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    Maggots on a plane.

    No it's not a sequel to Snakes on a plane, but a result of rotting fish packed into hand luggage. Maggots force plane to turn back.
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    Kerbside Uber pickup Sydney T3 from 21/12

    Kerbside Uber pickup Sydney T3 from 21/12
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    Flying to the US ex AKL

    Looking at a trip to SFO next June , and looking at fares ex AKL it appears they are very tempting proposition even allowing for a positioning flight SYD-AKL. My question is for anyone who has done this , any pros/cons to the idea?
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    UA to reintroduce WILMA boarding method

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2023/10/13/united-airlines-boarding-window-middle-aisle/71168132007/
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    Book your time slot to go through security LHR T3

    https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/major-airport-lets-travellers-prebook-timeslot-to-go-through-security-check/news-story/983cedb277866a37df23330382b598fa
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    A Weekend away in Melbourne.

    Something that wasn’t on my travel radar until around 2weeks ago a Footy finals weekend away in Melbourne. Despite relatively short notice, managed to find affordable flights with QF , and my go to Hotel in Melbourne the Doubletree on Flinders. Around 10.30pm last night I get a SMS from QF my...
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    A series of firsts, and a last. SYD-HNL-LAX/LAS/LAX-SYD

    Well as the title says a series of firsts and a last on this trip. First off the firsts , my first visit to Honolulu and as such my first evening long haul flight, and my first A330 long haul on QF 103 Have chosen seat 30K, as my usual go to of exit row seating was taken. Seems luck was on my...
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    QF A330 long haul in whY

    Hi all, have my first long haul with QF not in a A380. On the likely probability my upgrade bid doesn’t get accepted , what can I expect in terms of seat comfort in whY?
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    Sydney Airport Tripsim

    For those looking for a sim card to use for global roaming, now Sydney Airport has entered the market with Tripsim. Sydney Airport enters global roaming market.
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    Women arrested for bringing Golden Gun into Australia.

    Women arrested or bringing Golden Gun into Australia. I guess she will find out the Second amendment doesn’t apply in Australia. 🤦‍♂️
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    Passport renewal soon to be online.

    Passport renewal soon to be online. Supposedly within a 12 month timeframe, renewing your passport could be as simple as going online to the my gov website. If this eventuates it will be a most welcome change to the current renewal system imo.
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    Is membership to the QANTAS/Virgin Lounges worth it? (SMH 24/4)

    Article in SMH today: Is membership to the QANTAS and Virgin Australia lounge worth it?
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    Selecting seats on AA, with QF Codeshare

    Most impressed with AA customer service via Twitter. Had the usual issue of being unable to select seats on a QF codehsare flight. No problem for AA , just gave them my ticketnumber and surname they found my booking , gave me the AA locator code , and did the seat assignment all in the space of...
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    QF or AA luggage allowance SYD-HNL/HNL-LAX

    Hi all will be booking a flight SYD-HNL/HNL-LAX/LAX-SYD , my question is will the QF luggage allowance (inc status bonus) apply on the AA sector from HNL-LAX?
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    Fed EX narrowly avoids collision with Southwest Airlines @ Austin

    Fedex narrowly avoids collision with Southwest Airlines.
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    MEL ground vehicle electrical fire

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    No safety video / exit row safety briefing

    Currently in the air from Darwin back to Sydney, and a couple of surprising omissions from the pre departure routine. Have an exit row seat, and no additional briefing for the exit row. Also no safety video, just the crew doing the demonstrations to a standard recorded voiceover. Is this a new...
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    Points/Status not showing on reservation

    Hi all, I have a upcoming stay at the Hilton Darwin and received the usual email about the stay, however the points were just showing as 0 and my status was member. Checking the main account page my points/status level is showing correctly , so is this just a glitch or something I need to chase...
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