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I had this flying Emirates DXB-MEL last year, I'd forgotten this little quirk of flights to Australia with the extra secondary security search to confiscate liquid at boarding. Luckily Emirates had a new bottle waiting for me at my seat.

I may have to do that, or collect from family when I am back in Melbourne for Christmas. Ironically the physical card is most useful to have when overseas, travelling with partner airlines in countries where they do not seem to recognise digital cards or question if they are trustworthy or...

What's the point of this... Qantas asks me to choose something where there is actually no choice.

Just checking, would a ticket originating outside Australia (ie LHR-MEL-LHR) booked with an overseas Travel Agent still be eligible? I don't see it in the T&Cs to say bookings need to originate from Australia (but I think I recall this being a condition of previous offers). And if the booking...

Interested to hear if anyone has made use of Jetstar's new free Same Day Change in the Flex Bundle to move to a different flight on the SYD/MEL route. They say subject to availability, but do not mention if it just needs a seat to be available, or if it needs to be a seat at the same price point...

In DFW they don't make you collect your bags and re-check anymore when transiting from international to international. There's an article on Business Traveller about International-To-International (ITI) baggage transfer service being available at Dallas (Fort Worth) between AA and Qantas.

And card surcharges are illegal in Europe, so they can't add it to your bill, like they would in Australia!

I don't understand the obsession with compensation and ignoring the more important and valuable aspect of EU/UK regulations in event of delay or cancellation: - reimbursement of all additional expenses, including transport, accommodation and meals - choice to be re-booked on another airline to...

It may have been strategic - they get rid of all the people who don't make them much money, maybe even lose money on. People who only use it as their backup travel card and cancel ASAP to avoid any fees. Or perhaps the exodus was far greater and quicker than they predicted so they had to stop...

Agree I wouldn't really bother if transiting the US or Australia - both countries require transit passengers to collect their bags and go through immigration and security. It's beneficial in other countries where it can allow you to completely bypass passport control and security, and just walk...

I believe it's to catch people who don't declare all their income to the ATO, the banks are being asked to dob them in to the government.

I've been lucky on many occasions with QF, QR, CX, AY and AA agents. BA has always refused.

I got pinged with something like this from CBA and when I questioned it they said it was new Australian government legislation requiring them to collect the information and pass to the ATO

That's just Heathrow baggage handling, happens with all airlines there.

Yeah but have a look at BA, they've cancelled hundreds of flights this month for operational reasons, so I don't think this is something unique to QF.

You won't want to hear that a 10-year UK Driving Licence renewal costs £14, or free if you're over 70.

A lot of the reporting is focusing on quick refunds. Often that's not in the customer's interest - you get your money back, but then may have to buy a more expensive same-day fare on another airline. One of the best things about the EU legislation is requiring the airline to cover all...

Don't want to take this too far off topic (since it's about flying Europe's shorthaul "Business" class) but certainly agree it's worth comparing Ryanair and easyJet, especially if you're based in London and going for a weekend trip in Europe with an underseat bag only. Their timing also often...

QF9 PER-LHR cancelled for a few days, replaced with QF209 PER-SIN-LHR Leaves PER over 4 hours earlier, to arrive London at the scheduled 5am.

Thanks for this, similar story for me - was dreading having to call during AEST 9-5 from the UK. Though I've just tried to use this and cannot login due to "system issues" ... too many people cancelling perhaps?