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    London to Edinburgh Road Trip

    Over how many days? Once off the motorways can be slow driving. Compared to AU not many miles, but a lot to see-visit. Can go up the west or east. Do go via the centre M1. M1 motorway - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A1(M)_motorway
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    Cancelled flights & waivers due to Cyclone Alfred

    https://www.bne.com.au/updates
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    Cancelled flights & waivers due to Cyclone Alfred

    Now reclassified as tropical low, so not a cyclone https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-08/what-to-expect-from-ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred/105024858 Wind strength lower, but rain continues. https://www.bne.com.au/updates
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    Can I visit Qantas Domestic lounge instead of International lounge?

    I was in MEL Int lounge in Sept 2024. A person with a large tablet and 2 other people were wandering around. The gentleman with the tablet was waving his arms about and saying new bar here, new corridor here, new rest rooms here...." Got a link to those press releases...
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    Hawaiian & Virgin Partnership to Finish on 1 July 2025

    Not unexpected given the HA brand (owned by AS) will be a QF partner and joining Oneworld. Nothing found on HA or VA web sites about this 07 March 2025 ExecTravAU---> Hawaiian Airlines ends Virgin Australia partnership
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    Skytrans to Operate Q400s for QantasLink

    https://www.skytrans.com.au/ A twisted web of ownership and control. Will be keeping tax accountants-tax lawyers in a job https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skytrans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avia_Solutions_Group Hard to know if any financial link with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlexFlight
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    Transiting DEL T3 - no visa required?

    With separate tickets you are not connecting or transiting. Just happen to have 1 flight ending at an airport and another starting at the same airport. CX will check you have passport/visa for full entry to India, as that is where they are taking you. The chances of CX accepting a separate...
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    Melbourne overnight options with Etihad

    If you look at MEL T2 international departures you can see there are early am departures. (move the departure time slider). Sample for 07/03/25 YJ 01:30, EK 03:25. So immigration - security will be open, but may be time limited https://www.melbourneairport.com.au/departures? .
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    Advice on FF program

    For status earning would need to check the rules for each fpp. Not an easy task. What other airlines do you between Australia, Europe and Asia? 1 trip is not a good basis to select a freq flyer pogram
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    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    Depending on your/airline definition "connecting" does not happen on separate tickets. Just 1 flight ending and you happen to have a separate ticket departing from the same airport.
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    Advice on FF program

    Look here for partners (broad guide)--> Where to Credit | Where to Credit Etihad Flights But check the details, including fare class And welcome to AFF
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    Qantas PE downgrade to Economy - no refund offered

    What is the route? Some countries have consumer protection laws that may give a fixed reimbursement.
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    Best card to avoid foreign transaction fees

    The foreign transaction fee is one consideration. The other is the rate of exchange a bank/cc uses. Can vary. When I go to NZ, for weeks at time, most times use no hard cash (but have some)
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    Qantas HY25 results

    When one of headline HY2025 announcements is refurbishment 10~20 year old aircraft starting in 2 years time obvious not all is well. If it was starting in 2 months time would be a different impression. Some other airlines with aircraft that old are sending to the scrap yard...
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    Qantas Status Credits in Europe/Middle East

    Agree that 4 segments should/could earn more than 2, but check the earnings per segment. LHR-xyz-abc-xyz-LHR vs LHR-abc-LHR.
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    A rant about BA's Complicated Award Booking Processes!

    Does Qatar QRPC allow you to book an award flight for others? From what I have read on FT with BAEC-QRPC you do not need to move avios, but can see and use the avios in the account. (true? others will know). Having 1 old BAEC account and 2 new BAEC accounts would not have helped.
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    Qantas Status Credits in Europe/Middle East

    Starting-ending in say MAN, EDI or where ever, so another segment, should push up the SC. https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/earn-points/airline-earning-tables/earn-category-tables.html#british-airwaysflighs...
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    Qantas HY25 results

    From https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-delivers-strong-result-enabling-investment-in-new-aircraft-and-cabin-upgrades/ Translation: We (QF) have no idea what we are doing. It is utter chaos
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    Six million people a year would use train to Melbourne Airport

    Its election season, so MEL airport rail link back in the news. Doubt if anything practical will happen this decade. Will be big $$$$ spent on reports and studies https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/26/melbourne-airport-train-line-funding-anthony-albanese Govt PR spin web site...
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    VA international for work?

    More likely due the agreements your company has with FCM and specific preferred airlines. The real amount your company pays will be less than the "ticket price" you are shown. Rebates (to your company) and margins FCM clip off the top. FCM are, lets say, unusual...
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