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When doing a lot of Y long-haul for work, my wife found that if she specified a window-seat and asked the FA not to wake her for the “meal” (which is normally something you force down rather than enjoying anyway - the cheapest $2 TV Dinner is better than Y airline food EXCEPT when they “go...

While I would agree, if you’re being forced to waste time there are worse places to waste it. :)

The drawn-out meal service at the start & end of a short-ish overnight flight suits me … yes it only leaves 3hrs in which to restlessly sit or lie there wishing I was asleep; but the less time there is to not be sleeping when I wish I was, the better!

Yes, in cultures where haggling for prices is the norm, it’s considered rude not to murder someone if you might gain even really slightly from it.

There are people that have an opinion of the social status of a business class flight which makes them think a more dressy style of clothing is required. My actual observation is that clothes in the lounge are no different to the general terminal, and the people onboard in Business are dressed...

I would consider it “I paid for it I can wear what I want” … there will be different opinions that different people have, but the reality is that attempting to sleep in clothes is an uncomfortable experience so you just wear whatever might help you be something closer to comfortable. I don’t...

One related piece of info I might chuck on the table … was chatting with a workmate yesterday, he & his wife are heading off to Bangladesh & Sri Lanka (ex Sydney) for 2 weeks over Christmas & New Year. I asked whether they’d booked way in advance to get a decent fare; he said no, actually, he’s...

But that would remove one of the staff’s most important sources of enjoyment; telling people to go to the end of the line and do it right the next time. I try to be super friendly & thankful to the staff at all times. I figure if they’re not ****s they’ll appreciate it, if they’re are ****s...

It’s possible that the guy who flew the scenic flight we took to Milford Sound only flew between there & Queenstown at that time …

The Formula1 on the Great Western Highway closest to Eastern Creek … it was great knowing that your bed sheet was the same piece of plastic as the toilet seat!!

The hotel concierge might be worth asking if you can get a contact for them (or ask the general contact address for recommendations). Have stayed in fairly generic touristy hotels & asked the concierge for dinner recommendations & been sent of to places that were absolutely brilliant but which...

Sorry that I cannot help with answering the question ... however, if I DID know what you'd like to find out, I would probably ask what your preferences were in terms of: cost - is cost the main thing? class of travel - see #1 I guess, or do you want to travel in business or premium economy...

Oi! Don’t shame the ironing pile just ‘cos it has 60 year old clean clothes at the base … :)

I was going to say that … but explete me that was mid 2012, what on Earth happened to the 13.5 years in between?!

My grandmother had a vinyl BOAC bag, was sort of a sports bag (cylindrical shape) in white with blue BOAC lettering and that flying bird logo they had. I remember 'cos she kept a few board games in it. Just now I was trying to Google something similar to what I remember, and there are a bunch...

I dunno ... as a passenger, I would prefer that it wasn't possible for someone to force me to drink ... ew, puke ... water!

It’s amusing watching a Jetstar passenger trying to get one of those incendiary Jeeps aboard as carry-on, and it just won’t fit on the luggage-scale to check whether it’s over 7kg!

I observed this at HKG in 2012 ... I'd been procrastinating during the 3hr wait between flights home over whether I wanted the hassle of carrying booze onboard given that the airside vendors weren't that cheap, checked the Dan Murphy's site & Dan's was cheaper so didn't bother ... then inside...

It could be like cars/roads/driving, ... nobody thought to ban it in the Way Back, but if you tried to implement something like that brand-new now there'd be ZERO chance. It's all about how the message is sold to the customer, and how much effect it might have on sales if you don't sell it...

Or take it down to your local police station & demand that THEY investigate!