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    Travelling From Australia During Covid 19 - Testing

    I need to get a quick antigen test prior to flying to the USA. Government drive thru testing sites are not really designed with travellers in mind. Has anyone found a good way to get tested with results back quickly in documented form that is suitable for travel?
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    Fiji Airways ends Adelaide service [back in 2022]

    Effective July 20th, service to Adelaide ends. I just got off the line with Fiji Airways. I have been given the choice of a full refund or re-route via Melbourne with FJ connecting me with ADL-MEL QF flights.
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    Scheduled Airline Failure Insurance

    I am concerned about the possible end of Jet Airways and therefore started to look at my travel insurance policy from Southern Cross. It explicitly states that failure of airline to provide service due to financial halt of airline is not covered. Can someone tell me what company in Australia...
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    Australian / Canadian citizen YVR-LAX-SYD Agent tears up my BP!

    I am totally confused and I think I was just a victim of "aero visa confusion." My boarding passes went from "Now you see it, now you don't, now you see it again ......... I am a Canadian / Australian citizen with two passports. This morning I checked in at YVR for my flight to LAX with...
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    coughet - per/adl/syd/mel/akl business class rtn $619usd mh - bookable = yes

    Hi guys - I do not post often but I am a long time reader of AFF and original member of FT. I know this will help us Aussies out. Bookable RETURN Z CLASS business flights on Malaysia Airlines website from HKT (coughet) to: ADELAIDE $705 USD SYDNEY $717 USD MELBOURNE $705 USD AUCKLAND...
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    DENPASAR TRANSIT and FEES (EXPENSIVE)

    My family and I just returned from a trip from Australia to the Philippines via DPS (Bali). We changed planes from Jetstar to Cebu Pacific (same day). However we were told that we had to get a Visa on Arrival, collect bags and check in again. While this is not in itself unusual when changing...
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    Third Party Property Damage liability if renter is at fault/

    Gees - I can't make sense of the insurance small print. Does anyone know if the car rental companies insurance cover renters against Third Party Property Damage Liability if the driver was at fault and damaged another car? I understand about the Excess Liability Coverage but that only covers...
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    VietJet and Jetstar - Crystal Ball anyone?

    I just read that VietJet has placed an order for 92 Airbus aircraft for Vietnam. see Vietnam's VietJet agrees bumper $9 bln Airbus order - Yahoo Finance This can't be good news for Jetstar's Vietnamese operations. Jetstar has operations between seven domestic airports in Vietnam. Passenger...
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    Cebu Pacific (5J) to launch A330 service to Australia

    It has been a long time coming with many rumours of the discount carrier Cebu Pacific coming to Australia. Cebu Pacific announced last year the acquisition of a fleet of A330 long range aircraft to launch long distance low cost services from the Philippines but the airline never did confirm what...
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    Silk Air service Darwin to SE Asia - $589 a.i. starts March 2012

    Just as Air Asia is pulling its DRW-DPS service, Silk Air is now beginning service on the Darwin to Singapore route. Silk Air's website only has full fare economy prices loaded @ $1,000 return tickets and $600 OW tickets. Bestflights has the following $589 retun a.i. fares:Not bad if you are...
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    Should Australia just open up their skies to open unrestricted competition?

    Domestic flyers in Australia have been stranded out due to the Qantas closure. Here is my rant! I am just a passenger but I really do not care what airline I fly between city A or city B or the nationality of the employees. I do care about safety standards. I trust that Australia has...
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    Pt Hedland to Bali Service (Skywest and new service with Strategic)

    Hi guys - I am looking at how I can get from Pt Hedland to Bali and I am stumped. I hope some folks here can shed some light on this route. It seems that Skywest Airlines may offer a service from PHE to DPS but I can't seem to find a timetable or anyway I can book this route. Is this a regular...
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