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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.

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...

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)

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 --...

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...

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...

EK have a large fleet of A380, with DXB home base at the center of destinations. The next have about 10% of EK aircraft QF send A380 to a range of destinations. I wonder if other airlines with a small A380 fleet send to a smaller range of destinations? With any fault/delay with a QF A380 is...

Has the famous Matt Graham met the infamous Matt Graham? :) Does one Matt G need frequent flyer / loyalty advice from another Matt G.? From a very little interaction with a few sports people they often seem unaware of ffp's and benefits. Benefits that may be very useful after they are...

QF seat maps on the web site has"configuration 2" with 12J 156Y (pdf file date 08-12-2025) and also a seat map with 12J 162Y https://www.qantas.com/nz/en/qantas-experience/onboard/seat-maps/boeing-737-800.html...

Point Hacks, owner of AFF, has podcast. Last seems to be 24-12-2025 (251224). Not as good as real AFF podcasts. However are undated on the web site and the file naming convention (when downloaded) is random. Should be a *lot* better. https://www.pointhacks.com.au/podcasts/points-of-view/?all=1

Not a requirement for New Zealand The NZ traveler declaration has box to the effect "NZ citizen entering on foreign passport?". Then skips several questions if answer Yes.

No. Traveling in Y QF Gold does not give anytime or arrival lounge access. QF lounges are departure lounges (limited exceptions)

Will not be able to use the EK (or QF) SYD lounge on arrival If a return trip will be able to use on departure. AF/KLM is also a ff partner of QF.

Welcome to AFF and retirement Hope you trip to EU goes well It may read as harsh, but if only starting to accumulate loyalty points now you are a decade too late. Can get loyalty points from credit card spend, flying. hotels, fuel, day to day shopping, including Coles, Woolworths, Kmart, BigW...

The retailer is buying QF points to reward(~bribe) the purchaser for using purchasing items from them Same with the cc provider. Up to the retailer to control the points. If the points are not refunded/withdrawn they will still be paying QF. Selling frequent flyer points/miles/avios for cash...

To/from where to MEL? Why not a prebooked Uber ~ taxi? https://www.klook.com/en-AU Are they a real transport company with vehicles, or just a 3rd party booking service/app?

Did the timing take into account your time zone & date line(if applicable) relative to AU? Has the money been deducted from your account?

In my view the deliberate intention is to restrict availability of (classic) award seats. They will know the effects of POS and POC.

So from poacher to gamekeeper :eek: :)

I got $35 first year (plus 1 month free), but would have to pay full $70 price year renewal Been sent an email advising auto $70 renewal 04 Jan 2026. But are out of Australia until 20 Jan. So will cancel and rejoin EDR extra on 21 Jan. Hope the EDR Extra price does not rise. Last time (Dec...