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What was the original departure time? You could try arguing that the new departure time isn't suitable because public transport isn't running (although, I'm not sure that's actually true after a quick check of the airport and bus company web site... that's annoying). But in general you can...

Given this thread includes discussion of connecting itineraries in US locations like SFO, I think that's a rather long bow to draw. The TSA would certainly have laws/regulations that require airlines to do everything they can to offload luggage when the passengers are not on-board. Does this...

I had this happen on Korean Airlines once at Seoul, when my inbound was late. I was near the front of the plane, I breezed through transfer security and the new gate was close by. They were incredibly apologetic about it but couldn't fix it as they had already boarded my replacement. I was...

My comment was not about duty travel or deadheading by flight/cabin crew, which as you note can have operational priority. My comment was solely about "staff travel" which has specific meaning in the Qantas world - this is discretionary travel by any company staff, and is not usually carried...

It is interesting to note how much is in fact at the agent's discretion, compared to how US airlines work. I suspect US airlines learned the hard way that having it all computer-based - making upgrades and standbies totally transparent, even showing on screens at the gate - is a fairer...

There must be precedents/caselaw about this (for MC99), for example if you are a large domestic airline like Qantas and have ZERO standby crews at a major hub like Sydney, how is that "reasonable?" As KF points out, it's totally foreseeable that on any given day, something will happen to *some*...

Yes, definitely. It's quite clear on the web site: "Charges will apply for any baggage carried in addition to your checked baggage allowance. " (Therefore, it follows charges don't apply to the amount that's included in your allowance)...

Carbon credit prices can vary quite a bit, so this may just be the market price changing, and maybe they only update this occasionally. The cost of $1.80 for 99.81 kg is about $18/tonne and $2.55 is about $25.5 per tonne, whereas current spot prices are around $30-$35 per tonne (based on ACCU's...

Here's a link to the ATSB summary page where you can also download the full report: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ao-2024-006

I heard the increase in weight was due to increased fireproofing to make the belly tanks safe (since they're right under the cabin). Do you know any more about how that was resolved?

I mean, they have , and so have tourism booster groups. But this appears to have fallen on deaf ears, as government can stand behind the environment justification and it's seen as an appropriate progressive tax (i.e. taxes people according to their level of spending - particularly the uplifts...

Does that method attract Fringe Benefits Tax? That was always by my company's accountants as the reason such allowance method wasn't allowed for travel expenses.

Ultimately all PER services will be single-aisle (737 or A321) as the A330's will be withdrawn from this route as per chat in other threads. So enjoy the rare A330 while you can.

I also recently flew on an AA 737-800 that was 20+ years old and was impressed with the good state of the cabin furniture. I guess they realise that's what passengers actually pay attention to - did their seat work right and have useful features like USB charging ports and upgraded overhead...

Well, there's always someone with a counter-example :) Yes, winter weather in southern US locations can be more impactful because they simply aren't prepared, and will take longer to do things like clear runways, and they might not have anti-icing capability, etc. But it's still quite rare...

That's a bit silly though. Much better strategy (if you don't have EF to find a blocked middle to sit next to), is to find a row near the back with the window/aisle already taken, thus leaving a middle seat singleton. These are likely to be the last taken up in almost any scenario.

SG/OWS is Priority Group 2 in the new system, so by separating Priority into two queues I guess were following the new system in practice, even though the group numbers weren't printed on the boarding passes.

Oh agreed about the US in general, I was just commenting that winter is actually the preferred time for DFW in particular. DFW does have international transit for your luggage, but you still have to pass through immigration (and have/obtain rights to enter the US, i.e. get an ESTA or visa)...

Boarding experience at DFW on Sunday for QF8: * The AA Flagship Lounge announced boarding was commencing, but we arrived at the gate (after 6-7 minute walk) and they were only doing pre-boarding and only commenced priority boarding at least 10 minutes later. I find this slightly annoying, why...

I'm not sure what this means, Dallas in winter is great - it's a southern US city and the weather is benign and delays are minimal. In terms of the US major Oneworld hubs, where you should avoid in winter is ORD (and to some extent JFK, though it's much better than ORD). Do avoid Dallas in...