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When You price yourself out of the market, passengers go elsewhere Aside NZ where Air NZ and QF Roughly 50% each (and I took the flight Melb - Christchurch with just 40 PAX) their other routes are lucky to carry 15% of all international PAX (plus JQ is more) The other Airlines offer better...

Had a vague recollection ? the taxiing activity was longer than normal due to a closed taxiway so there was a whole run sprint of much extra distance From further vague recollection the weather had been rainy (water ingress was mentioned as well) With situations of risk Often there is a Low...

So the 2 other insights in the OAP conversation The census data from August 2021 The people turning 67 today were 63 in 2021 In that data, the 60-64 group no more than 290,000 (less deaths around 9,000 per year 60- 70,000 per quarter would be turning 67 this year yet the OAP for that age...

A sop to the 2 million age pensioners who own their home who vote LNP

Yeah that was reported in the Australia’n today Adjusting thresholds reduces the OAG financial liability WITHOUT raising taxes

June 2025 figures for Age pension are available

Perhaps that’s expecting too much of travel insurance ? Like is it really designed for Medivacs rather than delays and inconveniences - in the original definition it was to cover the loss of sunk ship or house that burnt down Rather than the mod cons of private health insurance for example...

Cause the airline didn’t play NICE?

J = business Y = Economy

A Major Herculean feat! This from 10 April 2025… Is the 3rd Sister the one on the Left or Right?

Sounds very post 9/11 fare pricing …

There’s signboards at Southern Cross station that says other Seniors outside of Victoria are eligible for Concession fares So I swapped my adult Myki for a new card which has a black texta C on the back of it

Today’s AFR Link to the Review https://www.finance.gov.au/publications/reviews/report-review-australian-government-travel-policies You can download a copy there Interestingly APS spend is 3.3% of QF Bookings $25.9 million 1.4% of VA bookings $2.7 million.

The lowest I’ve heard in here to achieve Platypus (platinum) was $3,000 - involving indirect routings to Noumea or somewhere like that The lowest likely ever is to be in Points Club (while it only pays roughly 70% of the original JASAs that enabled fantastic SC) you can get to points club for...

There’ll be temptations at the Crowne Plaza…for Good times

ABC reported in Oct 2024 that its govt policy to get rid of surcharges And this today https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/warnings-banking-could-get-more-expensive-card-surcharge-ban/105619350

The things you find

No It’s just an exhibition at Walsh Bay https://titanicexhibition.com.au/sydney/

Sydney Bangaroo lookin towards Anzac bridge /Balmain/Goat Island Help the first Pilots Yes, that’s a paddle steamer

I’m on a prepaid Optus plan They can’t charge anything for roaming so I get the SMS Free at Zero Cost