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They have a lot of extra economy and a few extra PE seats vs a standard aircraft, but lose 40 or so lie flat business class seats, that bring in what $10K per return flight? It's hard to see it working but who knows, it some time off anyway. In any event for the Australian traveller, Las...

For me, I'm OK with it. As long as I have an aisle seat in the middle bank of 3. But agreed, totally brutal if in window or middle seat.

To be fair, compared to NZ's offering (no business class) and obviously JQ's on the route, it does offer a premium option in terms of domestic business class.

Yes , this has been the case for at least 20 years, and is the same for services to MEL (01:45 and 21:50 departures, but not the 19:20) , BNE (00:55, but not the 21:35), and PER (00:25). Also in the other direction to SIN from MEL (00:35), BNE (23: 25) and PER (01:15). Interesting that SQ...

That's a pain, yes. Although for those of us fortunate enough to be able to access a Qantas Lounge before departure, sometimes I get a can of drink from the fridge, and forget to drink it before I leave the lounge ;) Can come in handy for this problem. Yes it is (like any other flight in...

Yes, but I did use the specific wording “ Eastern Australia originating flight to SE Asia…•. I would expect that no one on those flights has left Europe the previous evening.!

Yes they should be able to use the bag drop. For getting through departures, to gate and through security the biggest variable is how close the gate is to immigration. I'd say 30 minutes would cover it even with teens - and to the furthest gate. It's 5-10 mins for immigration, including...

I've seen quite a few people enjoying a "snack" every hour in Jetstar med-long haul (usually a liquid snack !). When it’s say $300 less than a full service carrier, that gives you a bit of cash to splash to compensate for the lack of free snacks.

It’s easy to do so with your own snacks, and/or paying for your own meals and/or purchasing a suitable bundle as you see fit. They have service. It’s just not free.

It's a nice bar, although, wondered if Mohamed ever made it back after COVID, as I haven't been there often enough when the bar is actually open to tell. In fact since re-opening I got to use the bar twice, in the first hour or so after the bar opened in the late afternoon. I wish they'd open...

In my books any redemption that gets you more than 2/3 (USD) cent per point value or more than 1c (AUD) is a win these days unfortunately, and becoming increasingly rare (other than perhaps at really cheap or really expensive properties). We stayed there 3 years ago, rates were definitely...

For, say eastern Australia originating flights to SE Asia, probably a quick supper before a 5-6am landing, as the only meal, is probably a reasonable option. Most of the flight will have originated in that time zone or maybe -30-60 mins or +2 hrs. For international hub originating flights...

Didn’t see too much different in their offer to most North American legacy carriers. Although Basic economy didn’t come with regular carry on (same as United). And they do offer in flight beverage and snacks - so that’s not LCC. Thought they were more of a niche carrier than an LCC, perhaps...

QF F lounge being closer to T2 as well. “Extra early” from the F lounge really means 0-15 mins earlier depending on where the gate is. No need to leave any earlier than normal for an E26-28 gate (these are closer to the QF F lounge than most T1 gates, and similar distance from the QR lounge...

Ah, religion always has a cost. Even if it is, or perhaps because it is, now the predominant religion in Australia, offerings and/or tithes are required like other religions 🤣😛 (Said as a coffee atheist who never touches the stuff).

LH did also.

Have wondered if there was a place for a Nightjet like service in Australia. Maybe they could call it the Southern Aurora 🤣 But surely there has to be a happy medium between luxurious "rail cruises" as operated by Journey Beyond and seat only services.

The other thing, particularly with international travel, is that airports are a literal melting pot, with travellers coming from different backgrounds, different cultures and what may be grossly offensive for one culture may entirely within the cultural norms for another. For people of certain...

Our posts overlapped. Not only LTG's but for anyone whose travel patterns place status way out of reach, SC's have very little, or no value. As an aside, but interstingly Krisflyer engages with both high value and low value customers in different ways, with "Milestone Rewards" based on...

As a LTG with no hope, or interest in getting back to Platinum, then if it was cheaper than a bundle with SCs, I'd be happy with it. The vast majority of people just want to get from A to B, sometimes with seats, sometimes with some flexibility, sometimes with luggage, sometimes with food and...