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  1. Mattg

    Taken Free SkyBus ticket from Southern Cross to MEL (expires 5/10/25)

    Sure, please PM me your mailing address and I'll send it to you today.
  2. Mattg

    QF105 2/10/25 no seat selection

    I'm quite sure more options will open up for you at T-80 :)
  3. Mattg

    September 2025

    Can guest 1 into the QF F lounge in Sydney on Thursday morning (11 Sept). Am on QF63 departing 09:30.
  4. Mattg

    Taken Free SkyBus ticket from Southern Cross to MEL (expires 5/10/25)

    I bought a return SkyBus ticket from Melbourne Airport to Southern Cross back in July, and never ended up using the return portion of the ticket. I won’t be back in Melbourne before this ticket expires, so if anyone would like this ticket, please reply here today. First in, best dressed. I’ll...
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    Qantas Travel Insurance - so uncompetitive

    When I'm looking for travel insurance, I usually get a quote from Qantas Travel Insurance. I figure that if the price is reasonable, I might as well earn a few Qantas points. But every time I get a quote, it's way higher than pretty much every other travel insurance provider. Like, often double...
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    QF105 2/10/25 no seat selection

    Are you in Y or J? It could be that the flight is quite full and there are no more seats available at this time in the section which is available to pax with your status level more than 80 hours out from departure.
  7. Mattg

    Article: Singapore Airlines A350 Upgrade for Cairns

    Looks like the weird Advantage award pricing to/from Cairns is back :(
  8. Mattg

    Virgin Australia orders 8 Embraer E190-E2 jets for delivery from 2025

    Yep, parked over the other side of the runway.
  9. Mattg

    Sydney dinner on 6 September 2025 (after the AFF MasterClass)

    The restaurant won’t split the bill at all unfortunately, so please keep track of any extra drinks you order from the restaurant and add this to the $55 cash that @DejaBrew (who helped organise this dinner) will collect at the end of the night. :)
  10. Mattg

    Sydney dinner on 6 September 2025 (after the AFF MasterClass)

    The booking is under AFF and we have two long tables at the back of the restaurant. Just walk in.
  11. Mattg

    Ban on Kids for F Redemptions

    This thread comes to mind: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/emirates-need-customer-service-wake-up.84473/
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    Early Bird airfares for 2026 Europe travel

    It's that time of year again when airlines start to offer Early Bird discounts for people wanting to fly to Europe next year. This thread is a place to post and discuss any 2026 Europe Early Bird offers you come across. To start with, Cathay Pacific is running an Early Bird sale until 15...
  13. Mattg

    New Qantas promos including double status credits (book by 3/9/25; travel 4/9/25 until 22/8/26)

    IMHO, Qantas really screwed this one up by saying at the start that the status credits earned from this promo wouldn't count towards lifetime status. I do also think that it hasn't been long enough since the last promo for people to get too excited about this. That said, I'm sure some people...
  14. Mattg

    AMEX QANTAS ULTIMATE CC

    This article might help you: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/credit-cards/credit-card-travel-insurance/
  15. Mattg

    Op-ed: Airlines Must Take the Seatbelt Sign More Seriously

    Looks like SQ has modified its seatbelt sign policy a bit. I’m on a SQ flight now and the seatbelt sign came on after some very, very light turbulence. The captain made an announcement immediately after, asking passengers to fasten seatbelts but adding “cabin crew, please continue your service...
  16. Mattg

    What are your air travel micro-hacks?

    One that I unfortunately had to put into action last night: if the cabin temperature is unbearably hot (or cold), and everyone around you agrees, you can ask the cabin crew to adjust it.
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    Sydney dinner on 6 September 2025 (after the AFF MasterClass)

    Yes, you just need to RSVP here.
  18. Mattg

    FlyPelican adds Canberra-Avalon

    I wonder how many pollies (and their staff) based around Geelong will choose this over flying to/from MEL?
  19. Mattg

    What are your air travel micro-hacks?

    Most of the passengers on my last overnight flight in Y seemed to be going to the bathroom in their socks. Yuck.
  20. Mattg

    Service flow on airlines

    I flew Air Astana last night on a redeye flight departing at 00:15. The meal served after take-off in Y was breakfast, for some reason. (Then a small sandwich before landing.) To make it more strange - the menu (which was specific to this flight) listed a wide range of alcoholic drinks...
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