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    Seat selection in new system?

    Did PER-DWN today I was seated in row 3. oh and the only person in all of row 3 and 4 and 5. Then all the rest squeezed in thereafter. Quite nice really - that was until a bunch of bogan friends from the back decided those rows might be a nice place to sit....
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    All Qantaslink flights to depart SYD T3 from August 15th 2013

    :p Great news! As a regular regional traveller I dread T2 - looks like VA will lose more flights from me now as I used to use them primarily for their curbside lounge check in (unless of course the alternative is only JQ) ....
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    Virgin Community[/Communication] FAIL?

    An update on this - my company (250 people but we do a lot of domestic travel) sent out advice regarding flight booking to select QF first and only VA if it is significantly cheaper, as it is not worth the time of our consultants or admin staff waiting on the phone and everyone getting confused...
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    Why do you fly QF (domestic)

    Agree +1 When things go wrong (on average): QF = on the ball - know what to do and how to handle the situtation (maybe it's the experience of things going wrong....) VA = unless you are going MEL-SYD-BNE good luck - and this is from experience with VA as a platinum. When things go wrong...
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    Why do you fly QF (domestic)

    Everything above - and point 3 is a winner with me - VA (outside the golden triangle) are usually terrible times or with terrible connections and if things go wrong - well travel plans usually go pearshape.... (happened a few time now) QFF Phone service is very good and quick (P1 phone service...
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    Why do you choose to fly VA (domestic)

    I fly VA domestic now and then (managed to earn platinum last year and platinum will be earnt this year within 6 months) based on the following: QF don't fly on all the routes - PQQ-BNE, SYD-MCY, NCL-MEL and if I'm connecting with Perth I will usually stay on the same carrier VA can be (or...
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    New booking engine is up

    Noticed Multi-City Bookings have gone (something I use extensively) ? At the moment the website is next to useless- cannot finalise flight bookings, cannot log into Velocity, try many regional flights and it crashes and some of the (domestic) prices that you can see are making Qantas look like...
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    How do Hilton treat you as an Elite?

    Yes - although I was given the email address of the lounge manager! !? Breakfast - Asked for an egg (as per the sign - 30 minutes still no egg - (2 reminders) - gave up. Don't know if they were short staffed themselves? (although there were plenty of inexperienced staff wondering around...
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    How do Hilton treat you as an Elite?

    Two recent stays and two huge contrasts.... Status: Diamond Property: Conrad Bangkok Date: 29-31 December 2012 Booked: Deluxe King Received: "Executive" King They got right: Room was nice, with complementary water and some "welcome amenity cookies". Suspect it was not an executive room...
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    Hyatt Gold Passport - Redeeming Nights In Japan - Do Points Cover Additional Charges?

    Re: Hyatt Gold Passport - Redeeming Nights In Japan - Do Points Cover Additional Char I redeemed Hyatt Points in Japan in late 2011 - and never had any "additional" charges.
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    Where will you be on NYE?

    I'll be with the +1 at the Hilton Pattaya looking down on the common people partying, whilst sipping coughtails the Hilton's NYE party :D (and a big thanks to HHonors Diamond Rewards!)
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    Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

    Looks more like an entree! Sure they didn't serve the lunch menu by mistake? :p
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    Redemptions on Skywest - still a joke

    You can usually buy fully refundable tickets with Skywest cheaper than flexisavers as well (and you get J class SC!). I don't even bother with redeptions - waste of points and money....... It is going to be a challenging cultural takeover - it's a very old fashioned airline and a few people I...
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    Merry Christmas gift from QF Loyalty

    I received a nice two pack as well - Wolf Blass White Label aged release Chardonnay and a SC Pannell GSM :). Happy with that
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    P1 benefit - Les Misérables advance screening

    Actually thinking about it now... yes that is the reason! :lol:
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    P1 benefit - Les Misérables advance screening

    I'm down for two seats at the Perth advance screening... actually looking forward to it - haven't been to a cinema in a few years....
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    What's a Velocity Point Worth

    I just redeemed ~95K points for 2 (Y) PER - CCK- PER. Flights would have cost $2050. 2.15c a point seems good value - although more importantly I get a chance to go to the Cocos Islands
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    VH-EBV layout?

    I have been doing about half my regular QF Y flights SYD-PER or MEL-PER with DJ with flexi upgrades over the past 2 months (inbetween the new QF year). On four occassions there have been less then 4 passengers in J - and on one flight I overheard that "they are all upgrades". I even had a DJ...
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    Busted IFE in a Row 1 seat on one of the new A330s

    Did the Syd-Per A330 IN J on Friday (older bird) There were multiple IEFs out of order - in fact about 6 or 7 - all on the F/J/K side (but in no real pattern). Annoyingly of the ones that did work a number of the loop movies had poor quality. Was probably a good thing (in my case) as I had...
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    Has Qantas got its "mojo" back?

    Clearly we must be on very different flights... I've had some shockers don't worry but in the 100+ QF domestic flights in the last year I would say 4 or five were below par. With the 30+ VA flights this year about 10 or so were poor (certainly my MKY-SYD VA flight (and pre-flight) experience...
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