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  1. Basalt

    Chances of HKG airport disruption from Typhoon Mangkhut?

    Thank you for the response, we have an award booking, booked via QF, MEL-HKG-LHR-MUN on the one PNR. MEL-HKG on Friday with CX, HKG-LHR-MUN on BA, leaving just before midnight on Monday.
  2. Basalt

    Status credits from Qantas Amex Ultimate bookings

    Yes, I've received SC from using the $450 credit, make sure you enter your QFF number in Amex travel though when you make the booking.
  3. Basalt

    Chances of HKG airport disruption from Typhoon Mangkhut?

    Hi all, We're flying CX into HKG on Friday (from MEL), flying out on Monday night on BA32 to LHR. Seems in the middle, Typhoon Mangkhut is due to pass rather close by on Sunday: SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT Tracker | Cyclocane It's currently a Super Typhoon Cat 5, though likely to be maybe +/- Cat...
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    The true value of status - why NOT to spend to seek status...

    I'll bite... My partner and I typically make it to midway between PS and SG every year through regular flying. I chuck in a little status run every year to bring just me to SG. This gets us domestic lounge access as we fly together, fly red-e deals and are, umm, lets say solid imbibers. The...
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    Double Status Credits on QF Operated Flights. Book 9/8/18-14/8/18 for travel 21/8/18 to 8/8/19

    I think you're onto something here. I've been SG last 3 years and have used DSC every year but they've made very little difference because of timing. Last year I think I managed a miserable extra 40SC from DSC promo. DSC's are not going to get me to WP any time soon however if JASA's were still...
  6. Basalt

    Life Time Gold - The [Realistic] Holy Grail

    Domestic travel? It's really the only reason we're going for it, otherwise I suspect BA might have been the target.
  7. Basalt

    LTG Life Time Gold - who actually uses this?

    I'm inclined to agree with this sentiment for international travel, however I think a sweet spot for LTG is domestic travel. I can see a time in our latter years when most travel will be domestic and we're no longer on the QFF points gravy train, so the odd international trip we'll pay for...
  8. Basalt

    LTG Life Time Gold - who actually uses this?

    How about this for a base line: 700 Red e deals SYD-BNE-SYD = $196,000 for 14,000 SC (assuming cheapest standard red e deal of $140) 700 Red e deals MEL-SYD-MEL = $252,000 for 14,000 SC (assuming cheapest standard red e deal of $180) Then one could do all sorts of other best case 'baselines'...
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    LTG Life Time Gold - who actually uses this?

    I'm seriously starting to wonder about the utility of it too. In my mid-40's but only got onto the QFF bus a few years ago so only have 2500-ish SCs, gaining SG every year looks to continue indefinitely, so by the time I gain LTG in about 18 years at the current rate SWMBO and I will be in a...
  10. Basalt

    Qantas priority boarding - crippled by Communists?

    Whilst the behaviour witnessed by the OP is clearly at odds to efficient boarding but common sense is just not that common. Thing is this 'human element' factor that airline training and rigour is supposed to minimise seems to be increasingly more common. Personally though I see a greater hold...
  11. Basalt

    Anyone purchased for Epiqure recently? How long for bonus points to post

    Last four orders posted in 3-5 business days; most recent last week, and then going back two months. Up until this year I was consistently getting points posting within 24 hours and very often the same day (<8 hours).
  12. Basalt

    Loyalty and airlines - are we expecting ridiculous things??

    I agree and I'm only a recent (last 4 years) member of the FF bandwagon and have also run that path. I'm "loyal" only because I need to stick with one airline for any sort of status as we don't fly enough for multiple airlines status. Pretty soon after I joined AFF, in conjunction with increased...
  13. Basalt

    Qantas site a mess

    I think a DeLorean at 88 mph is required so that the flights can be unflown back in time...sorry if that makes as much sense as QF's IT change management.... :p
  14. Basalt

    Qantas site a mess

    Well I've just managed to log on, despite the outage notice still being up on both the IOS app and the website. Looks same same, but they've actually fixed the issue with Jetstar SCs not being added to the bonus SC tally. Wonders will never cease....
  15. Basalt

    St George Amplify card - $139 for 90k points (discounted fee via specific link)

    Just to add a data point for those considering tag-teaming the St George and Bank of Melbourne signature cards, I had a St George Signature card about 9 months ago, got the 90k points and then cancelled. Four months ago I moved my home loan to BoM and got the BoM Signature card thrown into the...
  16. Basalt

    Qantas Award Charges Outrageous

    This is one of the many points regarding what I think is a fundamentally specious argument re 'if you don't like it take it elsewhere', aka, 'you're using it, so you accept it'. QF clearly market (quite a lot) that you can 'redeem points for flights', they don't market that you can 'redeem...
  17. Basalt

    Where are the power sockets? A QF guide.

    Just noting that the V and Freq is 110V/60Hz in those photos. Most laptop and smart phone chargers are good for 110-240V and 50/60 Hz, but you won't want to be plugging in something that only wants 240/50....
  18. Basalt

    Qantas a330 downgrades

    Oh, I certainly don't have a problem with a bus if the plane can't fly (e.g. ash clouds) or there isn't a plane!! :) I'd rather get to my destination than hang around in an airport or some squalid hotel the airline puts you in!
  19. Basalt

    Qantas a330 downgrades

    I disagree - we are paying for a service and getting to a destination is an element of that service. Otherwise it wouldn't be a stretch to say it's perfectly fine for an airline to substitute a bus. Also notwithstanding that most full-service airlines (i.e. not LCCs, and there's that word...
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