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    Singapore Airlines Award Upgrades

    Hi All - Qantas Plat/Life Gold here recently branching out into the SQ world. I have a commercial ticket - MEL-SIN-AMS then return next month. Mel to AMS is in Premium (T) and Return in Business (D). I waitlisted for a KrisFlyer miles (standard) upgrade MEL-SIN-AMS. MEL-SIN came through...
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    Best oneworld loune in T3

    Just wanted to check best lounge(s) to use in T3. Flying to WAW for a week next month. QF 9 in F to LHR and then on BA in J to WAW (and return in reverse). QF Plat (or WP on here). What is best lounge in T3 to use? (1) on way to WAW through LHR? (2) on way back to MEL through LHR?
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    On line checkin not working

    Trying to do online checkin for QF domestic flights tomorrow. It appears online (ie print your boarding pass at home etc) checkin not working. Is anyone else having issues with checkin for tomorrow's QF domestic flights?
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    QF Domestic Registration Upgrades

    Whilst I am familiar with the international upgrade system and upgrades for Plats being processed at T-48 and later I have had no experience with the new domestic upgrade system. I have a couple of flights - ADL-DARWIN and DARWIN-SYD later this week where the upgrade is registered. Has anyone...
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    Minimum transfer time from Honolulu Cruise Terminal to HNL airport

    Hi All, I am looking at doing to cruise with the family around Hawaii. The cruises a 1 week and finish at 7am on a Saturday morning. The last plane for Australia to leave is Hawaiin Airlines flight (which I want to take with a VA/DJ flight number) which leaves at 12:30pm. The jetstar/QF...
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    AA australian calls now directed to Fiji (and the Phillipines)

    Calls from australia and NZ (and other English language calls in Asia/Pacific) are now directed to a call centre in Fiji. There is still a call centre in Brisbane. This is a shame as Brisbane office knew tricks in dealing with Qantas tickets. Having said that I have just got some Y-J mileage...
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    Row over business class upgrade forces flight back

    Careful when being too pushy for an upgrade! September 29, 2010 - 10:18AM An airline spokeswoman says a US-bound Polish plane was forced to return to Warsaw airport shortly after takeoff after a rowdy passenger scuffled with the crew. LOT airline spokeswoman Marta Marczak said yesterday...
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    QF points awarding CAR RENTAL

    I have been a loyal Hertz renter - I really like Hertz Neverlost in the USA. However given that QF points are no longer awarded, I have to change! Of the remaining top tier car rental companies which award QF points, which ones can others recommend (especially in US)?
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    QF121 TODAY SAT 7 August

    I feel for the passengers on this plane. It was due to fly from SYD to Queenstown. It has flown from SYD to Christchurch, Dunedin, back to Christchurch and then on to Auckland. Passengers still left on the plane have been put up in hotels and will continue tomorrow morning at 9am on a...
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    Changes to Flexi Saver Fare Bucket for USA travel

    I always understood that essentially all Economy fares (whether red edeal, super saver or flexi saver) for QF travel to USA were classified as Discount Economy for purposes of: - status credit earn; and - points needed to upgrade to Business. However, this morning I was looking at some...
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    QF 93 MEL to LAX today [26th Feb '10]

    Does anyone know what is happening with QF93 today. It is a scheduled 12 noon departure daily from MEL to LAX. It doesn't appear to be leaving until at least 5pm this afternoon.
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    Removal of Plat and Gold QFF benefit

    Has anyone noticed but this week qantas seems to have deleted part of its Terms and Conditions for QFF which said: "Qantas may make additional classic award seats available to Platinum and Gold Frequent Flyers." This used to be a good way for a platinum to ring up and get an international...
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    Qantas Frequent Flyer Missing Points

    I had course to revisit contacting the Qantas Frequent Flyer Service Centre to assist a relative missing points on (an eligible) hotel stay. In the past I have always written directly (and advised others to do so) to the Qantas Frequent Flyer Service Centre, GPO Box 4357 MELBOURNE VIC 3001...
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    Qantas Yield Releasing Revenue Seats

    Has anyone had any luck in having Qantas release paid/commercial/revenue seats for a Platinum QFF? There is a Premium Economy special at the moment which books into (T) class. There was less (T) than the number of seats I need so it all shows as Waitlisted. I rang QF to ask them and I...
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    Qantas Seatmap unavailable on ExpFlyer

    Does anyone know what it means when the the Qantas seatmap becomes unavailable for a particular class for an international flight? Can I assume that a class is filling up if the seatmap becomes or is unavailable for a cabin class on a QF international flight? Tks
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    Is AA still using FEBO for meal orders in 1st and business?

    I was just wondering if anyone had flown AA recently and could confirm whether the meal orders in First and Business are still taken on the FEBO basis (notwithstanding that cabin service itself runs from front to rear)? [FEBO - Forward start for orders in even numbered flights, Backward start...
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    AA - How do I use mileage points to upgrade flight?

    I have a multi passenger booking to US later in the year. Travel is MEL-LAX (QFonQF) and then LAX-DFW (AAonAA) [and return] The AA flights (LAX-DFW-LAX) are in Full Economy (Y). I am a QFF and reservation has QFF number plastered all over it. I could join the AA Frequent Flyer...
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    xONEx Price/Rules changes May 2009

    I thine LONEs and DONEs (and AONEs) ex AUS have just increased in price!!: oneworld Explorer - 4 continent Economy AUD 3,699 [Peak: AUD 3,699] Business AUD 11,199 First AUD 15,699 oneworld Explorer - 5 continent Economy AUD 4,299 [Peak: AUD 4,299] Business AUD 12,599...
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    BA Online Seat Allocation

    Has anyone gone in through BA MMB to change their seats (on a BA FLIGHT) and got the following message: "Error Sorry, we are unable to confirm your seat request(s) at this time. Please try again later or check in at the earliest opportunity in order to choose the best available seat(s)"...
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    LONE4 - design to retain QFF Gold status

    A friend has asked whether it is possible to do a LONE4 which generates enough SCs to retain QFF Gold status (600SCs). Has anyone designed or used (or otherwise heard of) a LONE4 (ex AUS) which has done this?
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