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PEK-AMS KL898 So after a night in an airport hotel courtesy for Xiamen Airlines, I was woken at 7am by someone repeatedly shouting the word 'Breakfast' at me in English on the phone. Needless to say, I ignored it and didn't have breakfast. Arrival at Beijing I eventually found the China...

Thanks, I've had a sleep, so will see if I can find a way back to the airport to find a solution from someone there.

SZX-PEK MF8141 So, I was a little presumptuous about the seating assignment. 41A was in fact at the front of economy and an exit seat. Priority boarding with Xiamen and given elites given a gift bag with newspaper, water and peanuts. Meal served, but didn't try it. Ended up arriving too late...

TRANSIT SHENZHEN This is where things started to get complicated. As I was going onto a domestic flight I went to immigration, who then sent me back to the transfer supervisors. Apparently all transfer passengers need to be processed together as a group, so a lot of waiting around for all...

A mini TR for a trip on China Southern in Y. I have Alitalia Elite Plus thats due to expire this year, achieved through a status match. Prior to the journey I tried to select seats online, the website is a challenge to use and you need to enter your name in the as SURNAME/FIRSTNAME MIDDLENAME...

If I was in situation where a nearby passenger was snoring loudly and with ear plugs or headphones I couldn't sleep and wanted to, I'd certainly see the FA or have a very loud coughing fit next to them.

Yes, Qantas did post a photo of a Tiger Air aircraft and the response by Tiger etc

haha, now edited! Thanks.

Perception and reality can be very different things; one of my previous employers flew me Business & First everywhere, 5 star hotels, lots of perks and very well looked after yet it was the worst salary of any job I've had in the last 15 years... The highest paid job I've had and always fly full...

Sadly CMB airport hasn't got a great deal to occupy you for 5 hours, I'm surprised so early. Normally I've arrived there 2 hours before for UL and WY flights, no issues. EDITED.

Has anyone on the forum any experiences with China Southern? Travelling with them in Y next week SYD-SZX-PEK-AMS, have a 5 hour layover in SZX and planning to go out (if my bags are checked through and don't need to sit around waiting for a check in...) for a wander to a nearby mall etc. Any...

QF1 DXB-LHR departed 4.5 hours late this morning. I was on the SYD-DXB sector and we were advised on departure they'd had problems with the hydraulics on the cargo door and would need to be fixed in Dubai, so presume thats the reason for the late departure.

Sorry, yes absolutely correct. I also have travelled extensively in Europe by train and loved it. I don't particularly like driving so good public transport makes life much more pleasant.

Thanks for that. She has decided to go to the Mercure and get some sleep and breakfast, so now have an option if she isn't able to check in the bag.

European travel is in a race to the bottom, it was once compared to catching a bus, but it seems far more complicated now. Full fare airlines can be cheaper then the low cost airlines. The manoeuvres by these airlines have been aggressive though, in some areas Ryanair has moved in, undercut the...

Oh LHR is still the same, but LGW and MAN are fairly similar in that respect. Sometimes you can be lucky and everything seems to move quickly, other times the queues are endless. As a British passport holder it's a nightmare when I travel with my son because we can't use the e-gates. We are...

Many times when I've been travelling last minute, my passport details have only been captured at the gate. I have flown many times to the US from Europe on last minute bookings where the passport data has only been captured an hour before boarding, in fact on one occasion during a misconnect I...

One thing to be aware of is that with some cruise lines (I think Cunard included) have rules which may prohibit you from booking the cruise using a UK agent unless you have UK/European address, essentially forcing your hand into paying a higher price for the same cruise via an Australian TA...

My wife is flying into Darwin on Saturday on MH 145 arriving 04:15 and departing on QF 843 at 13:35, it's been a while since I've been to Darwin but I'm assuming there are electronic check in machines and electronic bag drop? If so, would the machines accept my wife's bag at 5 or 6am so that she...