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How many Qantas staff does it take to change a ... enforce priority boarding? I'll try to keep an open mind, but as a SG, I suspect that if I leave the lounge when the first boarding call is made, with this new system when I reach the gate I will encounter two lanes of confused people in groups...

I'm a Q Tag fan and they have never failed me yet - apart from occasional temperamental behaviour from bag drop carousels, usually if there were old international barcode stubs still stuck to my bag. It will be a shame to see them phased out and a shame not to be able to sail straight up to...

You've really got to wonder how much revenue they really think charging for row 4 will earn them vs lost goodwill and people deciding to try the competition instead, and realising that the gap in product these days between QF and VA is much narrower than it used to be. And that sure as hell...

The screenshot above is from 24 March 2025. And yes the braintrust is right. Upon closer inspection that SYD-DXB is in F. QF seem to have done away with the exclamation mark on the search results for mixed class bookings and have now just hidden the detail below when proceeding with a...

I'm not sure if this is something longstanding I've just never known, whether it's something recent that I missed the memo on or if the QF website is being it's usual buggy self. I was looking (in vain) for classic rewards on SYD-JNB any time early next year in J or F. Unsurprisingly nothing...

EK often release award seats to QFF in J and F in the 2-3 days prior to travel. But that is probably too much of a gamble if you actually have to be somewhere by a certain time. EK carrier charges these days are also very steep.

ZL413 MEL-ADL 8:55am departure. The day before the flight, EF was showing me in 1A as the only pax in J and all business class fare buckets as availability of 7. Morning of departure the cabin was full apart from 1D. Y looked about 80% full. My first time in the Rex lounge in the bowels of T4...

After trying unsuccessfully to use the compflight.virginaustralia.com website intermittently over the past few weeks, I finally got it to work tonight to book a simple MEL-SYD-MEL weekend trip at the end of June. Previously the site was crashing just trying to look up origin and destination...

I'm still waiting. Though I'm not sure how mine will appear seeing as I had family pooling switched on during the promotion to tip +1 back over to SG and then switched pooling off a couple of weeks ago in the hope of those bonus SCs landing in my account. Will need to check +1's activity...

Great TR. Thanks for taking us on the journey. I used to ski at Rusutsu in the mid-late 90s and loved it. Glad to see that the kitsch trappings of the hotel are all still in place! Though a bit sad to hear that it's getting "discovered" and therefore busier. My other go to place in that era...

I'm actually now second guessing myself whether it was free or still green with a $ sign at OLCI. I was still half asleep when I checked in. I'm flying again next weekend. No doubt others will chime in with data points.

I had my first flight this morning since the changes. SYD-MEL. I got 5F at T-80. 4 D,E,F were selectable for a charge. A-C were occupied plus a shadow according to EF. I was 1 minute late for OLCI at T-24 and 4F was taken. 4D and E were available to select for free. I prefer window seats and 5E...

To be fair to this particular CM, the selfie-taking "influencer" type across the aisle from me was probably someone I'd prefer to avoid if I'd been working that flight... 🤣 It seemed every crew interaction with her was hard work. 1713427802 I was driving at the other end, so I guess turning...

Or a reduction in status holders when people loosen the golden/plat handcuffs and fly with VA or ZL instead, sometimes in J for not much more than QF Y (row 4 or otherwise) for flights at comparable times.

VA744 OOL-MEL 4pm departure. Choices were pumpkin pasta with optional chorizo or Kung pao chicken. I had the pasta. As per a couple of posts up, the pasta was oddly sweet - I think it had bottled mint sauce in it which just didn’t work. (Weird substitute for pesto??). Just 4 pax in J - all...

Not to mention that exact same bacon and egg roll was a recent staple in a cardboard box in Y. QF is really taking the ssip by whacking that dry fast food travesty on a plate, sprinkling some rocket leaves on it and calling it a J meal on a three hour sector

When QF get it right, they really can get it right. I wonder if your CSM Ben was the same Ben who provided excellent service on my recent SYD-HND flight. The airline has some great ambassadors in that role, in spite of so many other shortcomings inflicted by senior management.

I’m in the “neutral” reaction camp on this for now. CR+ isn’t something I see myself taking advantage of. Like AFF the article said, if a CR+ fare looks like good value, the cash fare is probably worth considering anyway and pocketing the points and SCs. But for a family flying to DPS or NAN...

It happened to me once during my year as a VA SG. Over wing exits also became selectable for free at T-24 on busy flights

The lettuce must be the closest approximation the DEL catering firm can manage to Neil’s leaves! I beg to differ on fish on QF. I’ve had some excellent fish dishes in the past. Usually barramundi with a variation on either Cantonese ginger and shallot or something like black bean sauce. They...