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Was surprised to fine myself on one of the refurbed 700 (NQI) this morning MEL-SYD. The seat looks to be slightly different in terms of the upholstery and tray table / literature set up but otherwise feels the same as a refurbished 800 seat. WiFi has been fitted but it’s entertainment only no...

He did with the bilateral and the backlash for both Qantas and the government was enormous which is why we’ve now arrived at this. Had Alan stay muted on this one Qatar would have gotten its 28 extra flights without the need to pay Bain billions

Really wasn’t expecting any special treatment. My question was just that why couldn’t they just charge me whatever it cost at the airport and instead I needed to phone the overseas call centre.

With the amount of money the gov needs to or is already pumping into Rex surely it’s better to see it go bust, then run a essential air service style competitive tendering process to subsides an operator to fill the gaps.

You are right. I meant HNA aviation. Great news, looks like it’s not just HX but redemption is also now available to HU/JD/GS as well. I’d expect plenty of availability on those flights due to the abysmal loads but I guess without the ability to search up rewards seats online it makes it a bit...

Yeah not expecting anything for free but even if they had to charge me a why couldn’t the airport staff do it at the counter like every other airline? The staff at the lounge was nice and friendly, I was PT, she addressed me by last name and even double checked with her supervisor sitting next...

I missed my flight yesterday due to an accident on the M80 ring road. By the time I got to the gate it’s already closed and the AC already have its aerobridge disconnected. Went to the lounge and the service desk staff were very friendly but they were unable to help - insisted I had to call up...

Yeah if you have full discretion to trigger the benefit payout (get 80% of your fare back) then it's technically not insurance. If you pay an additional fee to get 80% of your fare back only when certain events happen or condition is met then it would be insurance and immediately make the...

0 chance for that to happen. Be prepared to do your own transfer at AUH (grab luggage, head back upstairs to check-in and be responsible for any missed connection). What you are tying to do is sort of like skiplagging and airlines very much frown upon it because it messes with their revenue...

If SQ checked you through (bagging and boarding pass) at ICN then more than likely they'll take care of you, even though they technically don't have to these being separate ticket.

Global Distribution System. Essentially the systems that airlines/travel agents use to connect to each other to make bookings etc. In your case your ticket is issued by VA's GDS system, then because it involves a QR flight VA's GDS system needs to tell QR's GDS system it's made this booking on...

VA won't through-check baggages at Australian transfer airports with separate tickets from it's own domestic -> international short-haul flights. I‘d say the chance of them doing it for the QR operate flight at DOH is slim.

Well interestingly I don't actually have an ABN nor have I registered for business flyer but I did activate the offer (before realising it requires an ABN to register) and I now I just reliased the bonus SC landed anyway. 🤷‍♂️

Change of mind or force majeure (i.e. weather) refund is not a right protected by the ACL. That is governed by VA's contract of carriage and the one-year expiry of the travel bank credit is legal. It stinks but it is what it is. You could use the travel bank money to purchase a flex ticket far...

I think it’s better than I thought. If I understand the terms correctly it’s a 6 month pause where my review date shifts to Nov from May, then I retain Plat for another 12 months after the pause. If I apply right before my review date in May 26 my plat status is effective guaranteed until Nov 27.

My review date is May and have already requalified for next year (so Plat sorted until May 26). With a new bub I have the option to use parental pause. Does that mean my next review date will be pushed back till Nov 26?

Mate get your logic together. Your whole business case was like “undercut Qantas/Rex” then you throw something like “oh yeah setup an extra base on the east coast and base E190s there instead of Perth where they are making good money FIFO”. The 700s exist because the FIFO airfields are too hot...

Aside from profitability another factor the arm chair CEO hasn’t considered is the (opportunity) cost to shuffle these aircraft between the coast. You’d waste 12 hours ferrying an E190 from Perth to Melbourne/Sydney and back - that’s a full day of revenue flying the aircraft could have done...

Ah well. Thought there’s some trick that we could use to extend the calendar like with the QF websitr 😂

How did you do it when the VA calendar is only 330 days so the furthest out is Feb 3, 2026?