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The USA is, and always has been, a country of contradictions. I stood at the Jefferson Memorial in January reading Jefferson's impassioned appeal against slavery -- written while he was a slaveowner. The more things change, the more things stay the same. If you think what is happening now is...

Well, obviously there are competing interests here. On the one hand VA should be about maximising revenue from paying customers (even if they're "paying" in points rather than currency). On the other hand, VA should be about looking after its (lets face it, long-suffering) staff and if that...

In the SYD lounge (which, incidentally, markets itself as the “Virgin Australia Lounge”, not the “Virgin Australia Business Lounge” as per the title of your post) the wraps appeared on Sunday at 10:30am, immediately after the breakfast food was cleared. Strange that it’s different in Adelaide.

Not showing for me yet. What's the timeframe? Six months? ;)

Status credits earned after your review date accrue to the new membership year. Last year the time between my review date and renewal date occurred during the triple-status-credits promotion and I earned 480 SCs between review & renewal date, helping me to requalify for Platinum for another...

A "big risk"? No way. Tens of thousands of people enter the USA every day, and despite all the media attention there are only a few cases of detention/deportation that we know of and none from the past couple of weeks. The article below is the latest I've read, but note that it cites only three...

It's hard to know because it's my understanding that DFAT and those providing consular assistance in some countries will often advise that people do NOT go to the media, as this can be counterproductive. Even after the event, people could legitimately fear for relatives, acquaintances etc and...

Look up “married segments”. This has happened to me more than once and yes, it’s incredibly frustrating. It’s not a “new rule” but it might not be “general incompetence” either. Long story short: the airline might have determined to make SYD-LAX awards available, but not BNE-SYD-LAX. Like I...

As always, the dialogue betweeen @RooFlyer and @justinbrett has been an entertaining read. Arguments on both sides are strong, however, I’m sure @justinbrett understands that there are always going to be examples of a discrepancy between the law as written and the law as practised. I could...

Many decades ago when I worked in customer service, I was instructed that one of the features of really good customer service is that when a mistake is made or there’s an error, we should always go to greater lengths to put it right than the customer would expect. You’ve just outlined an...

The phrase “If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry” comes to mind…

“USA” and “rules” seem to have a very weird relationship sometimes. Which I suppose is the point of this whole thread.

When I was in the USA in January I flew domestically three times. The first two times I just showed my passport. On the third occasion I kept my passport in my bag and decided to find out how they’d react to my showing my Australian drivers licence. The TSA officer let me through with a smile...

That’s how I read it, too. And maybe there’s some encouragement from recent developments such as many forms of tech being exempted (which will hugely benefit Apple, among others). However, the rationale for exempting iPhones etc from tariffs is that there’s no smartphone manufacturing industry...

Maybe I’m missing something but if Delta is forced to abandon orders from foreign aeroplane manufacturers (Airbus etc) and instead place more tariff-free orders from the local manufacturer (Boeing), wouldn’t the current Administration in the USA see that as a win? Doesn’t that sum up the...

It’s been known to take up to a few weeks, but generally it’s a week or so. You just have to check back a couple of times a day, or you could follow the Milelion’s socials as per the article above.

https://milelion.com/2025/04/10/psa-singapore-airlines-award-seats-temporarily-unavailable-at-t-355-days/ 1744535415 And welcome to AFF!

Don’t miss the “Terror House”: the former Secret Police headquarters which is now a memorial/museum. Moving, informative, and very well done. You won’t understand Hungary and Hungarians until you’ve understood their recent history….

Honest question (from someone who tries to generally avoid the Qantas ecosystem): I know that the setting of the MEL international business lounge is inferior to other Qantas international business lounges. Can the same actually be said of the food & beverages as well?

Welcome to AFF @Bushranger ! You won’t find a more knowledgeable group of people than on this site, so I’m sure you’ll be able to find a lot of answers to your questions! As for your specific question, we have an “Ask the Pilot” thread — maybe pose it there...