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Have a look at byAir as well. It's relatively new so it hasn't got every feature yet but development is pretty active and it's definitely got the interface going for it. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.byairapp.android

The Qantas shareholders AGM is happening today. Qantas chair John Mullen has said the they won't be opposing Qatar taking a stake in VA. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-25/asx-markets-business-live-news-251024/104515694#live-blog-post-129932

Yes, I have had the -700 in an all economy config on PER-SYD.

It's probably also getting a bit time consuming for their people, with a heap of queries about something that doesn't happen for almost a year.

Meanwhile in Singapore... https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/passport-less-clearance-fully-available-at-changi-airport-average-clearance-time-of-10-seconds-ica

Are you running any kind of ad blocking? Either in the browser or through DNS? That'll usually remove these chat options.

Seems life the calculator is already in place so hopefully they'll start displaying it on the website or the app soon. Or at least a bit before 1st Oct 2025.

I thought about doing the same but I think I'm just going to wait and see. It'd be nice to know but there's no urgency in knowing it right now and I reckon the counter will be added for us to see long before 1st Oct 2025.

I'm curious to see what the other Velocity card offering will be, replacing the one with no annual fee (Escape I think it was called?). If you're already an AmEx customer it might be worth having just to get the extra points earn on your flights (under the new scheme) for holding a co-branded card.

I'm not sure how much of restraint Velocity has been on QF devaluing the program. I think Qantas' key takeaway from the Alan Joyce era was that it didn't matter how badly they treated the customers, they'd keep coming back for more.

It's specific to parliamentarians and their staff, not the broader APS. https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/mps-and-staff-flock-to-qantas-as-domestic-flight-bill-hits-29m-20241016-p5kiqk

Me too. I wasn't too fussed as I never stay at Radisson hotels anyway. Still, it is a bit strange.

https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/velocity-program-changes/new-status-tiers#faq4

Yes,I saw that article too, though it's specific to parliamentarians and their staff, not to the whole of government. https://www.afr.com/companies/transport/mps-and-staff-flock-to-qantas-as-domestic-flight-bill-hits-29m-20241016-p5kiqk The ratio for normal public servants would be very...

Hmm, I take it back, looks like we might not know till 1st Oct 2025: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/velocity-program-changes/new-status-tiers#faq2 Maybe we'll get the counter before the actual launch, but probably not.

The Velocity co-branded AmEx cards were recently pulled with a note saying that the new version of these card will be "coming soon". I reckon we'll see those new cards in the next few days along with some benefits that align with the new Velocity program.

I reckon that feature will probably come online in the next few days (hopefully). I reckon I'll be close, but not quite there yet. I'm sort of tempted to go back through my history and do the math, but that seems like a lot of work when Velocity will do that and just tell me shortly.

I'm wondering how corporate/government customers will react to the change. Particularly government where the air fares don't earn points, but earn status credits. Previously there wasn't any reason to pick a more expensive airfare for the points (other than deciding Restricted or Flex), now...

Having a look through, of particular interest is page 9 where it lists some of the current issues with the surcharging rules at the moment, the ones that jumped out to me were, 'stealth' charging, excessive charging, and additional services being bundled into the charge: Consumers sometimes do...

For those interested, the discussion/green paper has now been released by the RBA: https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/review-of-retail-payments-regulation/2024/ There's a lot in it... 1728955579 For those interested, the discussion/green paper has now been released by the RBA...