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Picked up my card the other day, on departure from Haneda (landside). Had applied back in June, received preliminary approval at the end of July about 41 days later. Here's the location of the booth/office, in the distance with the green signs above it. It's all the way to the right on the...

It's facial recognition, not iris scanning. And yes, in places where there's the secondary liquids check, I've never noticed it to be thorough - seems like a total waste of time/money.

Jetstar also works. Jetstar Asia (3K) is a great way to get the 4 sectors cheaply without setting foot in Australia. Not to mention QF2. Or Jetstar Japan.

A domestic flight with a VA code won't earn anything towards status - Avios only. It's effectively the same as the way the EK partnership with QF works - can only earn QFF SC on a QF code, or a Oneworld marketed and operated flight, so no SC for an EK coded flight. This seems to be the same...

Lovely trip report, and a few places I'll have to check out next time I'm there. Your flight will have arrived before the Terminal 1 enrollment counter opens, but assuming anyone reading this has an Australian passport, it's possible to register to use the e-gates for immigration. There's a...

Once you enter the departures area (ie. clear transit security rather than go through immigration), you would have to ask to be escorted out. I've heard of people doing it, but would recommend against it. I would just head straight into the city. Having said that, there are showers available on...

Can still be done. Is fast to register on arrival (As few countries are eligible), and would almost certainly end up being faster to register and use the e-gate than using a manual counter.

I've seen this too, at ~T-100. Plenty of availability on various days for WP, but not for NB. For international in Y.

Two reasons I can think of: * Different security screening requirements (ie. liquids allowed for domestic but not international) * International passengers have to pass through the border to leave the country if coming from a domestic terminal In short - there's nothing to be gained given...

I've never bothered repacking any liquids from amenity kits, and never had an issue. I also don't bother pulling things like small sanitiser bottles or covid test reagent tubes out, and never been pulled up on it. I think it's a case of better to ask forgiveness than permission. Let's face it...

If we're talking the normal MTR, no, in most cases the fare will be the same. Some concessions may not apply like early-bird fares and the fare-saver machines you see around a few places (that deduct $2 from your next ride). The MTR buses and light rail (in New Territories areas tourists don't...

You can use a Visa card (Mastercard coming later this year) for the MTR, and I think also buses and the trams. Bizarrely, you can't use them on the airport express (but can buy tickets for that with a credit card). Tip: If travelling with at least 1 other person, buy a "group" ticket from the...

It's been a while since Qantas have flown BNE-MNL which looks to be a route on that map. Haven't heard any mention of it coming back? Could be a good A321 route though.

Keep in mind that Uber isn't legal in HK. It's commonly used, but against the law, and police do go after drivers. Would normally recommend catching the Airport Express to the closest station (Kowloon in this case) and catching a taxi from there. But it does require a bit of cash.

Bronze for me. Based in HKG, but the 10th is a public holiday here (Dragon Boat Festival), so had booked a trip a while back. But you never know, plans can change so will keep track.

The big difference is the benefits only apply when flying QF (or AA if no change there). It can't be used when flying any oneworld airline.

Agreed, haven't experienced it in HKG for years, including last week. It's clearly a complete waste of time and money (where it does happen), but no one's incentivised to remove it on the off chance something bad happens afterwards. The check was also never very thorough anyway, it would have...

I assume the paper with your photo printed on it is to allow the people at customs to 1) verify it's the person it's meant to be 2) see if they've been tagged for inspection. It does mean you don't have to hand over your passport at the same time, as they should be able to use the printed photo...

Is it possible your flight hasn't been ticketed yet? Have you been charged for it?

I'm pretty sure there is passport control back to the Schengen area from the non-Schengen departures area at HEL, from (recentish) memory. After all, some flights will dump you straight into the departures level (depending on whether it needs screening or not). However, I'd suggest it's not a...