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    12 1/2 Hours to Perth and 9 hours back again!

    Last Thursday I left Sydney for Perth on a Qantas flight scheduled to depart at 10am (via Melb). I arrived in Perth at 5.45pm Perth time. The flight back last Saturday departed 11.40pm (via Melb) and I got back to Sydney 11.10am Sydney time. On 2 occasions (1 Syd and 1 Melb) all passengers...
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    CX PE on Sale now

    Just noticed on Best flights CX PE is now for sale to Europe. However get your wallet out as the price ex Sydney starts at $5,089 up to $6519! Ouch!
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    Qantas Customer Care Service

    Just to let everyone know i have been on hold with Qantas customer care from 9am this morning and I am still on hold. It is now 2 hours and 53 minutes since my call was registered. Keep you posted!
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    Why the hell would I pay for Centurion Card?

    Hi to all, Just wanted to ask who is their right mind would pay $4,300.00 for the Black Amex card? I think it is a very bad marketing ploy to reward a big spender with an invitation to Centurion and at the same time request $4,300.00 for the privilege! Qantas rewards you with the...
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    Special Treatment at Kerbside - who gets it and who doesn't?

    Hi to all, I have just seen a photo on the Australian website this morning of Paul Hogan arriving in Sydney to catch his flight to LA and this has prompted me to post a question that I have often wondered about. In the photo you can see a female Qantas staff member greeting him at...
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    Royal Jordanian - any recent experiences??

    I am heading off to Zurich next month and will travel to Zurich on Royal Jordanian via Amman. My starting point will be Hong Kong. I am in Crown Class and would like to know if anyone else has had a recent experience with RJ or would have any points of view? I am looking forward to seeing...
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    Change for Good - PA announcement QF

    Hi to all, Just wanted to relay some feedback regarding a very recent in flight experience with Qantas. It seems that the inflight PA announcements are getting longer and longer and longer......! On a flight a few weeks ago the in flight announcement for Change for Good went on for what...
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    Is Platinum the Holy Grail?

    Hi, I am wondering if Platinum with Qantas is the holy grail that everyone really aspires to? For example I am interested to know answers or comments to questions like; 1. Are there many platinum members participating on this site? 2. Is it really hard to qualify (there are a lot of posts to...
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    Access to Qantas First Lounge

    Hi, Just wondering if I can get access to QF First lounge in Sydney as I am flying J with CX next Tuesday. Will have a client traveling with me (he will also be in J) Thanks in advance Forgot to mention that I am Platinum Also why does everyone refer to WP? What does this mean? Ta
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    Best J seats on CX A330 SYD -HK -SYD

    Would anyone be able to advise what are the best seats on the CX flight in J class SYD - HK - SYD? I think it is an A330 airbus? Thanks in advance!
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    Qantas prices to Hong Kong?

    I have checked today with Qantas and the price to HK in J from SYD is around $7,400.00! The customer service guy I was speaking to when I asked why it is so expensive said that Qantas is a full service airline. This seems really expensive - what do you think?
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    Amex Platinum Charge Card - You have to pay now!

    I am a long standing amex customer and recently received a platinum charge card. The spending has been 5k-10K per month for years on a blue business card. This month I used the Platinum card for a business purchase $27,000 and the balance with this purchase for the month came to $46,000...
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    Qantas Hong Kong - London Seat Number

    Hi, I have just booked on line a flight from Hong Kong to London return in Premium Economy and the automatic seat allocation shows 23F. I checked the Qantas seat map and it shows 23F as being a business class seat. Can anyone advise if this is the case on this particular flight or not...
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    Qantas Hong Kong - London Seat Number

    Hi, I have just booked on line a flight from Hong Kong to London return in Premium Economy and the automatic seat allocation shows 23F. I checked the Qantas seat map and it shows 23F as being a business class seat. Can anyone advise if this is the case on this particular flight or not...
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    Best time to Transfer Amex Points to Qantas?

    Hi, I have over 250,000 amex points and would like to know when the best time to transfer them to Qantas would be? Does anyone think there may be a special incentive offer coming up. Virgin just had an incentive to transfer points to Velocity. Any help or advice would be greatly...
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    Japan Airlines PE / Prices to Europe Jan 09

    Can anyone advise if they have experienced JAL PE? I have a trip to Europe in Jan and want to use a OW Airline and I am considering all options. Also, one of the biggest head aches seems to be getting prices for any travel on a JAL flight. How can you get a price on line for JAL flights...
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