with one parent on their own...

The Post Office's rates are awful. However, for a few hundred £ it won't make much difference (especially if you don't have / want coins to make up an amount to the nearest note). Since covid, London has not been good for bureaux de change. You used to be able to buy and sell euros for less...

See https://www.qantas.com/agencyconnect/au/en/policies/book/baggage/interline-and-through-checked-baggage.html QF will do it when you have a separate ticket on EK, but in general most airlines will not do it, sometimes not even to a separate ticket on themselves.

I don't see why it wouldn't work anywhere that takes mastercard but there are very few reasons to use it in the first place

VS is a failed airline that is being propped up by DL, they are in no position to even think about this (although that won't stop Shai). BA maybe but they seem to be giving up on Asia and letting QR (an IAG shareholder) take over..

Debit card loads work instantly and with no fee at the moment I only use this card for an insurance payment which earns nothing on any of my other cards but gets a few points here

When was this because as I posted before, the searching on the airbridge stopped in 2018 (in my and my family's experience). I have flown to and from HK very frequently for the past 25 years except between 2020 and 2022 The UK, EU and HKG still only permit liquids in containers less than...

You have to do this in most of the world

Which of the Sydney CBD properties would be best to use a CSU? I have one voucher that I haven't been able to use and it expires in a month. I am IHG Diamond. I live in Sydney and have no time to fly anywhere, I also recently stayed at Voco Hunter and CP Canberra (which gave me a suite anyway)...

The gate confiscation of liquids at HKG on Aus-bound flights stopped in 2018