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Has anyone used the JAL lounges at JFK? Looks like JAL is the only OW airline in that terminal so I won't have any other options...

I always OLCI for domestic and always check with First desk for international.

interesting thread. some good runs in there - esp. the NAN ones.

domestic status runs in Aust tend to be pricey...

My history of mixed results with baggage priority hasn't changed with the NGCI tags. On a recent trip to SYD-HKG-SYD, I was flying J with WP status. In SYD First check-in put First tag on my bags. In HKG my bag was one of the first on the carousel. First tags on return leg saw my bag (and...

why wouldn't you check in online in advance. if you have a NGCI card you don't need printed BPs

without a bag drop facility not sure how many people would be able to use this. wonder how may people fly internationally with carry on only? still, like the technology.

This analysis is great work. I find the plat card is a great option.

i would stick with QFF and Oneworld. the VA offering is not solid enough yet.

which is fair enough from the airlines' perspective

interesting info. thanks

i did the LAN SYD-AKL-SYD in April as part of an Easter getaway. But the points have not been credited yet, despite a couple of emails and phone calls with staff who advise that it will be done.

...and 4 people hardly constitutes a crowd.

mine have survived the following, unscathed: several SYD/MEL/SYD 2 SYD/HKG/SYD SYD/LAX/JFK... and most significantly, a couple of AA flights internally in the US. And given the state they are in when my bags re-emerge from the AA system, that's no mean feat!

[/I] And, in my experience, that's not an exaggeration!

Regarding the Admirals Lounge, whilst access is a benefit for SG, the quality of the domestic lounges is very ordinary. Clean, yes. But other than a drink voucher you've got to pay for everything else. QF lounges are streaks ahead.

hi. i'm Gold status. have return Q-class flights (SYD-LAX-JFK) booked. just noticed that policy is Q class not eligible for upgrade via points. anyone know what my chances are of leveraging my Gold status to get an upgrade?