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    Long wait for refund for cancelled reward flights Qantas - a common experience?

    By way of contrast, I cancelled LM and UA awards in the past week and the miles (for what they may be worth) were refunded the next day. Taxes said to take 30 days. Edit: UA taxes were refunded in 6 days.
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    General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

    Not necessarily, could be nominative determinism in play.
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    Hydroxychloroquine - What Goes On?

    Steve Bell, The Guardian:
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    In flight Seat Allocation and Social Distancing

    Thailand CAAT is reportedly planning such for when domestic flights resume.
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    Qantas Revenue booking cancellations (under covid19)

    Received an email today informing me that an award booking had been cancelled due to coronavirus etc. Full refund to follow within 4 weeks. The trip was completed last September.
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    Anyone transferring/withdrawing qantas points?

    Holding on to mine until the Qantas Store starts selling PPE and antiviral drugs.
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    Is the SSJ100 Russia's 737 MAX?

    Russia: Investigative Committee releases video of last year's deadly Superjet crash in Sheremetyevo
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    Qantas Revenue booking cancellations (under covid19)

    No, but I can't say I didn't toy with the idea and under normal circumstances might have been tempted, just to see what would happen.
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    Qantas Revenue booking cancellations (under covid19)

    I got two of those messages today, including one for a booking for which I'd already received a full refund over a week ago.
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    Does Closing Beaches Make Any Sense?

    The original story is interesting too: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/soldier-carrying-donkey/ The picture actually dates from 1958, during the Algerian War (i.e., a war for independence waged against French forces in Colonial Algeria). And it depicts a starving donkey that was rescued by a...
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    Rubbish article: Health Authorities Apparently Lied About Wearing Masks. [Incorrect]

    Now mandatory in coughet: coughET: The provincial communicable disease committee on Tuesday issued an order requiring people going outdoors to always wear a face mask, or face a fine of up to 20,000 baht. The order, signed by governor Pakkapong Tawipat, took effect immediately, until further...
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    China - what is actually the reality there?

    Not quite - he made no mention of bats or Wuhan markets. The earthquake wasn't directly linked, but was noted in setting the context of local corruption. As for Ferragamo and illegal immigrants: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-chinese-workers-who-assemble-designer-bags-in-tuscany
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    General Discussion/Q&A on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Let's hope Boris didn't lick the envelopes.
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    General Discussion/Q&A on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    What is it with health ministers? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk- Scotland's chief medical officer has resigned after making two trips to her second home during the coronavirus lockdown. Dr Calderwood had earlier been given a police warning for breaking the lockdown rules after the Scottish Sun...
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    Qantas Covid 19 cancelations

    I've just received the first of my refunds with no charges and a small (A$20) profit on the exchange rate. Cancelled by phone on 24/3, so 11 days. Still waiting on an earlier one, cancelled online,19/3.
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    A bit of humour

    My wife tells me that a small cough isn't a problem. But, to be honest, I'd rather she didn't have one at all.
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-02/coronavirus-sees-wa-close-state-borders-from-midnight-sunday/12114648 Exemptions would also apply for fly-in, fly-out workers and their families, but strict 14-day self isolation measures would need to be followed when they first entered the state.
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    Aeroplane playing cards

    TG, 2012 IIRC.
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    Qantas - what will Coronavirus mean in the medium term?

    At last The 1948 Show, rather than Monty Python. But try telling that to young folk these days and they won't believe you.
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