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    Qatar Airways Refund Terms and conditions - Beware

    Specific seat selection charges are becoming more common. Allocated by the airline at check in or available for free selection X hours~days before the flight. Many variations. Need to check carefully when making a reservation. BA (and QR?) charge for (most) business class seat selections...
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    New Qantas International Route from Adelaide to Auckland

    QF newsroom https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/major-milestone-for-south-australia-as-qantas-launches-new-international-route-and-business-lounge-for-customers/ .... Air NZ operate AKL<--->ADL. So a ADL<--->CHC or ZQN or WLG would offer some thing different. A different market ~...
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    Add a stopover in Hong Kong and save 10% on CX fares to Europe, North America and more

    Not that uncommon for low priced CX fares to many frequent flyer programmes CX do not pay $$, to buy the ff miles/avios/points from QF ffp, AA ffp, BA ffp etc on low fare buckets to reward (~bribe) pax for flying with them
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    Omaha Eppley Airfield

    off topic Seem to have many very interesting aircraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command_%26_Aerospace_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_museums
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    Omaha Eppley Airfield

    The only AU airline that does long haul flights is QF (and ~ JQ) VA has a few B737 short haul fights. QF have yet to fly to ORD (not far from OMA) and other major airport A small minor airport in Nebraska: not a hope (TomVexille is being optimistic)...
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    Help me get to Canada...

    What have you found? Looked at FJ Fiji Airways cash or QF award? Only searching for 3 awards?? Look for 1 or 2 or 3 Getting 3 awards may be hard. So may need to get 1 (or 2) awards and cash for the others https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_International_Airport Another way is cash to...
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    Upgrade to Business using Qantas points on Emirates flight

    As above posts Or cancel J award and buy EK First with hard cash or an (unlikely) QF F award. Have any EK ff miles/points?
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    Qantas Award Jetstar Business Cancelled - No Business/Premium alternative offered

    When is the flight? Using the clients QF ff points? If not immediate, is for Qantas Freq Flyer to resolve or full refund A premium seat classic plus is not an award seat. Just a different method of cash payment.
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    Qantas relaunching PER-AKL/JNB

    QF media release https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-takes-australians-further-announcing-two-new-international-routes-and-more-choice-for-customers/ Chairmans lounge money well spent Are many ex pat South Africans living in WA & NZ AA media release American Airlines and...
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    DOH-MEL-ADL redemption but want to get off at MEL!

    My understanding is going to be replaced by a CBR tag on flight, to get around the restrictions on main city flights (2 Dec 2025) https://www.qatarairways.com/press-releases/en-WW/245351-qatar-airways-to-resume-daily-flights-to-canberra...
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    Riyadh Air willing to buy planes held for Chinese carriers

    For some models AirBus have final assembly in USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Mobile https://www.airbus.com/en/about-us/our-worldwide-presence/airbus-in-americas/airbus-in-the-united-states Not a lot different to Boeing who "assemble" in various locations from parts "made" in parts of...
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    Qantas marks 90yrs in Singapore

    QF newsroom 17 April 2025 https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-celebrates-90-years-of-international-flying-bringing-the-world-closer-for-millions-of-australians/
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    LATAM customer care experience today

    The OP's other recent LATAM thread. Same problem~same trip? https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/latam-booking-failing-at-payment.117747/ As above, booking via a real Travel Agent may be the solution, even if a few $ more.
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    Melbourne International Business Lounge Dungeon Food

    Off thread topic I was in the lounge last year when someone with a large tablet was walking around with 2 others. saying new bar here, new bathroom etc Was announced Feb 2023 (over 2 years ago)...
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    Los Angeles (LAX) Transit Questions & Tips

    Are both flights on the same PNR/ticket? Or separate? Can make a big difference if a problem Note OP has edited post 1 "Horizon Air ( Alaska Air?)"
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    Auckland Airport No trains until end of April

    Off topic Current Auckland rail shutdown is maintenance ~ upgrades. rnz --> Auckland passenger trains shut down for most of April https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/service-announcements/april-rail-upgrades
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    Melbourne International Business Lounge Dungeon Food

    The MEL T2 QF business lounge is on level 1, about 6m above ground. But no natural light or wall to the exterior. So not a "dungeon", even if feels like it is. Leaving the lounge, turning left to gates 9 &11 are above the aircraft. Jetbridge has a down slope. Next time I am gates 9 & 11 will...
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    Auckland Airport No trains until end of April

    Hardly anyone, including those people who live in Auckland. https://www.aucklandairport.co.nz/transport/public-transport https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/bus-services/airport-services/
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    Bonus points on American Airlines with QFF Gold status

    In oneworld ff earnings are based on marketing carrier (flight number) when an eligible operating carrier and an eligible fare class. All oneworld airlines are classed as eligible.
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    2 x fully flex tickets, each ticket using for only one leg

    If you try to cancel 1 leg of a return ticket no guarantee you will get a "refund" for what you think is the fare for that leg. May (will) get zero or the airline may actually request more $$ from you to fly the remaining single leg. If it was that simple 100's of people would be doing that.
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