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    Oman Air joins Oneworld in 2025

    According to an article on executive traveller, they are joining with two tiers and will work out how to align Emerald in the mean time, maybe with a new Sinbad level.
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    Issue with QANTAS site re Emirates flights.

    I saw some on random dates in November.
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    Issue with QANTAS site re Emirates flights.

    Emirates flights become available at 328 days. Booking with Emirates | Frequently Asked Questions | Emirates Australia I found reward availability in November between DXB-MEL
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    Air India B787 crash Ahmedabad

    Did they? The NTSB report says that the successful simulator landings were when action was taken immediately after engine failure. Adding a 35 second delay for 'real world considerations', a landing was not successful in the simulator. Section 1.16.3 NTSB Report pdf The movie on the other hand....
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    Air India B787 crash Ahmedabad

    Thats if anything at all was said ( about 787 safety). The context of the 'rumour' is important, if it's at the club over a schooner and $20 schnitzel & chips, then it's relationship to reality is tenuous.
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    Qatar A350-900 Business Class Mini-Cabin

    I'm scheduled to take three flights in Business on QR A350-900, currently 1 with the Super Diamond seat and 2 with Q suites. The Super Diamond and 1 Q suite flight are daytime flights, the other Qsuite flight a red-eye. It appears that there is a galley in front of the mini cabin on Qsuite...
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    Rex and its Saab 340s... what next?

    Keep the Saabs for up to another 10 years, pending electric aircraft. I'll re-mortgage the house to invest.
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    QFF Platinum requesting release of extra Classic Reward seats?

    But like the scenarios when call centre staff maintain the rules are X when in fact they are not, if they don't know how to do whatever needs to be done quoting a policy mightn't be much help. I've tried referring to websites etc this trying to get into the EK lounge at Sydney on a trans Tasman...
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    QFF Platinum requesting release of extra Classic Reward seats?

    Separate PNRs on QF to QF should be able to through check. Linking them can't hurt but may not be needed. The time gap between flights may ( I don't know) be an issue. Is the one day stopover an overnight or same day? 24,36 hours that type of thing. They might not want to hold your bag past a...
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    No priority seating for Qantas Platinum on Emirates Flights code shared with Qantas

    QF is hosted by Amadeus and EK self hosted so a duplicate booking sits in the operating carrier's system including a reference to the marketing carrier's record locator. But a separate record locator nevertheless. Many codeshare bookings are managed this way. Have read where the QF reference...
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    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    You can contact QF and ask or complete the green tier qualifications. One of the green tier activities is carbon offset a flight, the flight does not need to be by 30 June. Just the offset payment I believe.
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    Airports absurdly close to the city

    Washington Reagan Canberra
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    Link Airways baggage

    Just guessing here without knowing aircraft specs, maybe payload concerns are behind the limitation?
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    QF2 diversion to Baku

    Agree about the overall safety of the country being a consideration, I differ over qualities like religious or sexual identity freedoms ( or lack thereof) being a significant factor in the pilots decision making. If the airline does this in their policies and procedures, then all credit to them...
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    QF2 diversion to Baku

    I think a passenger has some responsibility to try and avoid routes that have a reasonable chance of going to such places that they don't feel safe going to or feel strongly enough about. Acquaintances of mine have done this for years. It's a bit of a stretch for an airline to try and factor in...
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    Classic Rewards available only when not logged into QFF account?

    I've seen Classic Reward showing on the top banner and find out its CR + when looking at the flights quite a bit - both logged in and out - for a couple of months. Also the 'lowest' $ fare is not always available for any flight.
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    QF2 diversion to Baku

    All the crew have the same sign in time, so the clock ticks the same presumedly. I believe QF crews normally consist of 1 captain, 2 First Officers and 1 Second Officer, so not quite 2 sets of crew in any event.
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    Qantas Delays/Cancellations

    ABC reporting a passenger had a major cardiac event. International Qantas flight forced to divert after medical emergency
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    Budget Mystery Car

    Don't know about EV, but in one instance (not with Budget) I got a Hyundai Staria. While not a bad vehicle I did ask about any other vehicle available - not the easiest thing to reverse park and when you're the only occupant not what you need - and was told no other vehcles available. Truth or...
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    Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

    If one booking is revenue and the other an award then through check to another OW carrier is excluded from the restriction according to that policy quoted. In practice there seems to be a mixed experience from posts in these forums.
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