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    Qantas bus between Syd and Cbr

    I wonder how often though for someone arriving at SYD (from overseas at least)......the bus to Canberra would actually get them home equally quickly? I usually fly to/from the US with NZ... so on arrival at SYD I jump on the next Murrays bus to Canberra (flexible ticket so whichever bus I CAN...
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    Paid upgrade Qatar Promo fares

    I think they meant for the two legs outbound...for both of them.
  3. trooper

    AirBNB - Share your experiences here

    Treat it better than my own place. (That's how I treat hotel rooms too...I must be weird - and I am in my 50's FWIW... )
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    Qantas excess baggage USA

    I suspect there would have to be a SEAT purchased to be able to add baggage (I doubt a lap infant booking would enable it - but I'd call on that!)
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    Booking double up - poor advice from Qantas costs [now sorted with refund promised]

    OR.. to be able to hold a fare for 24 hours. It is the airlines choice WHICH of those to offer. I couldn't name an airline off the top of my head offering the hold rather than the 24 hr cancel...but it is unwise to assume all airlines "have" to offer the 24 hr cancel.
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    Changing a transit flight between SYD & MEL

    That will depend on the specific fare conditions of your ticket...
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    PR MEL/SYD - LHR in J return $4999; one way $2999, plus Asia from $549 in Y return

    And to complete the circle. The check in and flight experience at BOTH ends was very good. We were travelling to the "2019 Australasian IPSC Match" ( a very large pistol shooting comp - over 900 competitors from around the world) . Staff at Sydney were friendly, helpful..AND (shock!) KNEW...
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    Checked baggage on transit/layover award ticket

    The baggage storage at SYD (international) is very conveniently located.... another option?
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    Seeking advice: US ESTA for transit

    And that is a good bit of advice that sometimes seems to be less well known!
  10. trooper

    High peak season airfare ripoffs

    That seems relatively easy to explain..... non stop flights nearly always command a premium...(How much to fly one way AKL-LAX on the same day?) ….add in the fact its a one way AND the necessity to depart from a different COUNTRY to get the better pricing and Im sure other factors come into play...
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    Seeking advice: US ESTA for transit

    It is not requested..it is required....as already mentioned there is no (or very little) actual "Transit" possible through the US (I believe several airports have sterile transit procedures for some I-I transits but it is certainly not widespread)...it is due to the way most US airports are...
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    Worlds first all electric plane takes off.

    Especially for purely recreational aircraft....
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    Worlds first all electric plane takes off.

    Aren't we going to need a "propellor to jet" type of leap in battery technology to make this a realistic proposition?
  14. trooper

    Those wise old sayings! (and the not so wise and not so old)

    This one is a wise saying... but is used in a mistaken and not-so-wise way by many.... ;) "The exception proves the rule" People say that in the sense that the exception confirms the rule... which is of course ridiculous... "Proves" in that saying is the other, older meaning of...
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    What is wrong with people? [Why does getting on a plane make some people so dumb?]

    Bill Engvall summed it up nicely... "They check their brains with their luggage"
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    International Driving Permits/Licences

    Who suggested that? Like many (most?) my understanding is that IDL's are only required when the license uses a different alphabet (or syllabary) from the country being visited.
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    Access to a GDS

    Far simpler to establish a relationship with a TA who is prepared to book from ITAmatrix itineraries... Be warned though...not everything you find on ITA is actually able to be booked....
  18. trooper

    I had a curious thought

    And Ho Chi Minh city is still SGN and Beijing is still PEK..... and people still ask for Fax numbers.....
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    How to book stopovers

    Sure did! Albacete, Spain...Dezful, Iran..... Awww... nothing for GHI... bummer! :D
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