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  1. NM

    The lithium battery problem has hit Australia - fire on Domestic Flight

    I expect they will be happy to add suitable adapters to their in-flight duty-free catalogue:p
  2. NM

    The lithium battery problem has hit Australia - fire on Domestic Flight

    I do hear similar comments fairly often, not always about Tesla specifically, sometimes generically about EVs. Do you have any quantitative evidence that substantiates the comments? Either for Tesla specially or across all EVs? Either for Australia, USA, China or world-wide? I am genuinely...
  3. NM

    The lithium battery problem has hit Australia - fire on Domestic Flight

    Indeed there are lots of very high quality products that are manufactured in China. Unfortunately, many items made in China are not of high quality. And in many cases its trial and error to determine which is which. Lots of reliance on the supply chain and importers/retailers to ensure "name...
  4. NM

    The lithium battery problem has hit Australia - fire on Domestic Flight

    I have a similar device that I use when travelling and plug into mains power when in a hotel room, office, lounge etc. when needed. Have not needed to use it in-flight. I can always leave the airport lounge with sufficient charge for my devices in-flight and immediate post landing needs...
  5. NM

    The lithium battery problem has hit Australia - fire on Domestic Flight

    I have no need nor desire to carry a portable power bank with me when travelling (for work or leisure), whether that be in an aircraft or a train to the office. I carry a charger and cables so if I need to recharge I can do so from a power point . I am not so welded to my devices that I have...
  6. NM

    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Or every time there is a credit check, they contact you for verification before the respond to the requester. Yes, it might slow down the application for credit process, but that is not necessarily a bad thing given the risks of providing credit to the wrong person.
  7. NM

    Seats oversold on a Qantas flight?

    My reference to the use of the term overselling was specifically related to airlines, and in particular Australian airlines. What hotels is do regarding inventory management was not part of my comment.
  8. NM

    Seats oversold on a Qantas flight?

    sounds reasonable to me.
  9. NM

    Seats oversold on a Qantas flight?

    "Oversold" is a term often used by airlines and other people. From an airline's perspective it means that they have more people wanting to travel on a flight than there are seats available on the flight. There are many reasons this can happen, and in Australia it is most likely not to what we...
  10. NM

    Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

    In my experience (quite some years ago), they do count as a sector, but it only counts as one stopover between the previous and subsequent flight sector.
  11. NM

    Scams like these

    Yesterday I received an SMS from an Australian mobile phone number (+61 418 xx_ xx_ number, not a business name). It was addressed to me personally using my first and last names and reads: Note: BPoint is Comm Bank's legitimate platform for processing business payments. Now, it just so...
  12. NM

    Drrons off to Asia with Lifemiles.

    With a "smile" like that, I suggest that one has had some Botox work :eek: 🤷‍♂️
  13. NM

    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Unfortunately, the scammers are also aware of this capability, and can just remove the +qantas from the email address and have your primary email address in their database. So while it can be effective in some circumstances, it is a not a way to reserve your primary email address from being used...
  14. NM

    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Got to love those wonderfully thought-through processes. I suppose the next option is to call the service centre and convince the out-sourced off-shore call centre agent that you are the owner of the account, by providing lots of personal details like name, address, date-of-birth, QFF...
  15. NM

    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Though once logged into the account, it is likely possible to change the mobile phone number and/or email address details. QFF recently added the option for two-factor authentication, but it is optional and I bet there are are lot of members who have not yet activated it.
  16. NM

    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    And I wonder if his QFF account PIN was his birthday??
  17. NM

    Air India B787 crash Ahmedabad

    Option 2 very unlikely that BOTH switches would both toggle 1 second apart unintentionally and without noticing. Option 3 seems inconsistent with one of the pilots asking the other why they "cut-off" if the switches were not actually moved, unless it was reported as such on a display?? At this...
  18. NM

    Delayed baggage with Sri Lankan airlines

    Time to make a claim on the travel insurance policy. With receipts they should cover the amount spent less whatever the airline pays directly. Only consideration will be if an excess is due on travel insurance, but that is the risk accepted when taking out a travel insurance policy with an...
  19. NM

    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Now you have just ruined my cunning plan :eek: I guess I was assuming any hacker would be in and out as quickly as possible without looking at current award bookings they may be able to cancel to get a few more points to transfer out.
  20. NM

    MEL taxi scam

    I would think that collecting a few of those "up to $10,000" fines would be a lucrative option for whoever receives the revenue. Could make a lot of revenue for a little effort.
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