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A band of classic Brisbane storms swept across YBBN this afternoon in peak hour. Here are a few screenshots of resulting tracks.

RAAF Huey test flights were a good time for groundies to get their first fly. As I recall, I was the one flying back to the pad after the testing had been completed. The flying was all going wonderful (and straight) until I slowed to 10knts, the pad started going side ways out of the forward...

yes, all sell the same cruise. limited options going to this part of the continent. if you can get over the price then it's only the southern ocean to deal with

I want to obtain a tax invoice for my annual travel insurance policy. The best I can get from Qantas Insurance call centre and online is the confirmation Tax Invoice which has the words "(includes applicable GST/Stamp Duty)". There is no breakdown as to how much GST or how much stamp duty. My...

we had a similar discussion with a Westpac application. It was obvious that the offshore person did not comprehend what was being presented. We tried presenting the information in various summarised tables and all Westpac would say is it was declined and the hidden decision makers would not...

Was your process handled onshore of offshore?

After 55 minutes on hold, 3 minutes conversation and I gave up on getting the NRT-BNE as a one way booking. Decided to take up the EDR giftcard route this afternoon which gave me enough points to complete the return booking.

I was hoping I was able to break that. The itin I have is BNE-NRT in Y and J return.

The J classic redemption NRT-BNE is available when I booked it for MrsAlbatross as part of her itinerary. Now being short of points I want to book myself NRT-BNE as a one way J redemption but it wont show on the website. It will show if I do it as part of a BNE-NRT-BNE itinerary. I wont have...

The term "conditionally approved" is just a nice feel good confirmation. joins the likes of "save up to 50% on hotels".

a) Miles will flow into VA and the points and SC will follow family pooling rules. Well that's the way it worked for us and recent UA flights. b) No idea on that one. General question would be "where are you planning to utilise your miles?" If you are going to redeem in the next three years on...

One aspect of overseas call centres is the agents feeling that they know all when in fact many may not even have a passport let alone any idea of what it's like to be on a multileg itinerary with a seemingly impossible connection. They will bully people into accepting impossible resolutions...

You are right as I get a confirmation message "You have successfully stopped pooling Points with Albatross710. Changes will take effect from 12:01 AM (AEST) tomorrow."

We are looking to book to Antarctica in Jan 2025 and particularly intending to do a cruise from NZ to Ross Sea. There are a limited number of cruises which seem to be available through many 'specialists', for example the same cruise...

Mrs Albatross & I both have 12k in our respective Krisflyer accounts. MrsA is unlikely to have any SQ earn in the next year or so. I have upcoming economy travel on SQ which I will need 58,000 miles to upgrade eligible Y to J Our current Velocity setup is Family pooling with Mrs A pooling into...

Next May we are thinking of doing a quick family trip to Thailand. In our itinerary we have a critical point being an AirAsia flight Chiang Mai to Hua Hin. The flight is only scheduled twice a week BNE-SIN SQ SIN-CNX Scoot CNX-HuaHin Air Asia BKK-BNE SQ I know the SQ flights are solid. Have...

Not many takers offering ideas, so I will chip in. My complaint about the shoddy treatment we received in the United SFO Polaris lounge didn't go any further than bouncing around call centre staff. My lost baggage compensation claim with Lufthansa bounced around their call centre staff to/from...

Your overseas trip is not the best time to test your airtags. Can I suggest dong some local testing leaving one in your car or in your backpack. The good thing is they just work.

I asked to view some wartime aerial photos only available in the reading room. The librarian took the opportunity to scan them. Joining the library and starting the discussion may result in a scanned version.

Ok, that makes sense. I can see on the days after a recent cancellation they had the larger aircraft the following two days. A simple google search started to reveal the size of the problem across many airlines How Recent Pratt & Whitney Engine Troubles Could Affect Its Airbus A320neo Market Share