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You lived in London have you? London tap water wont kill you, but it's considered "hard water" which has a distinct taste which some don't like. Additionally a lot of houses/flats in London have plumbing and water tanks which are many decades old and while it might be OK for showering/washing...

Just wondering if others have had the option to make a QF Chauffeur booking removed from MMB? Used to be there for a particular QF9 booking up until a few weeks ago. Anybody else noticed this on their bookings? Long time coming I supposed, shame they decided to do this just before my upcoming...

No issues with jetlag after QF10? Done the flight 3 times now, trying both to sleep and also not to sleep much on the DXB-MEL leg but still suffer from jetlag once in Mel.

Out of interest, if your sitting on the left as Relief pilot/SO and the FO is on the right in their usual seat who is in charge? The FO even though your the most experienced ? Similarly, if something happened to the designated Captain and he was unable to perform his duties, would the FO be in...

I dont think it is just the "phantom award" space we so often hear about. Both JL, BA and QF show quite a few award seats on CX metal which are simply unavailable to AA. Some of these seats have shown to be bookable(look at that other well known frequent flyer board in the AA forum) There is no...

Thanks for this tip. I've got a Dividend miles booking which include flights on QF,MH, BA & CX. All flights were showing on all websites and checkmytrip and the Saudia site. Now after the change(I removed a CX leg making it an open jaw ticket) all the remaining flights remain visible except...

Thanks VB. Evidence (in this thread and elsewhere) seems to indicate that access to the EK lounge is available when travelling on QF metal in F. All I can do is try!

So, to confirm, if I'm travelling F on QF metal I can access the Emirates lounge? The QF website doesnt say so, comments earlier in this thread imply that I can!

Its uncharted territory, however given the extreme uncertainty the Euro is likely to decline. Until there is clarity that Greece leaving wont cause major European banks to become insolvent(or until they get bailed out, again!) the Euro is likely to come under pressure. Extreme pressure if it...

Greece is interesting. The EU/Merkel will always say that they are prepared for Greece to leave the Eurozone, right up to the moment they change their mind. Greece is a small part of the European economy but nobody really knows the impact of Greece defaulting on their euro denominated...

swanning_it your reply to me that "drsmithy was targeting all those nasty people who are striving to own their family home" was obviously incorrect, that is not what drsmithy was saying at all. You lose credibility when misrepresenting other's views. And you've offered no real response to...

drsmithy is correct. It is not good for society long term if a large proportion of the young are unable to capitalize on the economic success of a country. Its not just about house prices, but education/job opportunities/high value high wage jobs/super tax breaks/capital gains breaks etc. For a...

Re: Air New Zealand What a lot of condescending replies in this thread to the OP. NZ clearly should have handled this better, with effective communication to affected passengers, regardless if they contract out their staff in MEL or not. Having pax hanging around waiting for an excessive period...

When did you buy the 80k+45k miles? After the latest extension to the current offer or back in late Oct/early Nov when this offer first appeared? Cheers

Thanks both for your replies. Burmans - when I go to do a dummy booking, on the screen where you enter in the CC details it says "The cost to buy 80,000 + 45,000 Bonus miles is $2,572.00 (including taxes/fees)*. Is this the screen you are referring to or is there a later screen? (Can't...

Hi there, does anybody know if the current buy/gift miles promo is considered a "new" promo compared to the previous one? I bought miles mid November and would like to buy again if I'll be entitled to the bonus.

Ta da! Thanks, this worked! Can't choose my seats on the Cathay site for some reason but thats fine. I feel a lot better now! Thanks again.

Hi all - did my first Dividend Miles booking over the weekend with a very competent based UK based agent. All up process took less than 15 minutes, I purchased the miles while on the phone to him and he immediately confirmed and ticketed the booking. Booking was for a UK > HKG trip. I was...

JB - I was recently reading about the QF2 flight which lost electrical power on approach into Bangkok. The issue was traced to a leak from the First Class galley and due to the setup of the galley & associated pipes the leak would only occur on decent. Thankfully this flight was close to an...

Curious announcement to make - would have been better if he said nothing amount remaining fuel! Back in 1997 I sat in the flight deck for many hours flying AKL>LAX and I specifically remember the Captain(one of those QF "Pacific Barons") stating they occasionally landed with only 45 minutes of...