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Just tidying up my figures for the year 97 flights 186,000km travelled New airport - ZQN, MLA, ATH, JMK, YVR, YYC, SEA, LAX, CHC, JFK, HBA New airline - LH, LX, A3, AC, AS, AA New cabin - AA Transcon J Longest flight - AKL-JFK at a short 15hrs 5mins according to the captain Shortest flight -...

I’d imagine it will depend on when constraints are eased be them external and internal (e.g. slots at SYD or aircraft availability)

I probably should’ve caveated the above post with YMMV to be safe given the reactions. I had some recent stays in New York and never found any issues with the guaranteed benefits offered by the specific hotel

I don’t mean to be picky but a quick google of Qantas dinner service meal times reveals the time that dinner is served. Your flight appears to leave before 5pm so whilst you may be disappointed there are ample resources out there to assist you getting a proper dinner service. That’s why we are...

Apologies I will have to abstain from this instalment unfortunately due to a conflict. I’m not mel based so usually depends where I’m pulled on the week.

I’m just catching up on recent posts and read Matt’s recent review. I think it’s very unfair to the Marriott program. Gold is a fairly mid tier status and the properties chosen are quite low on the spectrum in terms of their ability to offer a differentiated service. I’m a bit surprised at the...

On the topic of beef, for those that plough the domestic routes I came across a new one today for those pre 5pm flights BNE-SYD was cauliflower soup, ploughmans plate and a wagyu beef and coughake mushroom pastry The crew were great with friendly and efficient service and plenty of top ups of...

BNE had some dumpling like options going around today in addition to the lasagna and salad in the cantina and all the usual offerings which again is more than the busiest domestic hub

I welcome this improvement...on my Monday arvo I treat myself to a salad resembling Neil Perry's finest onboard as the hot food is fairly unappetising.

I was standing in the galley waiting to get changed on a recent flight and they have reasonably extensive notes on everything on the menu including wines. There are photos and even pronunciation guides on some of the key terms.

Looking forward to the airline and hotel status ranks returning to equilibrium sans those airlines still aggressively pursuing status matches.

It’s still better than SYD but has definitely gone backward in recent times. I didn’t bother with either of the above options today.

The LAX lounge crew continue to excel at recognition. One minor drawback was no Lallier this time but only very minor. Received a nice card and bag tag

As much as I rave on about an express meal service, crew were great on a recent QF12. Got a cheese plate and red wine very promptly and excited crew convinced me to have a panacotta then noticed I was done and made my bed whilst everyone else was in the middle of dinner service. This was greatly...

Back to schlepping the golden triangle with Mel and bne this week after the bright lights of nyc

Finding it increasingly useful to have reserved sections in lounges. LAX was a wait list on tables for the general section. SYD has also been more pleasant for morning departures down the end.

I’m through there most weeks and tbh I’ve found myself gravitating toward the standard dishes at the buffet. I’d appreciate a few new options like a simple stir fry.

Actual office view from NYC Heading back to Oz after a whirlwind week here in NYC. My JFK-LAX was temperamental with maintenance issues so was cancelled then bought back with a minor delay but picture a 321 plane load of people running gate to gate based on what the AA staff could tell us. AA...

This one’s from my hotel for the week. Office is a few blocks down in midtown. New York has surprisrised to the upside

In the New York office this week Did QF 3 over which actually flew by