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    Article: Daytime Flights from Asia to Australia

    Not really because TK cannot sell that sector alone.
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    AFR's Joe Aston goes BAM!

    Clive Palmer is the only person who has come out of this with his reputation enhanced. Joe Aston as well, obviously.
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    AFR's Joe Aston goes BAM!

    Desperation on the part of the government, it's laughable. He is in opposition, they are making decisions affecting Qantas while asking AJ for upgrades and taking them. .
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    Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

    VA77 CNS-HND on Tue 29 Oct, the main meal was nice without being great (chicken a bit boring), but everything else was superb. Wonderful service from Laurence, absolutely pitch perfect. Plenty of drinks, snacks offered, etc. Central Otago pinot noir is always lovely. The fried rice (chicken...
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    No, it's not, QFF status tier qual or re-qual only requires four sectors on QF. And they have an actual, proper international network in Oneworld. I've always said that the best part about being a QFF member is not having to fly Qantas - QFF has suddenly become more attractive.
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    That's a massive ouch for me and, I suspect, many others. I comfortably retain WP each year with SC earn (mainly international travel with partner airlines and some VA domestic) but struggle to make the 8 eligible sectors on VA. That requirement is now replaced by the 50% rule, which is much...
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    Velocity introduces Forever Gold lifetime status tier

    OK, thanks, so the old system but a lot fewer SCs earnt than before. This is off-topic for this thread though. Sorry.
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    Velocity introduces Forever Gold lifetime status tier

    How will the new "SCs based on $ amount" work when flying on partner airlines?
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    Velocity introduces Forever Gold lifetime status tier

    Yes, would easily qualify if partner flights and family pooling counted in full, but 9000 credits of the 12000 total need to be VA flights personally flown. So unlikely to ever get there unless VA suddenly starts doing int long haul with a decent J class. (Fingers crossed for the QR wet lease.)
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    ANA partnership with Virgin Australia

    Isn't there some way you can play with the search URL to narrow the search down to business class rewards?
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    Qantas boosts international capacity, wet lease Finnair aircraft

    LOL, the best thing about being a QFF member is flying other airlines.
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    SQ Tips, Trips and Tales

    Yes, same with us, we always plan ahead and select our seats, and don't care if we are seated together. Except in our case, it is aisle seats in Y! And I would never give up my aisle seat for a non-aisle seat to help out a couple who did not plan ahead.
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    Latitude 28 Degrees $8 per month starting September 2024

    Yes, received 12 mth fee waiver text message 30 minutes ago. So will be keeping it for now. They must be losing massive numbers - the guy at Bendigo Bank said they have been receiving 20,000 applications per day for Bendigo Ready card. He instantly knew what I was in there for!
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    Latitude 28 Degrees $8 per month starting September 2024

    So, to summarise, just about the only option is the Bankwest Platinum Zero that meets these criteria: - no annual fee - no minimum spend requirement - must be a credit card not debit card - no foreign transaction fees - official MC or Visa exchange rates Is this correct? Thanks.
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    China Airlines business class?

    Yeah, I flew SYD-TPE-NRT vv in J in 2022 and thought their catering was excellent, multiple courses of elegant, tasty food. Also the Kavalan whiskey was very very nice.
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    China Airlines business class?

    When you get into town in the morning, go straight to Yong Le Market for great sushi (from 9am).
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    China Airlines business class?

    If you are there for 36 hours, then definitely stay in town, many nice hotels near Taipei main station, easy transfer from the airport on the fast train. Lots to see: wet markets, night markets, the National Palace Museum (amazing), maritime museum, Taipei 101, Taipei Zoo and gondola, CKS...
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    AFF Review: ScootPlus on the Boeing 787-8 (ICN-SIN)

    Yes, it is amazing value and very comfortable.
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