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Was a nice email to wake up to. I’ve got my first flight of 2022 booked for the 15th Jan assuming it goes ahead given the situation in NSW but didn’t book with Qatar as I wasn’t sure what would happen to status extensions. Will make every effort to take advantage of this for the coming year!

Anyone think there’s a possibility of borders being shut for international departures and arrivals for Aussies given the recent spike in cases in NSW? I’ve got a trip departing for Abu Dhabi in January 15 and then onwards to Oman and Jordan and now getting nervous as I have no idea if this trip...

Just had a look now and started 5:26PM with call duration of 97min so not quite the 2 hours that I mentioned earlier.

Well I’m terrible with names so I don’t remember but he was great. Quick and easy resolution despite the long waits which can’t be avoided anyway.

After 2 hours on the phone I got a bloke who sounded like he had a heavy South African accent. Not sure where the call centre is based but they must be flat out regardless. He fixed the problem right away and I was immediately able to see seat selection, menu, etc on the emirates app. Not too...

Thanks for the reply. I spent my hour lunch break today on hold without speaking to anyone so had to hang up. I'm now still on hold on my second attempt. Its going to be a long night...

Hi all, I booked a reward ticket on Friday evening flying first class emirates to Jordan. I’ve been issued the six digit booking number which appears in both the QF and emirates app but the emirates app is stating that it hasn’t been ticketed yet so seat selection can’t be made. I also booked...

Thanks for the prompt reply. In this case I may as well book their A380 in first. I’ve already got a 777 first booking to Oman but that’s hardly exciting as it’s only an hour flight, if that.

Hi all, Is it possible to know if the upgraded first class on the 777’s are servicing Dubai to Istanbul before I make a booking? I can’t seem to find much info online. Thanks, Nathan

I apologise if this isn’t the right place to ask but I’ve booked a business ticket to Abu Dhabi on points for January. In the event of a cancellation due to covid whether cancelled by me or the airline, do I get the points plus the fees I paid in cash back? Also booked a first class ticket on...

I’m heading to Abu Dhabi in January and then to Oman but was looking to burn a few velocity points in the process. Quite surprising and a little disappointing that the fees are so high with redemptions. It’s a shame the a380s aren’t back. Don’t think I’ve done business on their 787 though it...

Haven’t shopped much in woolies recently as flybuys has been quite good. Completed a $110x2 for 5k points last week and now copped $130x2 for 5.5k points. Quite happy with this. A nice thing I noticed about WWR is that the points spend each week can be done over a number of transactions rather...

Hi all, I’m planning a short trip for January next year to go to the UAE and Oman travelling on a points booking. I noticed that Etihad include covid insurance for 31 days when travelling with them. At the same time Oman’s current requirement for entry on top of the usual visa is 30 days of...

I got an email saying my status would be extended by 8 months and today it got extended with rhe review date moving from 1st November to 13th November. I guess I’ve exhausted the extension entitlements? Either way does platinum drop down to gold?

I have ~750k of flybuys points that I could transfer assuming there was a decent bonus on transfers. I have a little more confidence converting flybuys to velocity now that I can book with partners. Unfortunately it’s still quite limited and although I’ve always loved flying with Etihad I find...

Pretty bloody ridiculous that they aren’t offering redemptions for international partners. I’ve got over a million in flybuys which I’ll probably just end up using through flybuys travel and I can’t see transfers to KrisFlyer coming back. While everyone else is getting on with it virgin are...

Shame. I photographed this plane taxiing at Sydney airport last week whilst having lunch. Hope there’s no significant damage.

Thanks for the heads up. Might stash some in the freezers…

Was having my lunch near Sheps mound a few metres back from the runway as I work nearby and saw a QF 787 taxiing for takeoff. Took a pic and checked the rego out of curiosity and it departed SYD with destination also SYD so can only assume it’s for training? Either way watching it go past...

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll collect a bunch and load them into my Apple account. Wonder if coles still have hard copies of their catalog at the front of their stores still. I’m tired of arguing with the staff at my local over scams so might come armed with proof of the promo.