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Not that many, but still a few years until I hit 60. But it won't affect me at least on the route between MEL-SIN. I flew TK last week in economy, and no way I was going to stump up almost $300 to allocate an exit row seat. Nor was of the mind to pay $90 to allocate myself a standard seat on...

Uber about $15-25 from BXG depending on where your accommodation is. That's probably the most efficient option. The two hour journey from Southern Cross can easily become 3 or 4 hours depending on the time you land at MEL wrt train and bus schedules. Coming from MEL, if you're a fit (and...

On the topic of tax and rental properties another WCMO, this narrative around greedy landlords! I have on older 2 br flat that I rent out. Just doing my tax. Yes, I've put the rent up 25% over the course of the last 2-3 years, or $90/week. But guess what the increase has been over the...

TBH, sums up the problems with the lounge for J pax. Despite all the complaints about the "dungeon" aspect I don't mind the physical environment, but I do always sit in the lighter, more open area to the left of the doors as you enter, not where most people gravitate to at the rear of the...

Different scenario to booking two connecting flights and skipping the last one. The long stopover should substantially reduce the risk. You’ve travelled on 5 of the 6 sectors already.

My favourite (not) is "Your call is important to us" repeated ad nauseum. No it is not. Otherwise you would have answered it an hour ago when I started the call.

Submitted a claim for Vueling, as flight was cancelled apparently due to a missing pilot (and couldn’t find a replacement, oddly at their base BCN). Was all done using online chatbot. It was advised that claim would be processed after 10 days. Then at 10 days asked for bank account details...

The same spokesperson quoted in the HBA/CBR/MQL base closure thread? 🤣

Yeh, I've never taken the airport bus, have done the train + Uber/Taxi, same time, slightly cheaper and more services a day, and you get dropped off at T2 checkin area instead of out the back of T4...

Last time I looked at to get me back home to SIN ( have family in Bendigo), the routing was BXG-SYD-MEL-SIN 🤣 With the new schedule, there won't be too many international connections outbound now either, HND & SFO only perhaps.

As we move into the summer timetable at end of October, QF are changing the Bendigo timetable from overnighting a plane in Bendigo to an afternoon return. So moving from evening SYD-BXG, early morning BXG-SYD to an early afternoon SYD-BXG and late afternoon BXG-SYD. Has caused some disquiet...

I guess the closest you get to this is OOL, where you go through to the domestic departure lounge, before proceeding through additional security and immigration to the international gates which is a much smaller space.

My favourite was a place that offered a 5pc discount for cash payments, yet still applied a 1.5pc surcharge for card payments. I’m OK with the former if that’s what they want to do, but still adding a surcharge for cards seems wrong.

Don’t forget that bad debts are funded out of interest rate margins as well. When charging 20% interest and offering at most 4.5% for deposits (or charging 6% for mortgages), there’s a bit of wiggle room there.

Yes correct. SQ still have arrangements in place with SK (benefits still provided for KF Golds travelling with SK and vice versa). You’re correct for all lounges.

If you are using iOS and don't have a physical Myki AND will be using it transport for more than just 2 hrs (i.e. on a $11 daily fare), you can always book a ticket from a Vline coach or train service from outside the Myki zone to Melbourne (e.g. Winchelsea), then you get a ticket (which you can...

It depends on whether the objective is to provide more airlines for customers, or more customers for member airlines? Regardless of onboard product (or the absence of lounges on the ground) or benefits for travellers, Indigo offers one world member airlines potentially improved access to Indian...

We've done it on many occasions. In fact a couple of times, we've flown into LHR (from SIN) separately on TG and SQ, arriving at 7pm, basically within minutes of each other. In fact last time we did it, I flew in on TG and as we moved off the runway after landing, I looked out the window to...

When I hear or read anything airline booking related that mentions late March it seems to be something to do with change from Northern Winter to Northern Summer timetable which happens then. Or could be a coincidence.

There is a third way. To suck it up for the 5-9 hour sectors between Australia and Asia and look for business class award from there (or alternatively just pay for a cheap cash fare from there).. Often easier than finding one all the way.