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Sorry to have just missed you - I flew out of HEL about 3 hours ago! Enjoy, it's a really lovely city and you've come at possibly the best time of the year. The weather has been awesome the last few days.

I wonder why the change? Looks like QF72 (SIN-PER) will still leave at 18:45 (arriving back in PER right before midnight), so the A330 now sits on the ground in SIN almost 3 hours.

That would actually be a nice Platinum Plus benefit, if not an error.

It was announced today that the Qantas flights to Palau will be extended for at least another year.

Condor's wide-body business class is actually very decent. Fully lie-flat.

Turkish Airlines is offering up to 20% off Economy & Business flights between Australia and Europe/Middle East/Africa using the promo code AUSPECIAL. You need to book by 15/9/25 and travel during October or November this year. Details on the TK website...

Unfortunately, I don't think getting this (or many of the other destinations that you also can't book on the Qantas website, like TLL for example) online is much of a priority for Qantas. If you would like to redeem Qantas points to URC, you'll probably just have to call (and hope you get a...

I thought Qantas said it planned to keep SYD-SIN-LHR once the nonstop SYD-LHR starts.

Condor has been building up a bit of a network from FRA to major European cities, since it had to terminate its interline agreement with Lufthansa. Obviously if it joined Oneworld, it might also consider adding flights to places like MAD, LHR and HEL as well. Yes, its primary focus is flying to...

I think Oneworld's weakest part right now is probably South America! But definitely, central Europe is a weakness for Oneworld and has been since Airberlin collapsed. The current European Oneworld hubs of London, Madrid and Helsinki are basically on the edges of Europe - there isn't anything in...

This has been in the news in Germany recently: https://aviation.direct/en/condor-steuert-neue-wege-an-moegliche-annaeherung-an-die-oneworld-allianz Condor is apparently in talks with American Airlines about closer cooperation, and wants to join the Oneworld alliance. I have to say, this would...

Since Oman Air isn't yet on the partner earning table, I don't think you can earn QFF points or status credits at all with WY yet.

When you book a flight, the points and status credits go to each passenger individually. That's simple enough - if two people are flying together, both get the points/credits since each person has to pay for their own seat. Hotel loyalty programs work a bit differently, since you obviously get...

I got this email today, marked as an "exclusive cardholder offer" - presumably because I have a Qantas points-earning credit card:

Very true that the upgrades are poor value. However, to actually book a Classic Reward in Premium Economy/Business/First in the first place, there obviously needs to be availability. Sometimes easier said than found.

This kind of thing has been happening for a while. You can often get a better deal on Qantas premium cabin fares by booking out of NZ. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/pay-more-non-stop-flights/

Do you know for sure that this is paid content? Qantas and Virgin these days issue press releases announcing sales etc, sometimes even with video interviews etc. provided that the TV news outlets can just run with minimal effort. It would be cheap content for them.

How much is it to fly CNS-BNE-SYD and then fly back from SYD to BNE on another ticket? You'd probably still end up ahead (albeit not in terms of time spent) 😂

Qantas is hiring now for a change manger to oversee the new uniform rollout. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4276108914/

I've booked flights and accommodation at Pullman on the Park. Might see some of you in the hotel lounge!