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Fuel increases as Trump starts throwing his weight around in the Middle East and disrupting supply lines is a good reason to have more economical aircraft

I am following in the path of the Barefoot Investor, who suggests following the Teutonic approach, ditching credit cards, and moving to cash. Anyway, I am looking for a debit card or travel card with points and Osko/New Payments Platform refills (aka one minute topups). I have checked QANTAS...

I agree with the sentiment having worked in a hospital that ran Windows 95 on the display for the lifts in the late 90s:eek: However, I would hope that Emirates, and for that matter, Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Bombardier et al look at Blackberry QNX (the OS used in Ford Sync 3 and other modern Car...

Pauline Hanson back in August flying Cattle Class to Senate School on Virgin caused quite a stir. The media were there at CBR. I had to refrain from asking her noting her views on Halal, which allows the consumption of crustaceans and camels, we should go back to following Leviticus word for...

Not that I fly much now as I have no reason to leave Canberra except for holidays. When I travelled lots last year, I always preferred Expedia to book over the Virgin website for this reason.

Mother-in-law checked in at the International Transfer desk using her QFF card, having already checked-in with her mobile. No quibbles mentioned, and the bus took her from T1 to T3 with no fees involved. Good to know for future reference, although getting back in the other direction will...

My mother in law is travelling home to Toowoomba tomorrow after three weeks training people across SNSW, and staying with us in CBR on weekends. Rather than fly CBR-BNE and take a company vehicle that may or may not have been deposited for her at BNE, and then drive the 2 hours to Toowoomba...

Caltex Australia: Caltex Rewards Program No good - Caltex Card will say no. That said, I'd love to see whether the POS actually stopped you.

Any update on this? I have a Shell, BP and a Caltex Card. At present I flash Fly Buys with Shell, but no EDR and Virgin with BP next year is to be seen.

How old is the child? There are harness straps you can buy that work in economy, and some airlines allow car seats. However, at feeding time, my wife and I stuck with the bottle/cough when an infant, and even as she got older, she shared some of our meals until she was entitled to her own seat...

I think the LCC analogy is harsh. While VA certainly have fewer frills, I thought Holiday Inn and $50 was reasonable compensation, and I have been treated well in the past in BNE with VA. My experience seems out of character based on chats I had with Holiday Inn staff last night. BTW - when...

I'm keen to vent and seek suggestions of what I should request from Virgin beyond serious grovelling for their complete inability to handle a large number of pax that missed their connection DRW-SYD-CBR in Sydney last night. I received ample warning that my flight was going to be delayed via...

Due to walkways being out the front of the international departure lounge, you will only ever see the tips of the tails from international. Dome Café in the domestic end is quite pleasant. Virgin will have a lounge when there is space in the terminal.

I still love my Nokia Lumia 920. Windows Phone 8.1 has everything I need, including a good camera, although I want more megapixels. The 930 looks good. Main frustration is Windows ARM devices cannot be used on Virgin WiFi, despite Lufthansa BordConnect making it available to WinRT/WP8 elsewhere...

If your credit card gives you points for gov payments, cop it on the chin and move on. SPEEDING FINES - GROWING YOUR POINTS BALANCE

Thereby killing the JNB route. My take on the new rules is that twin engines can now fly more direct. Am I wrong?

A lot cheaper than hiring a phone or SIM, and in the case of the latter, less risky. Got SIMs from BMobile in January, took over 2 Windows Phones (Lumia 920), a brand spanking new Sony, a Samsung Galaxy something, iPhone 5s and 4s. Only the 4s worked, and the Samsung partially worked. (In case...

Re: Advantages of SQ cross-referencing PNR's for traveling companions & onward travel Experience with Menzies aviation who do checkin for most airlines in DRW is to show online checkin printout ex SIN. Did this flying JQ to SIN, and MH from there to NRT. Worked a treat.

Can 777s do the routes as well? Would Borghetti possibly lease one for SCL, with SA if course now flying to JNB in partnership with VA.

Agree, Furans, Rusutsu, list goes on. CTS is at the hub of reliable snow at low altitude.