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    Dubai Connect

    As my previous post, l would err on the side of caution regarding Dubai Connect.
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    Virgin Australia to be sold to Bain Capital

    Maybe because the Oneworld Alliance is very useful when travelling outside of AU. VA had a Virtual Alliance with lots of mixed rules. Not saying Oneworld doesn't have its ups/downs mix ups, but it's certainly easier for the average person to use/understand
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    Will you vaccinate with Conoravirus vaccine when one is available?

    Yes
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    Qantas to shut airport service desks, force customers onto self-service

    Was flying out of CBR (on VA) late last year when a big storm rolled in from SA. I had checked in online (no luggage, only a day trip for work) and recieved my BP via SMS earlier that day. As the storm came in, l was moved to a few different flights (via SYD and MEL to beat the storm). I was...
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    Australian women on Qatar flight internally examined

    Thats a personal question, and l'll give you a personal answer. l'm in Australia, so my statement still stands, l won't get on a QR flight. The broader question, I think the Australian Government should be doing a lot more in helping people get back here (within quotas that they have set out)...
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    Australian women on Qatar flight internally examined

    +1 Remember when the Saudi's killed Khashoggi and they didn't know the Turks had started putting the puzzle together (rather quickly), and were drip feeding information to the press, contradicting the Saudis, making them (Saudi's) look like idiots. This is the same.
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    Australian women on Qatar flight internally examined

    Some people online have been saying that a pregnancy test would have picked up HCG (within a certain time frame after childbirth) and found the mother Can someone with medical background comment on this?
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    Australian women on Qatar flight internally examined

    Why didn't they look at CCTV footage? Airports are full of CCTV. If l were travelling through DOH and my wife was subjected to this, l would have been ropeable.
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    Australian women on Qatar flight internally examined

    tgh - there are some things you can't say on a public forum or you will get banned...
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    Australian women on Qatar flight internally examined

    +1 I'll never ever set foot on a QR plane or transit through Doha again. If my employer wants me to travel via the ME, l'll remind them of 'Duty of Care' laws, and avoid Qatar at all costs.
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    Will you vaccinate with Conoravirus vaccine when one is available?

    Yep, that's very interesting. Some more information popped up on ABC about that: For the Moderna vaccine, the temperature must stay around -20C. For Pfizer's, it's more like -70C. Once thawed, Moderna's vaccine can then last for 14 days at normal fridge temperatures. For Pfizer's, it is five...
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    Bain Capital takes Control of Virgin Australia

    Sure Go here for border pass - Queensland Border Declaration Pass As l came from a 'hotspot' (regional VIC), mandatory quarantine. You have to show the police/defence force your border pass, fill out paperwork, luggage, bus, hotel. If you aren't coming from a hotspot, no quarantine.
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    Bain Capital takes Control of Virgin Australia

    Depends on the situation. I got up early and had breakfast (around 5am), then left for MEL (which was over an hour away by car). Check in and security, then wanted to eat a snack before my flight but nothing is open in MEL. Fly up to BNE. By the time l checked in to the hotel after all the...
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    Bain Capital takes Control of Virgin Australia

    Looks like it's from the early dot.com era (2000)
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    Bain Capital takes Control of Virgin Australia

    I wonder what they are going to do with Y catering then... MEL - BNE this week.... Biscuit and water
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    Will you vaccinate with Conoravirus vaccine when one is available?

    This will turn into the Anti-Vaxxers wet dream when the vaccine comes out... Dr Ron - what is your take on the Moderna/CureVac RNA vaccine?
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    Bain Capital takes Control of Virgin Australia

    VA Mk2 is the new Aussie Southwest.....
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    Virgin to lose A330's and B777's - become mid range airline - really?

    Not many offer this in the USA, unless you are a FF member with status. We have it lucky in Australia with 23kg checked baggage for no cost (VA/QF, not JQ). Hence why you heard stories of the yanks trying to pack the kitchen sink into the overhead bins.
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    Virgin Australia to be sold to Bain Capital

    You hit the nail on the head. This is exactly what they do. I've worked for a few companies over the years who have been taken over by investment companies. All profits go back to the owners, no money is reinvested back into the company, make it look good on paper and flip it for a profit...
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    Virgin Australia to be sold to Bain Capital

    Going all 737 - like Southwest Airlines.
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