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Most recent one - Melbourne to Chennai via Singapore. I'm in Singapore, standing in line for the preboarding area, and saw a sign that said Delhi. Oops, this isn't my flight. I checked my ticket. It said Delhi. I had booked myself to Delhi when I wanted to go to Chennai, and didn't realise...

I was surprised and delighted to learn from Qatar staff in Melbourne as I checked in for the flight that they had joined One World in October. The young guy on check in rang his supervisor to double-check, and yes, my emerald status would be recognised. I was instantly given lounge access and...

Re: The classic fobbing off from ground staff - i'll be out of their hair once I boar Ok, if more than a dozen is a typical no-show factor then I accept I may be incorrect. I did select my seat - no complaints about that - but I can't sleep without more space so I often check for that spare...

Re: The classic fobbing off from ground staff - i'll be out of their hair once I boar The issue is dishonesty, not the seat.

I don't expect to get the perfect seat on discount economy, even if I am platinum. I do want to be able to discuss it. I ask two questions - is the plane completely full? If not, is it possible to find a seat with a spare seat beside me. I'm away nearly every second week, flying across time...

I'm flying long-haul flights every 2-3 weeks, discount economy, because I work for an NGO. I do appreciate much of what I get as a platinum, and I think qantas staff are a great asset, but qantas are incredibly ungenerous with upgrades. Cathay upgrade to business on one leg of every flight I...

I'm a discount economy platinum - work for an NGO, so can't pay full fare. On a mel-LA flight, my non-platinum colleague got upgraded to business and I didn't. Seems pretty lousy. Never flown Cathay without a business upgrade. Very occasional upgrades with Qantas, and now usually only to...

I've occasionally been told they have blocked a seat for me on the basis that the plane isn't full, but that they can't guarantee it will stay that way. And i think the shadow must happen, because on occasion I have one of the few empty seats beside me. I don't expect it, but it's very nice...

Now I've never been given these. Except years ago one of the air crew accidently broke my expensive headphones. She felt really bad, but you know, accidents happen, nobody's fault. The crew thought i was so nice about it that they presented me with a gift of qantas headphones. Ok, only useful...

Pet peeves: 1. Countries that think they need a whole page-sized visa for their impressive graphic designs. 2. Immigration stampers who stamp on new pages when i'm running out. 3. The stupidity of requiring 6 months left on a passport for countries that only allow you in for 30 days or less...

Sigh. I'm just a rank platinum person who spends 40% of my life travelling, mostly with qantas, in discount economy to do something to help the poor of the world. I'm not quite worth as much as you...

How to serve your own interests: 1. FIND WAYS TO SAVE MONEY = Anything will do. Example - 'Inspection on demand.' means that engineers will no longer regularly check planes. Currently pilots and engineers both inspect after every flight, but pilots are not qualified to understand the kinds of...

Yes, i've had the same experience. What's going on there? They aren't fulfilling their obligations to one world. The one world site seems to make it clear that emerald have access to first class lounges.

Overseas lounges i get asked all the time...

It might if i knew what it meant. What's t-80? And isn't row 4 business or first? I can hardly read the posts on this site. Too many insider acronyms.

My honest reaction is that I feel like i've just been devalued. I work for an NGO, so I have to fly discount economy - no choice in that. I still spend a substantial amount on flying. I've spent 40% of my life away from home over the last few years. That's a lot of time in economy seats...

I love qantas. I think it's a great airline, and particularly made so by the staff who work on it. I've found other great airlines like Qatar are comparable rather than particularly better. With a few exceptions of course (& more often on flights that don't connect directly with Australia) -...

Because I don't have food allergies. The point isn't food allergies - my point was that it's a reasonable question for all sorts of reasons. People might like chicken but dislike stews or curries or black bean sauce. There is nowhere else in the world that I can think of where you are offered...

I'll often ask for a swap to an aisle seat with a spare seat or two beside it in preference for the others.

It's a strange way to describe your meals, but this question is still asked many airlines. It makes me feel like saying: I'm not sure. Are they cooked or raw? The beef - is there anything with it or is it just a chunk of beef? But of course I simply ask how it's cooked - my mother did teach...