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  1. CaptJCool

    Qantas FY25 results

    The interesting thing about business growth is how the growth % naturally declines as the baseline on which it’s calculated gets ever higher. I suspect QFF has “run out” of potential new customers 15 million of a population of 26 million is fantastic Secondly, of the customer base, how many...
  2. CaptJCool

    New Qantas promos including double status credits (book by 3/9/25; travel 4/9/25 until 22/8/26)

    Oh for the days of Anytime WP (plus non-flying guests) lounge access (now your guest and you both need to be flying) and JASA DSCs with 100% earn rate (now enshrined within Points Club at a reduced rate of around 70% albeit after a 0% rate for sometime between removal and Re-introduction)...
  3. CaptJCool

    Qantas FY25 results

    This was the interesting part for me This suggests… high demand periods are created by lots of occasional flyers wanting to fly during the same short period This is NOT helped by the States staggering their school holiday periods on different weeks creating an.elongated price hike time...
  4. CaptJCool

    New Qantas promos including double status credits (book by 3/9/25; travel 4/9/25 until 22/8/26)

    They fail to see the future If people get LTG and go elsewhere sure I’d they keep flying … nyet
  5. CaptJCool

    Airfield views/photography at Jakarta Airport?

    So there’s a Waving Gallery At Terminal 1 Left hand end of Terminal 1B It does look across the runway as I saw a jet take off … Was underwhelming .. That’s the skytrain Terminal 1 station in the background
  6. CaptJCool

    Airfield views/photography at Jakarta Airport?

    I’ll look on the way back The free Skytrain operates between the 3 terminals and the rail station
  7. CaptJCool

    Indonesia Air Asia returns to DRW

    I took this flight from Darwin on 21 August Was half hour late Zone system worked well Only front door boarding Even had the soft hard sell on board You might like an emergency row for 90,000 This flight was NOT full yet the two in our party were split up and separately seated and...
  8. CaptJCool

    Indonesia's Bali considering increasing Tourism tax levy to deter 'low-class foreign tourists'

    In going into bali on 21 August I stumbled over the place to have your bar code recorded It’s outside of the customs zone tucked along the exit route Would be easy to just “walk on by”
  9. CaptJCool

    Darwin Qantas Club - opening times for a late flight?

    Times have changed Photo on 21 August
  10. CaptJCool

    The view or two from my "office"

    One on top of every carriage Water fill-up Stop at Cirebon West Java Not seen anything quite like that ! Nor this Gunung Ciremay Mount Ciremai symmetrical stratovolcano
  11. CaptJCool

    Article: Guide to Lounge Access When Flying Jetstar

    That’s because there’s both a domestic QC and Business lounge in Adelaide There’s only the plaza Premium lounge inside the international zone From vague memory QF call the international flights in the Dom lounges
  12. CaptJCool

    Qantas Courtesy Upgrade Love

    I just can’t understand why IM not getting any Qantas upgrade love When I’m in the JQ(ueue). Sarcasm off
  13. CaptJCool

    Melbourne to London via SIN?

    In looking at the BITRE May 25 figures QF/JQ fly 56% of PAX over the Tasman USA & Japan, the UK Possibly that look higher than that QF/JQ clean up on Indonesia (QF itself barely 20,000 JQ 88,000 They do have their head ahead on South Africa and Phillipines THEY fly 0% direct to China...
  14. CaptJCool

    Melbourne to London via SIN?

    People are used to one stop service Even with the current QF9 And Paris They’re not used to non-stop at 125% of existing price If it’s the business crowd the PAX is not paying so they don’t care about price. Fact is 15% of PAX choose QF over any other long haul airline and they still want...
  15. CaptJCool

    Melbourne to London via SIN?

    Is there range anxiety with MEL-LHR ? land rights for straight whales have more chance of that is the case Or are we asking to defy physics ?
  16. CaptJCool

    Article: Public Servants Spent $1 Million More on Flights During Double Qantas Status Credits

    The QC will still be closed on the weekend with everyone in the J lounge 😝
  17. CaptJCool

    Superannuation Discussion + market volatility

    The simplest formula is to “Know how long you’re gonna live” The older you are the older you’ll live My dad is 90. Life expectancy is 94 That said A mindset of spend and gift means running the capital down at a rate that meets your lifestyle and inheritance goals
  18. CaptJCool

    Superannuation Discussion + market volatility

    So since Super is a tax arbitrage opportunity And aside state and federal defined benefits Govt pensions, super income streams are tax-free Of course the transfer balance cap (TBC) restricted how much of the earnings can be tax-free The other thing people don’t necessarily get is you can...
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