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Photos of long queues at Syd and Mel during school hols have been in the news. According to some reports passengers need to allow 2 hrs to get through security. Has this been a problem for VA travelers at MEL, especially with the lounge outside security and the premium exit closed? Can anyone...

I can report that the free weekend is more hastle than its worth. I recently gave it a try and when I arrived at melb airport to pick up the car, the staff told me that they'd never even heard of the Europcar loyalty program and were surprised when I pointed them to teh details on the web...

My wife and I are currently in Europe and return to Australia mid-next week via a 24 hour stopover in Bangkok. Unfortunately she has back problems and may need drugs to help with pain from the long haul flights. However, her tablets are banned in Thailand without a long and complicated process...

One of the risks with transfering via SYD is the bus across to the int'l terminal. They are supposed to be more frequent, but I waited 40mins back in June and I've had several other long delays waiting to get to T1. In June, the 40 min wait for the bus, together with a CBR-SYD flight that ran...

These changes won't have a major impact on me, but the few occasions I have used anytime access it has just been to access the free wifi and download my emails before leaving the airport. I just can't imagine any frequent traveller wanting to spend more time in airports than absolutely...

Having managed to lose 20kgs over the last 6months, I desperately need some new suits that fit me. Since I am headed to Singapore next week and then onto Penang, I am hoping to find a tailor over there where I can get some new suits made up. Does anyone have suggestions how to find a good...

Hi, I have booked a flight from PEN-SIN in J with an MAS flight number, but the flight is a codeshare operated by SilkAir. I have gone around in circles trying to understand where I should accrue any points I can get from this flight. I am Qantas WP, so understand Oneworld, but am discovering...

I've always found this site helpful, so I thought I'd share my experience based on atrip in J from I returned earlier this week. Based on these flights, I can confirm that the order of preference is: QF A380 > BA 744 > QF 744 The A380 on QF9 from MEL-LHR was wonderful. I...

Thanks for your review. Its good to hear what works for others. Complaints can be useful to warn others what choices not to make but it is positive reviews that help us to decide what choices they should make.

The consensus seems to be BA beds are better than sloped skybeds, but if I understand other posters correctly, QF A380 has flat beds too. How do QFA380 and BA flat J class seats compare? I will be travelling CBR-AMS on 15/2. QF9 is currently showing as A380. SYD-LHR options are all showing...

Thanks heaps Diesellife. This is good news - this is something that the CBA call centre staff couldn't explain. Isn't it great when customers understand banks' products even better than the banks themselves.:D

The PIN on the new CBA Amex cards works in CBA ATMs (not that surprising). The problem is that I assumed that the card's account linkages would be the same. My savings account is linked to my CBA Plat MC, but I tried my CBA Plat Amex to see if it also worked by entering my PIN and choosing...

Before heading OS for 3 and a bit months last year I upgraded to a CBA Plat Mastercard to pay for our flights because the gold card only covered trips of up to 30 days I think. One thing to be aware of is exclusions. Some commercial insurance offers automatic coverage of common illnesses...

I am currently on a DONE4, commenced in mid-March. As suggested on this site, I booked with AA to avoid $+++. In late April (while in the US), I rang AA (once) to change my itinerary from CBR-LAX-ORD-SFO-ORD-PHX-DFW-JFK-LHR-JNB-WDH-JNB-SYD-CBR to...

As part of a DONE, my wife and I are flying JFKL-LHR in early July and connecting LHR-JNB. Originally, we were scheduled to take the first leg overnight giving us nearly 12 hours at LHR before our second flight (BA055) at 19:05. However, we have decided that rather than spend a day in the BA...

I've been using TripAdvisor for the reviews and booking with Expedia for my RTW trip that I am currently doing. However, I had a very unpleasant experience with expedia and a booking in New Orleans that means that i won't be using expedia again. Since my wife is asthmatic, I booked a non-smoking...

According to the rules, it appears that you can take 100ml of liquids in a clear bag, but my wife requires prescription tablets that must be kept refridgerated at all times. Previously, we have taken it in a small collapsible chiller bag with a number of frozen gel ice-bricks and for long...

When does the rerouting fee kick in? I am doing a DONE4 (AA ticketed) starting in March and currently have 16 segments booked (is AA2352 DFW-JFK via ORD one or two segments?). However, I may want to rereoute some of my internal US flights if my sightseeing plans change while over there. Does the...

I am considering my options across the Atlantic NYC-LHR in early July connecting onward to CPT. The flight options available to us for the first leg are (1) several BA flights JFK-LHR on a 777; (2) several AA flights JFK-LHR on a 777l or (3) JFK-STN on an AA flight on a 763. We will be...

I am re-examining my itinerary, to give me an extra return flight to/from ORD to spend a weekend in say SFO while I am based in Chicago. Therefore, I'm considering alternative transport from NY to BOS, so that the flight segments in North America will be: LAX-ORD; ORD-SFO; SFO-ORD; ORD-PHX...