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  1. Mwenenzi

    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    With Qantas points you can only book Qantas award flights and partner airline award flights on the QF web site or by phoning QF. Cannot use QF points directly with another airline.
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    Your favourite photos taken of/from a plane?

    From the air bridge before a QF CHC MEL flight. QF B737 with USA C130's that fly to Antarctic. Saw on TV that AU have 120 people on the ice. USA will have a lot more at McMurdo Station (up to 1200) DHL B757 freighter behind the EK A380, that fly's the DXB-SYD-CHC-SYD-DXB route.
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    Australian Dual Citizens Entering UK after February

    Just shows how stupid people are if contacting a news organization to ask about passports. And too late. Its not a new announcement,
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    Article: Things Jetstar Does & Doesn’t Do Well

    Recycling an old article or MattG still on the payroll for a few articles? Or MattG getting $$$ for reruns? T-80 or T-24 now for QF?
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    Everydayrewards extra half price referral

    Seeking a referral for Woolworths EDR extra. If you have EDR extra expect you will have a referral link as image below (from my expired EDR extra). Is worth 1500 WW EDR points. 2000 EDR = 1000 QF ff points =$10. So equivalent to $7.50 or 1500EDR/750 QF points for both of us However are not...
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    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    Welcome aboard. **Upgrades are never guaranteed** What route and approximately when? Domestic and international can have different upgrade process https://www.qantas.com/au/en/manage-booking/upgrade.html
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    AFF Platinum benefits not available

    Ongoing issue of member benefits not working. Look here for similar --- https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/ads-appearing-again.122138/#post-2955162
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    Hi Everyone, Just starting the retirement journey :)

    Welcome back Will be a hard slop to get any meaningful ff miles balance. Do not get much from 1 trip Do any of your credit cards accumulate cc points that can be transferred to an airline frequent flyer program? Frequent flyer programs are morphing into frequent spender programs. Are many...
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    Aerolopa Website Change

    Was a hobby site, but now a company with an outside shareholder (source FT). Establishing and maintaining UK company has ongoing costs. From the FT BA aeroLOPA thread. I am not willing to give my phone number, so will not sign up,
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    Seat availability QF1- QF booking puts me into Y

    From GLA wikipedia EK, BA & KLM are the QF partner airlines that fly into GLA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Airport EDI to GLA about 50 miles. For EDI you have AA (via the long way), BA, AF, AY, EK, QR & IB that are QF partner airlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport...
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    Tight Virgin Australia Domestic Connection to International Flight

    off topic Guessing you are leaving MEL at ~07:00 for your 08:30 SYD arrival. Would a SQ desk be open in MEL T2 at 05:30~06:00? With your VFF award ticket IMHO SQ will not deal with you. Send you to Virgin - Velocity desk or phone. Have you looked for VFF business award seat MEL-SIN non...
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    QF/JQ domestic flights leaving from international terminal

    Long running thread in JQ forum ---> Domestic flights from Melb/Syd international terminals Started Aug 2019 and last post 9 Jan 2025. QF forum ----> QF/JQ domestic flights leaving from international terminal Started Jan 2023 & last post Feb 2024 Would be better is 1 master thread, but not in...
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    Forfeiting first leg of multi city itinerary

    And to US from AU is often significantly cheaper than from NZ, even when connecting in NZ Just QF & NZ being more competitive on the other side of the Tasman. Common world wide. Home airline often most expensive. Air NZ does good business flying pax to USA. For those who need to connect an...
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    So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

    Vic rds plates https://vplates.com.au/ OZWIZR is available
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    Basically impossible to book partner rewards flights at release

    What are you trying to book? Those with BA avios wanting to book on BA are waiting on the clock for some premium cabin flights.
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    JFK Int to Int transit

    Offish topic Not for you but USA is slowly catching up US govt CBP Customer Service AA https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2025/American-and-US-Customs-and-Border-Protection-pilot-innovative-baggage-screening-initiative-OPS-OTH-04/ AFAR blog...
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    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    Sign up 01 Jan to 31 Jan anniversary month is January. From 01 Feb to 31 Jan is the membership year earning period. Sign up 01 Feb to 28 Feb anniversary month is February. So the first year is a little less than 365 days. Next year is full 365 days (ignoring leap years)
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    RTW in J for Sep/Oct: YVR/YYC/YQB/YYZ + Europe/Asia return to SYD – worth it?

    If daichisuba books ex Japan the 2nd trip after a stopover at home can be to anywhere in the oneworld definition of South Pacific region, Fiji, NZ etc. Need to pay real taxes, including the Au govt $70 departure tax. QF link from 2018, but assume still current, as regions do not change --...
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    RTW in J for Sep/Oct: YVR/YYC/YQB/YYZ + Europe/Asia return to SYD – worth it?

    A lot of destinations in 4 weeks. A lot of hours in aircraft and airports. A trip where a good TA will add value. For multi city - multi country trip an experied TA will give more value/ flight & hotel savings than their fee. The OW RTW tool is buggy. You need to check first that a oneworld...
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    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    At SYD a fee of access arrival lounge is available landside after immigration & customs. PP or some credit cards may give access at no cost. https://www.plazapremiumlounge.com/en-uk/find/asia/australia/sydney/sydney-airport/international-arrivals-terminal-one...
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