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Unfortunate timing of the QF11 arrival early morning meant we were facing a whole day staying awake in a very foreign time zone. But in these situations I really appreciate the benefits of elite status and we were able to check-in at the Intercontinental LA Downtown just after 9am. I made sure...

Wife plus half person (child). ;)

Its a long ol' flight and doubly painful in whY, but alas the budget just didn't stretch to booking a 4-y/o in J! QF11 departed and arrived on time, few bumps across the Pacific as is to be expected, but nothing outrageous. The real bonus here was some great WP treatment onboard (after F...

Lounge #3 is very familiar to members here :) @Melburnian1 will be happy to know that QF11 is on time (but QF73 is delayed due engineering, ETD 15:30). Time for a quick bite, comparing the Sofitel service between the Sydney Wentworth hotel and the QF First Lounge.... and corn fritters in...

Boarded an ATR via CBR gate 7 this morning. Stairs behind the aerobridge.

Sofitel Sydney Club Lounge Complimentary entry as a LeClub platinum member. Check-in (in the Club) happened to be afternoon tea time, so coffee and sweets while the staff completed the process. Very nice way to start. Later, after exploring a bit, we returned for evening canapés. Since last...

Nice @Melburnian1 :cool: 10,001 posts

Still posting occasionally on twitter @erkpod

Sorry, i was lazy just referring to the other thread. I tested 'positive' to the wand test and was detained for about 10mins while security worked out it was a false result. My bad for cutting it too close. This was CBR gate 8, yes with direct sight line to security, only about 25m.

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I flew both ATR and B737-700 ... and the A330... all in the last week, but never a VA A320.

Today the family (myself +1.5) is embarking on our journey to Prague - the long way 'round. Main destination is Ireland (OzEire going home). More to come but the itinerary to start: CBR SYD. LAX. JFK. DUB. LGW. DUB. PRG. WAW. VIE DUB. BOS... JFK LAX SYD CBR. (47,983 km) A snap from our first...

Perhaps similar, my anecdote in the "tested positive for explosives" thread was a 'failed to board after check-in' scenario. In that instance I was standing 25m from the departure gate (at security) as my name was called repeatedly over the PA ... while I waved at the gate agent. Thankfully VA...

No ATR love @andyhui01 ? :) Ps. I love that you have 105,000 unread messages!

Thanks @Strategic Aviation for the latest update. I've just re-read this thread and find the evolution of events and our (AFF's) reaction quite interesting. Particularly months later as we now know much more about the situation and it's aftermath.

Nice! Can it be xrayed - ie. fit into the machine and not containing metal that blocks xray penetration?

So, for those VA WP's who attained 1%, do we now refer to them as WP1 ? @Pleb Status @CPMaverick @jasecao @tomasp @Muppet501st @bean @Bagpuss

This is 100% right. If the extra cost of offering a service at a premium location is fixed, so should the surcharge be fixed. Someone is going to pay for those extra costs, one way or another, through a fixed one off charge, a daily surcharge or (as in OPs example) a fixed percentage of total...

Note stats are last 12 months except the first one (days since joining). I'll join the pi$$ing contest :rolleyes: not bad for BIS domestic Y while maintaining QF WP as well.

Very generous @Happy Trails ! Congratulations MattG