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    Citi Prestige Bonus Point Offers & Discussion

    I have just in the last few weeks reached my minimum spend of 12k over 3 months (opened the card in April) having applied for the AFF 200k velocity offer. Do I need to now change to Velocity autosweep before I get the bonus points credited? Or does it come as Citi Rewards Points? When are the...
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    LHR T3 lounge crawl Saturday 6 June 2026

    What time will the meet-up at LHR be at approximately? I planning to go PVG-HEL-LHR the night before on AY and can arrive on several different flights to London.
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    AFF Gathering #18 in MEL on 21-23 November 2025

    Gold is likely. What sorts of activities during the day have been done in the past?
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    I have 15 days in the Middle East (Cairo/Petra/Israel) - priorities

    Good morning fellow FFs! I am looking forward to my next trip! I am going to the Middle East! I am flying Sichuan Airlines from Melbourne to Chengdu on the 15th April, and will be visiting family in China for 3 days (it's my mum's 75th). Then I will be flying through to Cairo on the same ticket...
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    Sichuan Airlines J class info

    I did not think it was an inappropriate question as in some surveys, Cairo has a worse safety index score than Johannesburg, South Africa.
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    Sichuan Airlines J class info

    Sichuanese food is very spicy and there are also a lot of things (such as pickled cabbage) that my taste buds simply cannot tolerate. But regarding the portion that was edible (about 75%), the quality was very good (well above acceptable for business class). And they are served on proper china...
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    Sichuan Airlines J class info

    I'm flying MEL-TFU and TFU-CAI this Easter. I flew J class from SYD-TFU. I believe the beds were angled (not an issue for me) and 2-2-2 layout so window passengers don't have direct aisle access. There is no choice of meal - you get a set of tapas, for me not all the items were edible. The...
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    Flying J - MEL-DOH-WAW for the first time

    Warsaw: - The Jewish Museum of Poland is the best Jewish museum anywhere in the EU - Warsaw Uprising Museum is also a must see - Eat lots of pierogi/dumplings! Also visit Krakow and Gdansk! With an obligatory excursion to Auschwitz, hopefully you'll get a rainy day like me to recreate the...
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    Greetings from Melbourne

    Welcome to AFF and safe travels. "To everything, churn, churn, churn There is a season churn, churn, churn And a trip to every nation under heaven."
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    DOH-MEL-ADL redemption but want to get off at MEL!

    I plan to travel with carryon only. The Middle East is warm enough in May to not need to pack parkas. But will Qatar ban me for life for carrying out this manoeuvre?
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    DOH-MEL-ADL redemption but want to get off at MEL!

    I've just booked a DOH-MEL-ADL J redemption on Velocity, without realising that it's on the same plane, involving a 7+ hour technical layover in MEL from 10.30pm until 5.40am the following morning where I want to just get off and nix my last segment to ADL! There are no redemptions available to...
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    AFF Gathering #18 in MEL on 21-23 November 2025

    Gold plus for me. Somewhere between Gold and Platinum
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    LHR T3 lounge crawl Saturday 6 June 2026

    Still Gold for me. Trip to Britain and Scandinavia pencilled in for June 2026, will I still be alive and solvent then?
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    Redeeming Qatar airways flights online?

    When I try to redeem a Qatar Airline flight online through Velocity Rewards from Europe to Asia, I find that I can only do redemptions through to Denpasar, Bali (e.g. DUB-DOH-DPS). Is there a reason why other routes are not allowed/ can only be booked as two separate segments? Can calling up...
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    Minimum connection time Dom-Int in SYD, not single ticket

    A bit late, darling. Paid for the booking already before knowning about this offer.
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    Minimum connection time Dom-Int in SYD, not single ticket

    Booked a VA flight 1500 for MEL-SYD Will try to get out of work a little earlier, maybe 1300 or even 1230
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    Minimum connection time Dom-Int in SYD, not single ticket

    I will in all likelihood take a prebooked Uber from work. Waiting for a bus is potentially time wasting. It is the one time where it is not worth the savings. My question is does having AC Gold Status give you priority baggage on VA flight such that you bags arrive before those of ordinary...
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    Minimum connection time Dom-Int in SYD, not single ticket

    There's no equivalent international flight from MEL on that day, and the next flight from MEL-TFU-FCO (or the one the night before which isn't realistic anyway) costs more than double what I paid for. 1500 or 1530 departure from MEL to SYD are probably the only realistic options
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    Minimum connection time Dom-Int in SYD, not single ticket

    Whatever fare is available. But I don't want to talk about worst case scenarios. The earliest I can leave the Melbourne CBD realistically is about 1340 hours (where I am just outside the Skybus terminal). You do the math on when I should book flight to Sydney. I've only ever been delayed once...
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