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You can get USD50 (~AU$70) in cashback with Rakuten, the US-based website, with the following link (full disclosure, I also get USD50), if you make a total of total USD50 worth of purchases through Rakuten. Purchases must be made within 90 days of joining. www.rakuten.com/r/MCTAGG53?eeid=28187...

Some Qatar redemptions using Velocity points require a cash co-payment of over $2,000, thanks to a new "Airline fuel fee" that's passed on by Velocity. It's not sure whether this is a temporary glitch or a sneaky change. We've reached out to Velocity and Qatar Airways for comment, and will...

Philippine Airlines is the first full service carrier to install 3-4-3 seating on the A350, with a frankly terrible 16.5 inches of seat width. The J looks good though, and PE looks fine. They should be able to get to 17 inches if they're built to the New Production Standard (which I thought...

Effectively reviving a very old thread, but keen to hear the AFF community's thoughts - what actually makes a good airport, good? Are there particular amenities that are must haves? Do lounges impact on your judgement of an airport? What about getting to/from the airport? My personal favourite...

Seems like VA562 on 8 May was delayed out of Perth, and had the fun task of racing the clock against the Sydney curfew. It got close, but why did it still line up for an approach at Sydney, before then diverting to Brisbane? It's not like they were seconds away, or missed their first go. It...

Actually useful, as PR often has decent J fares to/from Australia, and Alaska's mileage requirements are pretty reasonable. Only earn/burn atm though, no status benefits. https://news.alaskaair.com/mileage-plan/alaska-airlines-welcomes-philippine-airlines/

Global Airlines has put two flights on sale on a wet-leased A380, from Manchester and Glasgow to New York JFK. https://www.headforpoints.com/2025/04/16/global-airlines-now-taking-bookings/ Pricing is a bit silly, with First Class from £6,828 return, Business class from £3,699 return and...

Very niche, but ANA have announced they will stop selling RTW award tickets from 24 June 2025. This does follow a trend though, as most RTW award tickets are slowly being phased out. https://www.ana.co.jp/en/au/amc/partner-flight-awards/around-the-world/

Hey everyone! After the last successful Sydney dinner organised by the dutiful @DejaBrew, it feels about time for another! Plus the fact that there's no AFF events between now and the Narita Lounge crawl in June... The venue last time, Long Chim, has closed unfortunately, so we will need...

FYI, Commbank has changed the interest-free period on all of its Awards credit cards from 55 to 44 days.

Not a bad fare for return flights on SQ. The best prices are ex Osaka, although Tokyo is about ~$350 more expensive, Melbourne is ~$20 more. The pain point is that Google flights is not showing Singapore Airlines fares - you might have better luck with Skyscanner, as it pulls from more OTAs...

When I first started planning this trip, I definitely didn't think it would end up like this, that's for sure. It all came about thanks to a post on FlyerTalk (reposted dutifully by Gold Member on AFF) for an error fare on United. It wasn't the best deal in the world, but the fare did allow me...

SAS has launched an utterly unique promotion, celebrating it's entry into Skyteam - they're offering bonus miles for each Skyteam airline you fly, as the following: Fly five different SkyTeam airlines, earn 10,000 SAS EuroBonus bonus points Fly 10 different SkyTeam airlines, earn 100,000 SAS...

Wanted to confirm that my Explorer card (which nominally earns Gateway points) could transfer to VS. So I logged on, and confirmed that indeed I can - but then noticed that Airpoints wasn't even listed as a transfer option? It's still listed as a partner on the website and all, but when you...

So after an extensive and painful search, it's come to my attention that for whatever reason, there's just a complete lack of availability to/from Bali in some cases where IMO there really should be. Firstly, Qantas has ZERO Economy seats available as Classic Reward seats on MEL-DPS (QF45)...

It seems to be only for out of peak season dates, but SQ has some great sale fares for European destinations including London (I've also seen results for Rome, Paris and other major cities that they fly into). SYD-LGW for $1336 return: PER-LGW for $1264 return:

In another episode of airlines getting awards for a product that isn't in service yet (thanks Lufthansa, very cool), Qantas took home the 'Passenger Comfort' category from the 2024 Crystal Cabin awards - link here for the other award winners: Revealed: The 2024 Crystal Cabin Award Winners While...

Obviously won't appeal to everyone, but sub $5k for lie-flat J to Europe in peak summer is pretty solid, despite the less than ideal layover times. Air India are in the midst of a rebranding effort, but the seats are still quite old, in a 2-2-2 configuration on the B787-8. Other dates...

I'm thinking here of priority check-in, boarding and maybe baggage. Some airlines are monetising this - Etihad offer "Priority Access" for 40USD including all 3 things, while Scoot offer "Board me first" for around 5SGD. So how much do you think these benefits are worth each time you fly? And...

Pm me if interested If you can tell me a joke that would be greatly appreciated - note quality of joke will not have any bearing on the lounge pass, it's first in best dressed :P