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  1. trooper

    What's your favourite 747 memory?

    Not QF... Was travelling on the (now) hugely missed MNL-YVR Biz fare (AUD$1320) of fond memory with a leg to HKG on CX... I had selected a nice Upper Deck seat and was looking forward to it. As I went to board the gate agent looked at my BP... and asked "Are you travelling alone, Sir?" I...
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    Driving to Sydney Airport

    The car park at Kingston station is completely open and unsecured. I wouldn't leave even my OLD car there overnight let alone for a week. (Not even sure long stay parking is allowed anyway) As to Canberra residents "not knowing" about the train? The train takes 4 hours...to Central. And...
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    VA no longer issuing credits to travelbank (or anywhere else)

    Applied for the travel credit the day before the Voluntary administration was announced... have NOT received an email. We will see. Travel credits may of course end up being worthless. Like prf31 I am resigned to having lost the money..... any change to that I will consider a bonus...
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    Predictions of when international flights may resume/bans lifted

    The horizon was probably about 10-11 kilometres given where you were.... so the range they were firing at was probably a bit less? That is well within the range of the RN's 4.5" Mk 8 gun (which equips most (all?) of the frigates and destroyers) especially given a stationary target. Maximum...
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    No credit for business class flight on South African Airways

    You will likely find that P class doesn't credit on a number of *A airlines.... I recall this being raised a number of times here...
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    Jetstar stranding passengers with misinformation

    Sounds great...but how is a call centre meant to DO this? Age may appear to be relatively easy, but what do you suggest is the cut off? And what of groups of mixed age..do they ALL get priority because of one person over the magic age line? Prioritisation by medical condition however...
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    Cancelling [VA fare rules & COVID-19 uncertainty]

    How do major schedule changes affect the ability to get a refund rather than a credit? I can find nothing on the VA website. (Hard enough to find anything there I reckon) Have a booking CBR-BNE-TSV vv for early june… A very confusing set of flights in MMB seem to indicate we are now...
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    Platinum sitting in economy - Do the airlines pay extra attention to us?

    A different airline... Back in my NZ Elite days I was always given Business class headset/Express Pass and asked what "else" I would like when in Y. Those were good days ..lol Finest example was on an absolutely chockers flight LAX-AKL which (news to me) coincided with the end of the NZ...
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    What to do with cheap wine?

    Im not a wine drinker (allergic to something in it, not that we can pin down what!) ...but Im curious.... it seems that "cheap" is being used here as a synonym for "lousy".... I thought that was not necessarily the case?
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    Why do baggage handlers throw baggage?

    Why do they throw them? They have many bags to move and limited time to do it. Throwing each bag a few metres saves a few steps there, and a few steps back EVERY time. I bet that adds up rapidly! We all want to be able to check in right up to the cutoff at times ..and I suspect most would...
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    The one minor item you miss if you forget to bring

    My custom molded EARPLUGS!!! :D Some hotels aircon WILL keep me from sleeping. Great on the flight as well...
  12. trooper

    Air New Zealand Economy Skynest

    Thankyou! So it is. SO that's the maximum length of three Y seats? So if the Skynest bed is longer the point is still valid...it won't fit by simply replacing three east west seats. As suggested upthread.
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    Qantas Syd to US fare anomaly

    The cheaper fare may NOT allow stopovers enroute???
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    Air New Zealand Economy Skynest

    Nope. Three economy seats in Skycouch config reportedly give you 49" A 4 ' 1" Flat bed would be pretty useless.. (and it wouldn't even be that long due to structure) I think its pretty clear why they are looking at a north/south V shaped pod... but it will take up more real estate than many...
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    Which airline offers Upgrade Sydney to Honolulu...

    I believe FJ has their Bula Bid programme? You can get the A350 from SYD-NAN I think. Flights from NAN-HNL can be/are? however a narrowbody aircraft via APW or CXI. HA seem also to have a "bid up" offer for "eligible bookings". (Whatever that may be)
  16. trooper

    Emotional Support animal on Flights

    If you knew anyone with PTSD or Clinical depression you wouldn't be so dismissive. Tell them to "Grow up"? Yes, that'll help..... I hope noone close to you ever suffers from any mental health issues... but then again..you could just tell them to "grow up". Right? MEL_traveller has the...
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    Qantas and RSA in J International what is the Go?

    Im trying to work out how it can be attributed to laziness.... I would have though setting up a SELF service bar would be the lazy option?
  18. trooper

    Q Flyer - good, bad???????

    Thanks for that...Ive been looking at Roundabout for a RTW...
  19. trooper

    Free to Good Home

    1/400 x 180.25 ft..... 5.5" long give or take?
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    Would travel insurance generally cover cancelled OWA segments?

    Wouldn't that advice be contingent on getting TO the departure airport of the missed flight anyway, even if too late for the flight? Im unsure that one can just go ahead and "MOW" to the NEXT airport and expect to patch things up there. (Which seems to be what the OP was suggesting?)
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