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  1. anat0l

    What cheeses me off

    This is true, so long as the agent knows what they are doing (which more than half of them do). When you're put on the spot for it, e.g. by a QR agent, it's less helpful then, but I tend to note down all partner PNRs on my documents before I start a trip for reasons like this (let alone for...
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    Spice bar at Melbourne Qantas Domestic Business Lounge

    For anyone who is curious about the Lion's head meatballs, this is what they are: Lion's Head (food) - Wikipedia I'd say by looks that the version on offer in Melbourne is a distinctly smaller and simpler version.
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    NAB acquires Citibank Australia

    Just a note that Suncorp Banking was acquired by ANZ last year, so it's only a matter of time before being moved over to their systems. Likely not a huge concern, but so there.....
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    What cheeses me off

    I'm guessing @drron booked the QR flight on a partner (AA maybe?). Carriers on a ticket issued by another carrier sometimes have their own PNR that is different to the one who issued the ticket, and many airlines are exceptionally bad at showing what those partner PNRs are (VA is a notable...
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    What cheeses me off

    WCMO social media posts that identify First Class while showing a product or lounge that is Business Class.
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    What cheeses me off

    Well, there are, and they are very good tools, but it's still not simple. If there's lots of people which you need to remove, you'll have a wonderful time selecting and removing people clusters (or one) at a time. Of course, when the person is removed, the app uses AI to guess what should have...
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    What cheeses me off

    The IG generation does make it frustrating in this respect, but depending on where you are, it just may be par for course and you'll never get a photo without people in it. A classic example - I went to the Taj Mahal last year. You see those wonderful photos in magazines etc. with no people in...
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    Earn up to 110 Qantas Status Credits on the ground

    The savvy ones will achieve however much they can with what they do anyway, rather than explicitly go out and get them through huge changes or deliberate unnecessary spending. If it so happens someone can scoop 110 SC by not shifting any or much of what they do anyway, all good. Maybe it seems...
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    Qantas' New A321XLR

    If maybe there's only one thing that marks this as a gamechanger, is that QF is starting its significant shift away from Boeing to Airbus, particularly of its workhorse domestic fleet. They might have been better to anchor the announcement on that, though that might have been too much of two...
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    Singapore Airlines Business Class Meals & Menus

    That looks a treat to me, but I am Asian and can appreciate these kinds of dishes can be tough to present elegantly.
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    A bit of humour

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    Earn up to 110 Qantas Status Credits on the ground

    I won't get the full 110, but it'll provide a nice trickle. Thanks for the tip!
  13. anat0l

    Current Qantas First Lounge Menu (SYD/MEL) and relevant topics

    This is where I'd ask for a side of bread, since that acidified oil would be nice to have a bit of a dip in.
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    Qantas' New A321XLR

    If you believe that's the be all and end all of the comparison.
  15. anat0l

    Qantas' New A321XLR

    From what I can see from the seat map, the A321 needs five cabin crew? I think, as already highlighted, one of the other main concerns will be service. Seems the team is not quite up to speed (pun intended) on working the cabin, especially in Economy, but put that aside it's still a big ask...
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    Qantas' New A321XLR

    Let's take a more pragmatic view of this. The only thing absolutely worth conceding here is that the toilet ratio is worse for Economy passengers. That's it. Is it actually worse for Y passengers? What are the effects - people wait longer, toilets are on average smellier, increase of risk of...
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    Qantas' New A321XLR

    It's blowing up heaps on social media. Many of them comparing to JQ et al (i.e. LCCs where any toilets can be used by any passenger), lots toeing the "Business fat cats getting their private toilet while everyone in Economy getting utterly <insert word here>" line. The prospect of waiting a...
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    Double and Triple Velocity Status Credit October 2025 - Targeted

    Interesting - basically it only applies to flights where $ are used to determine the SCs. A $500 Business flight yields 125 SC rather than 42 SC.
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    I think you can fly VA marketed codeshare flights and they are treated the same as if VA was flying. I thought that was the whole point. So you could fly VA marketed UA operated flights and it counts as if you flew VA anyway. Same with the QR wet lease flights - in fact, these are even closer -...
  20. anat0l

    What's your golden travel rule?

    I like to set up multiple alarms and a timer, sometimes two timers: one timer is set to go off a few minutes after my first alarm, and another is when check-in closes or boarding starts (depending on the situation). The first timer is designed to be a backup to the alarm: it sounds different and...
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