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    Article: Why Governments Monopolise Regional Routes

    I am not sure it has the required range. Apart from the short runway, I believe the issue is the fact that there is nothing else close. To allow for possible diversion, the plane basically needs the range to be able to fly all the way back to SYD if it can't land from some reason.
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    A very specific query

    What day do you need to leave? Cayman Airways flight KX107 appears to operate MIA to GCM on Thursday and Friday, which allows a connection from any of three AA flights from MBJ to MIA - allowing for a departure as late as 15:25 to arrive 21:20 same day.
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    MEL-ORD booking strategy

    Just remember that you are travelling in a different direction to the US. Generally speaking for most people, travelling East to West (as you did Australia to Germany) is much easier to adjust than travelling Wet to East - as you will in going to the US.
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    Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

    No doubt heading to Brisbane for the Pacific Championships AFF gathering
  5. equus

    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    Not quite., It is not additionally at all. They are willing to sell one at the lower price. They are willing to sell two at the higher price WHILST that one is available at the lower price. If it goes, there may be none left at the higher price.
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    The Qantas Newbie Questions Thread

    But.... beware. The availability is dynamic. Just because there are 2 at the higher price, or 1 at the lower price does not mean that if you book the one at the lower price, that there will necessarily be one left at the higher price. The yield management algorithms may be happy to sell 2 at...
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    Qantas Club Lifetime Membership Benefits Removal

    Only if you only want to bring in one person, and do it every time. If you only needed to guest very occasionally, and wanted to bring in 4 people at once for the same flight, the old system was more convenient.
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    Pay Points to Extend Qantas Status

    To be fair, this offer / opportunity has only been to retain a status you are about to lose, so you can't buy the status. In many ways, it makes great sense for Qantas, as there is little downside. If you are not going to fly much with the status, then it won't cost them much in the way of...
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    Pay Points to Extend Qantas Status

    You don't necessarily need an invitation. Many have had success from calling and asking (but you may need to HUCA as it is typically QF inconsistent). I think the criteria has little to do with how short you are, but whether or not you have the points, have met the 4 sector requirement and...
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    100,000,000 QFF points, or $4,000,000 in cash??

    Not sure that it is a minimum of 30%. If this is a small business (at least a base rate entity), then the corporate tax rate is only 25%, not 30% And to illustrate your point, if this is for retirement - that money is in the company, not your hands for travel. You now need to get it out...
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    First rewards booking on EK coming up as “Premium Economy”

    According to a list I found here using google Emirates First Awards use Z as the fare code - which is the same as QF use for Premium Economy awards.
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    Qantas - Searching for Business class seats - Error

    What browser are you using? The Qantas booking website can be touchy - some browsers it works sometimes but not others. I can successfully bring up a result screen showing availability (9 July 2025) using Microsoft Edge. Not about to try going any further.
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    Melbourne Int-Dom transit, separate ticket

    You might be first to get to immigration for your flight, but it is not immigration that is the bottle neck. After you get through immigration, you then need to wait for any checked bags, and only then can you head for the final customs and bio-security check. You can be passed by many people...
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    Qantas Error Fare: First Class to Los Angeles from Sydney $4,299 return @qantas.com (several dates incuding xmas holidays)

    This. I think the reason Qantas are offering business very quickly is that even their own Conditions of Carriage only apply if the mistake is "reasonably obvious". This is no $100 fare - you are still talking $4200+. Someone who really wanted to push this could argue that the mistake is not...
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    Why doesn’t Alliance Airlines use QFF?

    Why on earth would any charter operator / monopoly operator choose to add costs to something where the punter has no choice? The whole point of a loyalty program is to attempt to apply the golden handcuffs so the pax chooses your operation over the competition. If there is no competition and...
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    New Luggage Recommendations

    As a data point, have been using 4 wheel Delsey for quite a while now (so long that I have replaced some due to natural wear and tear). Wait until 50% or more off, and buy largely in the sets from places like luggage direct, and really end up reasonable priced. Quite light weight, decent zip...
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    Fake Qantas Telephone Scam currently active

    And tracing that through, lead to finding Symbio warned for not investigating alleged scam calls - so the number is associated with a Telco known to have issues with not following up on scam warnings.
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    Qantas lounge access at Tokyo Narita

    They will by COS on a OneWorld airline as they have a J ticket.
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    Qantas Seat Selection Costs

    SYD-MNL is probably A330 for the dates. QF have a nice little rort going for Row 30 which is the first row presented to an NB (it is actually the eighth row in economy) is a "preferred" seat that they charge for "to be closer to the front to disembark earlier". My bet is that they have...
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    QF with Alliance Airlines [Connecting with QR at ADL]

    Whilst it probably ends up the same, as it is one ticket and connecting to International, the baggage allowance would technically be as per the Qatar website. Baggage allowance should be 40kg for J, and as it appears you have LTG there may be some additional baggage - but it is very murky...
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