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    Card Promotions What is the best credit card for Krisflyer miles?

    post Covid and with Velocity still not transfering - just wondering if there is a better strategy Thanks in advance
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    Skyteam - which is best airline for points program?

    Hi Brains Trust Just wrestling with a dilema We have just purchased Garuda Business Flights to Bali for May 2020. The question is which airline is best to credit the points? Previously we have flown Garuda a lot and accumulated great points and used them. Since then we flew Virgin (which...
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    Booking a mixed class fare on Virgin for Singapore metal

    Hi Brains Trust Virgin FF here - heading to BKK from SYD and have found a flight that works for me, on SQ. The issue is I want to travel in Premium Economy SYD SIN return, and then in Y SIN BKK ret, as Premium Economy is not available on the SIN BKK route. I am guessing I could do it via the...
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    Skyteam Which program ?

    I am about to purchase a Garuda fare. Currently I do not have any points with a Skyteam Airline. I know with Star Alliance Aegan used to be the best to get fast status with, so just wondering if there is a better program to join, or should I just use the Garuda program. Won't be doing a lot...
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    Buying Hilton Points

    New to Hilton. Currently travelling in Europe is it worth paying $800 USD for 160000 points. With IHG I would sorry to post but just need some advice - if I were home Inwould do the research. THanks in advance
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    First time UK and Europe - car/motorhome/train ?

    ​Well the SQ J award tickets are booked, we fly into LHR on May 13, want to spend maybe a week in London, then tour the UK - north to Scotland and south to Wiltshire to do some family history stuff. We then want to take a ferry across the channel, and explore France, Belgium, Holland, northern...
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    Garuda and the so called safety slurs regarding its safety and its pilots

    As someone who flys this airline frequently and have done so for the last 15 years, I get really cranky when people who might not have flown, but only read comments in forums or stuff in the media, who think they can make an informed decision about something they appear to know nothing about...
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    Finding reasonable award tickets to Europe

    Hi Never used points before on Velocity for a big trip, a few domestic flights sure. So just had a look for May 2016, although we may go later in the year, and one way is looking like 744 000 points. Leaving SYD for London Don't really care which airline or route, as long as we can find 2...
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    Upgrade Bids

    I do not fly domestically very often and just got an email offer for an upgrade bid for the following flights SYD ADL VA428 19 Feb and ADL SYD VA 437 24 Feb. I've paid a total of $270 for the flights which include exit row surcharges ($35 in each direction). I would love to sit in...
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    Aerolineas Argentians ending SYD servcie

    As of April 2 2014. NFD
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    Reward Flights to Europe

    Been saving Velocity points feverishly for many years - we now have 365 000 and were hoping to book some flights SYD AUH LHR (stopover in AUH) for June 12 2014 and return from MXP or ROM to AUH stopover then back to SYD leaving AUH on July 21 2014, our dates are not very flexible. And...
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    Scoot Delays and Compensation

    Yes I know you are all laughing at the title. We flew ScootBiz SYD SIN in May - flight was due to leave SYD at 1255 but did not depart until 1730. First it was the late arrival of the aircraft, then when it finally arrived - it went technical. An annoucement was made that the departure time...
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    Engine Issue on QF11 SYD LAX Jan 15

    As reported on Channel Ten's 1700 news today, Angela Bishop as paxing to LAX on QF11 when the takeoff run was aborted at SYD Number 1 engine. After clearance from the Firies - the aircraft returned to gate 8 at SYD - the pax were deplanned and later departed on a different aircraft at...
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