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The restaurant will be open until 3, and if there are still people around we could always kick on at a nearby pub.

The last time I took QF37, the flight was delayed around 1.5 hours. On arrival into Singapore, they made an announcement about which flights all the (many) passengers with missed connections would be rebooked onto - most were the next evening. There were staff at the top of the airbridge to...

Westpac is making changes to Altitude, Qantas and Velocity point earn rates on its Platinum and Black credit cards, which take effect from 1 August: https://www.westpac.com.au/personal-banking/credit-cards/rewards-changes/ These cards will also add monthly caps on the amount of spend that...

Aegean has now updated its website. Award charts here: https://en.aegeanair.com/milesandbonus/partners/airlines/emirates/ It seems to be Aegean's standard award chart. Y & J awards only, and EK's carrier surcharges are being applied. The website is doing some weird things, e.g. showing...

I haven't received a fine from driving overseas (*touch wood*) but a friend got one from Portugal. The notice came by mail, months after the alleged traffic infringement, and was only in Portuguese. Of course, the deadline for payment had already passed long before the letter arrived, so the...

I would actually take an 11pm SYD-CBR flight by choice! But yes, I understand this point. In some markets, airlines actually have a large bank of prop flights from their hubs to regional destinations leaving between 11pm-midnight. They return around 5-7am. Finnair at HEL, Austrian at VIE and...

I received this offer from Velocity: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/offer?promo_code=FCDBLMAY25 Activate the offer and book a Link Airways flight (with either a FC or VA flight number) and earn double Velocity points. You'd need to travel by 7 January 2026. Offer ends 28 May 2025.

New Velocity promo. You have to activate the offer before booking: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/offer?promo_code=YQ053359 Earn 2,000 bonus Velocity points each way (4K points for a return booking) when flying Virgin Australia between Australia and Fiji, Bali, Vanuatu, Samoa or New...

If that was the case, why doesn't QantasLink run Q400 flights to/from SYD after 11pm? (Assuming there would be demand)

The following notice currently appears on the American Express website: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/benefits/rewards/membership-rewards/ Just in case anyone was planning to transfer their Amex points to Emirates, despite the recent changes to First redemptions (i.e. you can't get...

Thailand has introduced new air passenger rights, which include minimum standards of treatment and cash compensation for delays over 5 hours, cancellations and denied boarding. https://www.nationthailand.com/news/tourism/40050206 Jetstar has issued a notice today about how this affects its...

You might be one of the first people I've heard saying that the food is a reason to visit the Netherlands 😂 (And I used to live there)

A German blog has flagged quite a nice J fare from Sofia to... New Plymouth, NZ of all places! I did a bit of searching on Google Flights and found a few examples of this fare available on the Austrian website. The routings vary but you can go (for example): SOF-FRA-SIN-AKL-NPL on...

I can see a lot of similarities between Honolulu and Hamilton Island. A premium leisure destination with expensive accommodation, so it makes sense for Qantas to serve this market (attracting higher yields in the process), and for Jetstar to redirect its planes onto other routes. FWIW Jetstar...

Ugh, I'm booked to fly with Finnair again on 2 June :(

Thread for the next meet-up started here: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/canberra-lunch-saturday-12-july-2025.118139/

It's time for another CBR catch-up! Following some discussion here, AFF members (and any +1s) who will be in Canberra on Saturday, 12 July 2025 are invited to lunch. Let's meet at Sammy's @ Kingston Foreshore at 12pm. Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. See you there :)

You will earn points & status credits, as others have said. Qantas is often slow to update its website & points calculator when it puts a new route on sale. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantas-points-calculator-missing-routes/

The ongoing Finnair strikes/issues this year have been quite disappointing. I was due to fly with Finnair in March and it was announced the day before my flight that there would be a big strike on the day of my flight with many flights cancelled. I couldn't risk not getting to my destination...