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So you are busy flying so that you will achieve Gold FF status so that you will be able to do what exactly? Sell your bag-tags on FLeABay to get some of your money back? Sorry to sound harsh but if your normal travel patterns leave yourself 250SC short of Gold then it will be far cheaper to...

Since we have now descended fully into the murky depths of bigotry and intolerance, could we please also ban members of the Festival Of Light (a misnomer if I ever heard one), the Taliban, lawyers, ALL PLATINUMS, people who hold up the booze line with stupid drinks orders ...... in fact I would...

Completely agree. Of course none of the rest of us armchair experts was there, and I suspect that most of us would have let the whole incident go through to the keeper .... but .... the poster was obviously concerned, the issue was aired publicly (eventually), and a representative of the...

Possibly had an "accident" in his clothes and the PJs were a better option? Note that I mean he spilt his wine/dinner down his front or had a too-close encounter with projectile vomit from a bairn. I seriously doubt that anyone would just forget that they had PJs on and leave their clothes in...

I think large corporations bring criticism on themselves in these situations. We are getting used to public demonstrations of largess by well-known national and multi-national organisations, which are done in the name of corporate image. So when an opportunity for charity is not taken up, we...

Well I needed (wanted) to swap to a day flight so I paid the $100 and changed the return to QF32. That will sort out the exit row seat conundrum, I assumed. But I was wrong - the exit seat allocation followed me as did the "Please pay $80 for the seat you have selected" page. I think I will...

Sorry esquire, you must be mistaken. Everyone knows that "anytime" lounge access for WP does not contribute to overcrowding - its those pesky QC members who fly Qantas a few times a year who are the real problem. Sorry. Couldn't resist. Will do better next time.

You should tell this to the Melbourne taxi drivers who hail from the sub-continent (about 90% of them) - even in a queue of 20 taxis you can struggle to get one to take you to Lygon Street from the CBD. And those who live close to the airport in Sydney will have numerous tales of unpleasant...

Haven't heard of this before, but when I was doing some advance seat selection on an upcoming SYD/SIN trip I got a nice surprise - they had allocated me an exit row seat on the way back (QF6). That's noice, thinks I, but then when I clicked <Next> it invited me to pay for the seat that I had...

+2. In fact they normally apologise for not scheduling the flight to my personal requirements and ask me if I would prefer the cabin to myself. Well he started it!

But this story ATSB focuses on "mod A" and "mod B" Trent 900s seems to contradict this. Also RR certified the "A" mod for 2000 cycles, the "B" mod for about 14000, and the "C" mod for an unlimited number of cycles. Test in production anyone?

Spoken like a true RR PR rep. I hope they're paying you! This isn't the case of a suspect "batch" in a constant production line. This is a case of "variants" with different production specs. They were changed for a reason, but only RR knew why until one of their "A" variants blew up. If...

And so could any member of the "farmer" bashing gang please explain to me why the ATSB identified the suspected fault very quickly ("hey look - here's a cracked oil pipe") and then instructed Qantas to inspect their "A" and "B" variant engines, but don't worry about "C" variants? Don't answer...

This debate just gets more and more eloquent, doesn't it? I am glad you have the utmost faith in an airline that came within a bee's smith of losing a plane full of similarly confident people. Your reward will be in heaven, or whatever other fantasy world you believe in.... Some of us don't...

Let me get this straight. You are suggesting that all the Platinums, plus anyone who aspires to those lofty heights and wants to be treated like a *super* special person when they do, should carry on like 3-year-olds when asked to provide proof of their eligibility to enter the lounge? And...

Very strange comments on this thread. I wonder if the next poster will claim that the engine explosion was some kind of union plot and Farmer is their stooge. Anyway - back to a balanced opinion. Outsourcing the responsibility for engine maintenance totally to the engine manufacturer has...

Funny (sort of) how half the posters regale you of stories about their darling little F/J angels, and then complain about other people's kids and how they should be packed in a cage at the back of Y. So with that in mind .... my kids started flying internationally as early as 10 weeks, and do...

Black list? Maybe. But I think it would only happen in rare circumstances. Could be a White list though, or at the very least some interesting Op-up algorithms. Very anecdotally (i.e. - based upon the apocryphal stories told on AFF) I would have to say I get more upgrades than I should ...

Nothing like a close encounter with working-class scum to frighten the brats into behaving. Funnily enough I do the same in reverse and it works for me too!

My family stayed at the Marriott Skycity last month due to late arrival and early departure like yourself. We did have a couple of days in between but one of them was at Disneyland so it made sense to locate ourselves close to the airport. The shuttles were efficient and always on time, and...