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I believe that USA has not approved Astra-Zeneca vaccine for use by its own citizens. Does anyone know if they will consider it acceptable vaccination in incoming foreign travellers?

I thought that all that business about Cuba being a banned destination from USA was over, but maybe I'm wrong. I am trying to plan a OneWorld RTW ticket, with Havana as a stopover. However, the One World map indicates no airport in Cuba. Despite this, AA has flights into HAV. What's going...

Hi All, I recently (2 Dec 2016) flew NZ29 from Houston (IAH) to Auckland (AKL). It was a clear day with no weather problems over the US-Mexico border region. It's a long flight and I expected that we would take the Great Circle route SW from IAH across Mexico. For those of you who like...

I'm sure that you have all heard off-beat stories about airports. Let me start the ball rolling with one about my own home airport MEL. Burke & Wills camped on the North-South runway. Well, of course, the runway was not there on the night of 21 August 1860, just as there are no stray camels...

I have just used the Qantas seat reservation feature for the first time in a long period. The flights involved were MEL-LAX and return, about 8 months hence. The first thing I noticed is that they now slug you $25 per flight to reserve a seat - any old seat, not an exit row seat - and I was...

My niece, an American living in America, has posed this question to me. She wants to fly from A to B. The aircraft in question flies A to B to C. For wharever reason, the airline is offering a cheaper fare to fly to C than to B. She is asking me if she can buy the cheaper ticker to C, then...

My daughter returned from East Timor last week, and because of unfortunate flight connections she had to spend 5 hours at DRW. As I have never been there, I asked her how she found it. She replied, "They call it Australia's Northern Gateway, but it makes you embarrassed to be an Australian."...

I'm sorry, I've been away for a while and I half suspect that this question would have been discussed in my absence. If so, maybe someone can direct me to the thread. If not, here's an invitation to share your knowledge and/or opinions. I am wondering about the implications of the new Qantas...

About a month ago I flew with AA from LAX to ORD. I was surprised to see a female flight attendant whom I estimated to be mid-70s in age. (Now before you all start shouting at me that I have a prejudice against women in their 70s, allow me to tell you that I am married to one, and that I love...

Has anyone bought and tried one of those iHug pillows being offered on the AFF store? I'd appreciate your comments. Worth the $89? Cocitus23.

I was a passenger on the 19 July service, CX105, HKG - MEL via ADL. We went through the customary security screenings at Hong Kong. Upon arrival in Adelaide, all passengers destined for Melbourne were instructed to leave the aircraft and to take their hand baggage with them. We did so, and...

On Friday 13 July I was a passenger on AA887 (Qantas code share QF4469), from Dallas (DFW) to Vancouver (YVR), on a 737-800. The aircraft pulled back from the terminal on schedule, taxied to the end of the runway, then accelerated for take-off. We were well down the runway and somewhere near...

Let me start by confessing to a habit of petty crime. I thieve airline spoons. Well, I don't thieve them on every flight, but whenever I take my first flight with an airline, I souvenir one of their tea spoons. So my collection of tea spoons, bearing the carriers' logos, constitutes a fine...

I recently completed a trip on a OneWorld Around-the-World economy class ticket. Part of the itinerary involved getting from Rome (FCO) to Bangkok (BKK) via Amman (AMM) on Royal Jordanian (RJ). The bad thing about this routing was that it entailed a scheduled seven hour delay at AMM. The flight...

On a recent trip I had two brief stopovers in Bangkok. Each time I took the express train from the lower level of the fabulous BKK terminal to Makassan, where the station is located within the City Air Terminal (CAT), an enormous new building, sparkling clean. A couple of things mystified me...

I recently made a return trip from Melbourne to Jakarta, booked Qantas J class both ways. The forward trip, MEL - SYD - CGK, went as planned, on QF 428/041. As for the return trip, when I arrived at Qantas check-in at CGK I was told that my flight, QF042, would not be flying on that day...

I have just returned from a OneWorld Round-the-World trip, and very enjoyable it was. One of my flights was AA4461 from New York (JFK) to Washington (DCA) on Friday 3 September, and I am still trying to come to terms with what I experienced. I have travelled across USA at least once a year for...

Hi all, In June 2009, in some frustration with my travel insurer, QBE, I posted the following question on this site: QBE Travel Insurance; Family Member Coverage I have a QBE "Annual Multi-Trip" policy. It cost me $650, and I paid an extra $100 to have accompanying family members covered...

One of you wizards will be able to help me here, I'm sure. I am trying to construct a OneWorld RTW itinerary, out of MEL, with just two compulsory stopovers: Vancouver (YVR) and Havana (HAV). But the rules create difficulties. Firstly, any itinerary which includes a stop in Cuba must not...

I would be interested to know what other users of the outdoor long term carpark at MEL consider to be the optimum position for parking. Most people try to get close to the entry/exit, say Stations A, B or C. But sometimes when the pick-up bus arrives it is already full. Perhaps it is better...