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    Man dies on 'unbearably hot' flight

    thanks for that answer. a lot has been made about whether it was, bad reporting, qantas bashing etc. as a traveller i want to know that whatever airline i fly with understands and acts in the best interests of its human cargo. as i said previously i know flying is not what it was but surely...
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    Man dies on 'unbearably hot' flight

    it was reported the plane was on the ground for 6 hours in bucharest. regards. but yes they left from paris after a delay and passengers said it was hot on the plane when they boarded too.
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    Man dies on 'unbearably hot' flight

    it was also reported that the air france plane was on the ground full of passengers for 6 hours, no air conditioning and the temp outside was 35. this was after the death was confirmed. can anyone say why passengers are not permitted off in such conditions? it seems inhumane, apparently no...
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    Hyatt shows how to damage a brand

    re hyatt. we stayed at canberra hyatt last week and were disappointed. we hold gold card membership and a few months ago stayed at the churchill in london, also a hyatt. it was a beautiful experience. lovely hotel, staff superb, breakfast and dinner high quality. canberra was different. no...
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    Karratha - another horror story, whats up with this airport?

    yes i read the red bit. my point was when handing over the photo id, the passenger then asked why was it necessary to do so? we were not there so we do not know how this was asked. that was how i understood the event. when travelling i would never dream of asking why do i need to hand over id. i...
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    Karratha - another horror story, whats up with this airport?

    my my this is turning into a saga! is it possible questioning the check in staff or the way in which the question was asked was a source of agro? how hard is it to hand over photo id? the qantas ff card shows no photo so could it be anyones? storm in a tea cup. move on IMHO. regards
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    Karratha - another horror story, whats up with this airport?

    hi i accept you felt you had been treated badly but would it have been better to just hand over your photo id when seeking your boarding pass at check in? we meet these petty bossy types when we travel sometimes who seem to want to display power? rather than engage in a power struggle smile go...
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    Flight centre stuff up - what to do?

    thanks for that comment. the tour was actually one marketed and put together as flight centre,s own, by one of their staff. albeit in conjunction with the tour operators, 2 well known upmarket ones. we contacted the tour operator after flight centres rep told us of the changes. the tour operator...
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    Mechanical Delays and Travel Insurance

    it is everyones concern but i do not think insurance would cover. can anyone comment please? regards
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    Flight centre stuff up - what to do?

    we can share a recent story re flight centre. we booked and paid in full, for a trip to see chelsea flower show plus other places. the duration was about 5 weeks. we were required to pay in full in nov 2008. the agent also booked non refund qf flights. we were told the tour was going ahead at...
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