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  1. Mattg

    Qantas Green frequent flyer tier

    It was previously an option: https://wine.qantas.com/p/climate-positive-delivery/OFFSETDELIVERY But if you try to add this product to your basket, the website now automatically removes it at the checkout.
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    Up to $400 off return SQ flights to Europe with MasterCard & promo code

    Got this email from Singapore Airlines: The offer expires on 13 May 2025 or "until the cap has been exhausted". The discount is available on flights from Australia to Barcelona, Brussels, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, London, Manchester, Munich, Milan or Zurich, for outbound travel dates between...
  3. Mattg

    VA562 misses Sydney curfew but lines up for approach anyway

    I just listened to the ATC recording of the approach and go around, and there aren't really any clues as to why they started the approach after 11pm in the first place, nor why they went around at the last moment. In the ATC recording, the plane is cleared to approach runway 34L and cleared to...
  4. Mattg

    Qantas Green frequent flyer tier

    Not sure if this is a recent change or not, and I might have missed this before, but looks like you can no longer make Qantas Wine deliveries carbon positive (and thus getting a green leaf) for $1.
  5. Mattg

    AFF MasterClass in Sydney on Saturday, 6 September 2025

    For anyone thinking about staying at Crowne Plaza Sydney Airport before or after this event, IHG has a sale on at the moment and the room rates have dropped to around $200/night. These rates can be cancelled without penalty until 30 days beforehand.
  6. Mattg

    Gym in an airport?!

    Nice (mainly for whoever has to sit next to the people using it a few hours later) that there are also showers nearby to this one!
  7. Mattg

    Cathay reopens The Bridge lounge

    Interesting to see that the First Class section of The Bridge ("Exclusive retreat") is only for CX F pax and Diamond members. Oneworld Emerald flyers are specifically excluded.
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    Gym in an airport?!

    Istanbul Airport has a barber airside.
  9. Mattg

    Gym in an airport?!

    I was at Tallinn Airport yesterday and was surprised to see gym equipment in the departures hall. It was free for anyone to just go and use. Apparently it's a new thing: https://airport.ee/en/tallinn-airport-unveils-new-sporty-initiatives-to-enhance-passenger-experience/ I would actually...
  10. Mattg

    Kris+ app

    This is on again for 2025. From 1 May to 30 June, earn 10 miles per $1 spent at Kris+ restaurant partners in Sydney and Melbourne. https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/au/ppsclub-krisflyer/use-miles/krisplus/feasttofly-au/
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    VietJet Qazaqstan launched

    Wow, that's an interesting partnership! Will provide a bit of competition for FlyArystan. In the local Kazakh language, Kazakhstan is spelt "Қазақстан". The "Қ" is sometimes transliterated into English as K or KH, but the language is currently undergoing a reform and the "correct"...
  12. Mattg

    No Business Velocity Reward seats on some domestic flights

    It's clearly annoying, but I'm not sure what there is to investigate? Clearly Virgin is choosing not to offer any Business Reward seats on some flights, but they're within their rights to do this as they don't promise something different.
  13. Mattg

    Article: Guide to Lounge Access When Flying Jetstar

    I imagine the rules would be the same as for any other Jetstar ticket. https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/status-and-clubs/status/platinum/lounge-access.html From the above page, if you have a JQ flight number on your ticket and it's international, you are permitted "One accompanying...
  14. Mattg

    Tromso to Helsinki using QFF points?

    Well done. You need to get this ticketed ASAP. I would call back if I were you or contact Qantas on Facebook to get the booking ticketed.
  15. Mattg

    Article: How to Improve Airport Security Queues

    I just cleared security at WAW through the Fast Track lane. There were no signs at all with instructions of what to remove from bags etc., and no security staff at the unpacking point to ask. So, I figured it wasn't necessary to remove my laptop and sent my bag through. Walked through the...
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    30% bonus when converting selected hotel points to Velocity until 6/6/25

    Get 30% bonus points when you transfer from 3 participating hotel loyalty programs to Velocity by 6 June 2025: Accor Live Limitless IHG One Rewards Shangri-La Circle https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/partners-offers/hotels/hotel-transfer-bonus
  17. Mattg

    Tromso to Helsinki using QFF points?

    It should be available, but sounds like you need to get the right agent. Which is very difficult to do if you don't have Qantas status. It's a shame that Qantas makes this kind of stuff so hard sometimes. :( Even as a Platinum QFF member I once had to call 7 times to book a simple one-way award...
  18. Mattg

    Tromso to Helsinki using QFF points?

    You should be able to book this over the phone with Qantas. Trying hanging up and calling again :)
  19. Mattg

    Velocity 15% transfer bonus May 2025

    I can’t say for sure if they would have applied automatically, as I ended up doing another transfer later in the month which triggered the bonus.
  20. Mattg

    Alaska MileagePlan adds Philippine Airlines as a partner

    A great development. I wonder when these flights will become available to redeem on Alaska's website?
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