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I'd worry about what it means for availability for more savvy folk like - AFF members - who know how to scratch below the booking engine surface to find availability e.g. playing with the multi city tool. I have plenty of friends and family members who currently give up when a simple return...

Yeah..this change isn't Qantas being charitable - despite the good optics. This does however potentially incentivise more spend from people falling a couple of hundred SCs short of going up a tier rather than helping those who barely flop over the line each year.

Is this another fight club like situation (yes or no will do 😎) I get that it’s QF metal but from OP’s post it’s, booked and ticketed by AA, so not on 81- stock. So not a QF CR that would be eligible for points club SCs.

I’m curious too about how this would qualify. Are you thinking Points Club SC earning because you’re on QF metal? But that only applies to classic rewards, not flights booked via Oneworld partners.

It’s possible that they were off duty staff on standby. A few times when EF has shown an empty seat next to me until the last minute I’ve observed crew interactions that suggest staff travel. Rebooked missed connections might also end up scoring row four for free, sans-status. But yeah I...

Longer westbound routes over the pacific are the main candidate for blocked seats due to prevailing headwinds, including sometimes a strong jetstream. E.g. the A380 from DFW-SYD sometimes needed a quick fuel stop in BNE. The number or percentage of seats blocked will be variable depending on...

I'm loving this TR @RooFlyer Looking forward to more!

My two 737 flights over the past couple of days have been on the new config. The usual old hanging perspex divider was in place between J and the newly cavernous row 4. Perhaps some aircracft had them temporarily removed for some reason. FWIW both flights were on non-BSI aircraft. I had 5A on...

I've read nothing but praise for the Oberoi Agra. It's on my bucket list, for sure!

I’m curious what it is about the apex suite you don’t like. I’ve flown it on JAL AND Oman Air and apart from limited storage at the seat, it’s one of my favourite J products.

I think it’s fascinating how there are some places like that which leave us feeling something very palpable … and inexplicable. Usually for me it’s spontaneous tears in nature: Milford Sound, Mt Sonder, Kata Tjuṯa, The Himalayas. But there are definitely manmade places with the same effect. One...

Interesting to see where rows 8 and 9 align now vis-a-vis the missing window on the A side

I mentioned a couple of unexpected upgrades in an article I wrote a while back. CX bumped me from PE to J HKG-SYD on a cash fare after I landed in HKG, connecting from a F award from JFK. I was only PS on Qantas at the time. Much more surprising was BA upgrading me from J to F LHR-DXB when my J...

That reminds me I had a go around landing in Sydney on the morning of the AFF master class!

As the year comes to an end, I've been having a look at my flight log and reminiscing about some of the more memorable ones. Thankfully those that come to mind for me were memorable for good reasons! Here's my top flight of 2025. No champagne, no flat bed. Just an authentic and fun flying...

Thank you @Mattg for all you’ve done for this community over the years. I echo others’ sentiments that the depth and breadth of your knowledge of the Australian and global aviation and points landscape are second to none. A personal thank you from me for your encouragement and mentorship on my...

I'm not sure that the dedicated dining area is full-time. When I was there yesterday morning, the signage was all put aside and the area was open to anyone to sit there. No sign of a-la-carte menus or wait staff. The lounge probably only had 15 or so guests in it, so I'm guessing WP dining may...

All gone 1pm at SYD J lounge. They said there might still be some gold ones over at the QP

Cheeky 8am bubbles from seat 2A on the status run flight from AKL that sees my first elevation to WP

The buffet wine selection won’t win too many accolades. I couldn’t spot where the sparkling is stashed at this hour of the morning. Behind the bar maybe? Unfortunately I’m not really up for a 7am tipple today for research purposes. (Edit: Villa Maria is being poured at the bar…) Those with...