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I can't believe no-one seems to have mentioned the Pulp song, "Common People" yet. It's going to be stuck in my head all day after reading this thread. Is this for real? [ETA: Oops - sorry: I didn't read the thread carefully enough] If so, I suspect the real issue is not money, but respect for...

In my experience, the shipping address doesn't actually have to be associated with the Amex card: it just has to be located in the US (or wherever). In the US, they use postcode verification for credit cards. When this system encounters an Australian CC, however, any postcode you enter seems to...

Another issue is what happens if one of you needs to cancel or change your flight. This happened recently when I was travelling with my husband on a single PNR. We had a weekend trip planned to Melbourne, but then I needed to cancel my flight due to a work trip (a meeting in Melbourne cropped up...

An option is to get one of the Amex cards directly from Amex, rather than through a bank. They have some very good earn rates and may be a good complement for your Woollies Mastercard. The ones with the highest earn rates (like the Amex Qantas Ultimate) also have very high annual fees, but come...

* Rooms that smell bad, whether because they are either insufficiently aired or someone has smoked in them or because they've used an air "freshener" scent spray. * Asking me to have short showers "to save water" while not even bothing to provide a $10 water-efficient shower-head. * No...

Yes, if you are a paid member, you can still access the lounge on a saver fare. I can't answer your other questions.

It depends how fussy you are. There is usually something vegetarian to eat, but people will use the same tongs and spoons that have been used for the meat -- and I know this would put everything off-limits for some vegetarians.

Surely most of us wouldn't notice?

You can do this with an iPhone or Android device, too. There are a number of apps around for the purpose: I use OffMaps, which also pre-downloads any wikipedia articles relevant to the area, along with info about places to eat. Always helpful!

Sure. If a person with back problems can't travel in normal Y conditions, the same applies. The ability to recline (not during meals) is part of normal Y conditions.

Best: iPad, Kindle and one not mentioned yet: a double adapter to simplify charging my devices in hotel rooms. Worst: A pair of expensive Phillips in-ear noise-cancelling earphones that just made my ears hurt.

So how do you know it's bad?

I hate to sound mean, but if she can't afford to upgrade to Y+ and can't travel in normal Y conditions due to wounds and claustrophobia, she probably shouldn't be travelling at all. Perhaps with notice in advance, the airline could be persuaded to make some accommodation for her disability if...

Bear in mind that some people have back issues or other physical ailments that make it very uncomfortable to sit up straight for more than an hour. You can't know, so don't give people a hard time if they recline.

I rarely recline during a daytime flight. I don't feel the need. My (seemingly unpopular) view on this, however, is that the space into which a chair reclines does not belong to the person behind, but to the person in front -- i.e. everyone is entitled to recline, though they should exercise...

An update... On boarding, I got shunted back from 1C to 12D. I wonder if "I" is just the general "gotcha!" price gouge fare for last-minute changes, inheriting whatever the conditions were on the original fare. I'm annoyed, because I only bought the expensive D fare in the first place because...

I was initially booked on a D fare tomorrow afternoon (Rockhampton-BBN-CBR). I called this morning to change my flight to this afternoon, and was told I'd need to spend an extra $100 to upgrade to an I class fare as there were no seats available for a D class fare. My itinerary states that this...

Now that I've found the first answer, I have another question. My itinerary says this fare has "inclusive food and drinks from our onboard menu". What does this mean? Can I just order whatever I like from the menu without paying extra?

Another piece of info: "I" is the whole of government (WOAG) fully flexible economy fare, including lounge access, food & drink & entertainment.

I have just had to make a change to a flight. I was on a D class ticket (whole of government flexible economy, with lounge access: used to be a Defence fare), which I thought gave me the flexibility to make last-minute changes. Unfortunately, not. To switch my flight from tomorrow to today, I...