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  1. markis10

    Malaysia J class review

    Short sleeping times have always been a feature of BKK/KUL/SIN to Aus, no matter who you fly with, which is why I prefer day flights. If you skip dinner by eating in the lounge for red eyes there is always someone onboard who is hungry, keeping you awake with the clink of dishes and glasses. As...
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    Free upgrade to J on Taiwan leg from HKG for ex AUS PE bookings

    The booking I am looking at is E,I,P,R, with availability of the $2100 round trip fare wide open
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    Jetstar launches Various Routes for CNS/CHC/MCY/AKL/DUD/HZL/SYD/OOL

    JQ have pilot bases at CHC, CNS and PER, they can just go home!
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    RTW 2.5x - a DONE4 with stops in NYC, London and Italy (HCO only)

    BNE have an express line that is near the southern most baggage carousel, doesn’t mean they had it open though.
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    Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

    Never said they did, just that some airlines offer the option and I mentioned it can go awry! As I said just flash your card at lounge entry to get in, and if challenged why your using priority checkin, there as well.
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    Qantas' Impending Change to Tokyo Flight Schedule

    Indeed you have speculated the same in the past, with the context solely on HND without regard to unconfirmed future services to NRT. Qantas requested the delay due to operational requirements, aircraft and crew availability at the time was hardly fungible, as many an A330 customer has...
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    RTW 2.5x - a DONE4 with stops in NYC, London and Italy (HCO only)

    How did Jane feel sharing your scone with cream ;)
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    Qantas' Impending Change to Tokyo Flight Schedule

    It’s a pity Haneda slots are not open to wet lease ops, if they were it might make things easier for QF and at the same time make it harder should VA be interested in reviving ops using QR planes, cest la vie.
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    ALL Accor+ Explorer Membership Discussion

    A quick look at experiences in threads such as on FT suggests that’s not the case eg https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/accor-all-accor-live-limitless/2181825-please-post-your-accor-all-elite-experiences-2025-master-thread.html With all the plats and diamonds in recent times I would imagine hotels...
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    Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

    Where you credit miles doesn’t affect your QF gold benefits, some airlines support two frequent travellers numbers in a booking such as Singapore ie FQTV: Frequent flyer number for mileage accrual FQTS: Frequent flyer number for status benefits But this sometimes goes awry, you can just flash...
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    Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

    Always worth checking if other options might be better https://www.wheretocredit.com/emirates/w As QF gold you get lounge access: Eligible customers can also access Emirates Lounges across Australia, Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East when flying on eligible Qantas or Emirates...
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    Qantas' Impending Change to Tokyo Flight Schedule

    Given the commission have set Nov 30 as the deadline we must be close to seeing changes?
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    ALL Accor+ Explorer Membership Discussion

    Yes, status will be assessed again at the end of the year More so in China given they have exclusive elevated benefits such as free breakfast for gold : 10% off member price (accommodation discount), 15% discount on food and beverages (restaurant and bar), free breakfast* for 1 person...
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    Possible closure of Canberra, Hobart and Mildura staff bases

    Not sure about your reference to engineers, they’re not part of a crew base of tech and cabin crew. 1. Recently the Dash 8 entity merged with NJS so now they have a large pool of staff that can work on both as far as cabin crew goes in a central location, HBA advantage gone, once training is...
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    Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

    Loss of CPDLC would not normally turn around a plane as they have HF, however it’s a requirement to have it working for transit of Joberg Oceanic Airspace.
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    Possible closure of Canberra, Hobart and Mildura staff bases

    Same thing that happens everywhere else, replacement crew from the hotel if needed. HBA had 6 crew sets which is not enough to support ops year round, so they were already flying in subs as needed or cancelling flights as they did this morning. As it stands they are occasionally subbing 737s...
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    Coles gift card offers

    Looks like this weeks woolies offer is next weeks Flybuys offer in terms of the applicable cards: Earn 1,000 bonus Flybuys points on $50 and $100 Ultimate Him, Her, Home, Kids and Students gift cards in-store at Coles. Runs from Wed 8 Oct to Tue 14 Oct 2025 Only available in-store at Coles...
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    ALL Accor+ Explorer Membership Discussion

    Given Accor have published the availability criteria now effective and are known for years to have quirky IT, the answer is self evident. The changes are big and clearly still being worked on, keeping in mind the 1st October takes 24 hours to get around the world, I would expect the quirks to...
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    Possible closure of Canberra, Hobart and Mildura staff bases

    No it doesn’t. NJS doesn’t have spare aircraft, so yet another engine change on the green A220 last week saw a 737 subbed in, which cannot be flown by the HBA crew. Come the end of the month it’s bye A220, hello 737 on the Sydney flights as well. Given the base did both tech and cabin crew and...
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    Bye bye Novotel Brighton hello Hotel Brighton by Mgallery

    https://www.hotelmanagement.com.au/2025/10/01/mgallery-hotel-launches-in-sydneys-south/ This hotel shutdown just after it opened years ago for a rework, now it’s had another rework, photos look ok
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