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I saw the article in the Canberra Times and it included a graph showing the 20% spike. It also showed spikes of about the same magnitude during weeks without the double status credit offer, so it didn't really support the argument. Some other things to bear in mind: - Most public servants fly...

The altitude did get to me in Cusco, but mostly because it made another illness hit harder. I came down with a GI bug and was very ill. On my last day in Cusco, I was starting to feel better — back to about 50% — but as soon as I arrived at sea level in Lima that afternoon, I was feeling back to...

I’m just back from a trip to Ecuador. We booked the LATAM-operated flights through Qantas (Qantas codeshare on the longest legs). We were scheduled to leave Guayaquil for Santiago, Chile at 1445 on Wednesday afternoon, but at 0930 I received an alert from TripIt that our flight had been...

This might explain unexpected surge pricing on Uber at Townsville airport last time I flew up there on a Sunday afternoon. I looked up the Uber price, shook my head, and went to the taxi rank (where there was no queue and for which I paid a price significantly lower than the Uber estimate).

That's true only if you have a very mild case and respond well to aspirin. Altitude sickness can vary from non-existent to requiring urgent medical evacuation. Hotels in Cusco have oxygen available for a reason (aspirin would be much cheaper, if that were all that were required!), and the tour...

Thanks. My GP is at a clinic that is an accredited yellow fever vaccination centre, which makes it even more odd that he didn’t suggest it.

Cusco is 3,399 m above sea level. Wikipedia says that altitude sickness "occurs in about 20% of people after rapidly going to 2,500 metres (8,000 ft) and in 40% of people after going to 3,000 metres." I have big lungs and a high VO2max for my age, so I expect to be fine, but my husband is not...

He also didn't mention altitude sickness, which I have since realised might be an issue for Quito and also for Cusco (we are also travelling to Peru). I've made another appointment to follow up on Yellow Fever and to ask about altitude sickness.

No, this is the first time I have been to an affected country.

Oops! Thanks for mentioning yellow fever vaccination! We are visiting the Amazon in Ecuador very soon and had already seen our GP and got a raft of vaccinations, but for some reason, he missed mentioning yellow fever! Our flight into Ecuador is into Quito, which is in the safer part of the...

Trying again: U63SQ

I got the two month extension. I also got a half-price renewal without having to cancel and rejoin. Perhaps they keep an eye on how much value you get out of it and offer this when the value prospect is otherwise weak (i.e., you aren’t getting so much out of your discounts).

For hotels: * Adequate, easily accessible power points beside the bed. * Good overhead lighting in he room. * No blinking or excessively bright lights on smoke alarms, air conditioners or TVs. * Ability to control the air conditioner temperature. Airlines: * Using titles and last names instead...

When you get cataracts fixed, your lenses are replaced so they eliminate vision problems that are due to lens shape, no matter how long you have had them. My father recently had cataract surgery and no longer needs glasses for the first time in 60 years. Admittedly, he didn't have glasses as an...

They had a little niche suitable for glasses and phone in the back of the seat in front in economy on the QF 7 flight I took a couple of weeks ago. Very convenient!

Nice of you to say, but I think almost everyone would have done the same in the circumstances.

Thanks for the update. I haven't heard anything, so I guess I wasn't on any of the affected flights. I'm very surprised, as every booking I made during that period was changed at least once by Qantas. Maybe I booked early enough that they hadn't yet decided for sure that they wouldn't be running...

Just wanted to share a positive experience yesterday. I was sitting on a SYD-BNE Qantas flight yesterday morning. It had been a long haul: 3 hours DTW-DFW, nearly 6 hours in the airport at Dallas, 17 hours DFW-SYD, 2 hours in Sydney airport, and another connecting flight still to come after...

Happy to report that I was mistaken: my seat was bulkhead aisle premium economy, not middle seat. And yes, the upgrade was very worthwhile: closer to business than economy. Thanks to those who advised me to try it!

SG QF7 (SYD-DFW) 21 June. Flexible Y fare. Requested upgrade to J when I booked on 3 March, with fallback to PE. No luck on either, but I did get an empty seat next to me in Y, and a personal greeting. SG (now LTG) QF8 (DFW-SYD) 1 July. Flexible fare. Requested upgrade on 3 March. Unsuccessful...