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I was on DL40 departing Saturday (SYD-LAX); only 45 minutes late into LAX but that doesn't tell the whole story. We had a medical emergency onboard and started diverting towards HNL. About an hour or two after the re-route, the captain announced the diversion was no longer required and we would...

At Sydney Airport it would be Heinemann Duty Free, they operate every duty-free storefront.

Google's Bard gave me some poetry: "Notre Dame's hush - secrets whispered in stone, echoes of saints and kings unknown." Not that you can actually visit Notre Dame right now, haha.

Great to hear things are working well with the new terminal and bridge connection from the Taj at T1. Changing terminals for the QF->6E connection is a small hassle but seems they have minimised it - I assume the shuttle bus doesn't get caught in traffic?

I haven't been so active on AFF recently, but came back to this thread today and scrolled past this photo quickly, saw I was in the Jetstar thread, and was like - wtf, how did you get that kind of spread on Jetstar? Glad there's not actually a rift in the space-time continuum...

No, emailing will not help, they won't answer regrading booking issues and they will take weeks to respond if they do at all. You really need to secure that BNE-LAX flight *now.* Every minute that you're here talking about it is another minute that someone will grab it before you...

What level of FF with Qantas are you? You can just book the BNE-LAX segment now, and then try your luck at getting Hobart/Auckland call centres to add the MEL-BNE segment later. They are seemingly the only ones with the right access to make this kind of change, it will always shows as "no...

I thought those were all for Jetstar? Not aware of any plans for QF to use A320 on standard domestic operations. The A321-XLR's are targeted for FY25 and are intended primarily for international, though as discussed above they could be used on PER flights too, as they are basically an A330...

No, I should indicate that it's commonly misunderstood by foreigners, I have gotten the above information from my Indian colleagues (and confirmed on Wiki just now).

Yes, this is commonly misunderstood, it's a uniformed service but not military. The arrangement is actually similar to the USA's TSA in that it's a nationally run uniformed airport security force. They are a division of the federal police and provide similar security services to various...

I really I do find it annoying however, when Qantas gives you what you're entitled to but claims it's just a "gesture of goodwill." No, finally adhering to your advertised service, after continued follow-up is not a measure of goodwill at all.

I did actually try to do that, but for some reason the edit button is not showing for that post. Apologies that I didn't make the clarification that my comments were valid if individual and worth over $900.

Your baggage allowance should actually be indicated on your e-tickets, have you checked that? Since the tickets are on separate itineraries, there's no "most significant carrier" rule or anything like that, if that's what you're hoping for. The baggage allowances apply individually. These...

Do you mean the "shell" type that recline within the seat without affecting the shell and thus the passenger behind? Cathay Pacific has these and I found them quite uncomfortable - no lower back support when reclined.

Just a reminder that this facility - either the duty-free airport store or TRS - is only for those taking the iPhone permanently out of Australia. If you are an Australian resident and bring it back, you will need to repay that GST on entry. There seems to be some misunderstanding on this...

Is it no longer doable, and for what reason? Personally I wouldn't play with fire and just cop the airport change. The fastest way is by bus and should take about 70-90 minutes. Or you could take an Uber for around JPY 25,000 (about AUD $360) - same transit time as the bus, not cheap but...

Exactly - I can't read the AFR article but I can see from the summary: "Officials are considering cancelling special allowances for cargo operators to fly outside curfew after the ex-PM wrote to Labor demanding it be scrapped." I believe this refers to short-haul domestic or Trans-Tasman...

At risk of getting off topic here, passenger curfew landings are only allowed from 5am to 6am, right? And only if they can land from over the water, regardless of weather possibly favouring the other direction (this rule also applies to overnight cargo flights).

True, and that's often because the airport train line is built as an afterthought and not along a main rail line - SYD is a happy coincidence that they were able to divert an existing line, basically, in order to get direct service from the CBD. Many US airports (that have rail service) are...

Yes, partially. The M1 metro line (not sure if they will use that designator, but let's suppose they do) used existing overhead wiring systems from Epping to Chatswood, and will do the same from Sydenham to Bankstown as well. As a result they use 1500 DC electrical supply, left over from...