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    What little-known airline pleasantly surprised you?

    Buddha Air (internal flight in Nepal). Passing out cotton wool for use as ear plugs as we boarded was not an encouraging start, Other than that, uneventful and some very pretty scenery.
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    Royal Jordanian

    I'd endorse the above thoughts. I flew HKG-BKK-AMM-CDG return in April, all bar one leg on the RJ787. The seating and general ambiance was excellent, the crew attentive. Food was pretty good though not up to QF/SQ/CX standard, the drinks selection quite limited but acceptable. For what I paid I...
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    Dubai Connect hotel - but not if you book a Qantas award flight

    Mysteriously this is now able to be booked again, despite my lengthy phone conversations a couple of months back with both Qantas and Emirates. The really annoying thing for me is that I booked the hotel with Expedia using a non-refundable rate, so I can't take advantage of the reappearance of...
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    Dubai Connect hotel - but not if you book a Qantas award flight

    Emirates have become strict about the hotel formerly included for J pax who have booked a QF Classic Award flight. I am returning MAN-DXB-PER for travel in Sept/Oct 2018, and have almost 10 hours transit time at DXB. When I made this booking in late 2017, the option of the hotel was still...
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    Which AFFer has flown on the greatest number of mainland Chinese airlines?

    A tip for those flying with China Southern. They are part of Skyteam. If you have premium status with another airline (I am QFF Gold), Delta usually offer a 3 month status match. Delta are also part of Skyteam, so getting the match obtained better seats for us in China Southern Y class. It also...
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    Stop Snoring

    The Somnodent cost me about $1500 (can vary according to what extras cover you have). There are no ongoing costs/consumables. Estimated lifespan 5 - 10 years (hopefully more like the latter). Can't comment re CPAP machines as I don't have one. Again I imagine that health funds may kick in. They...
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    Stop Snoring

    A CPAP machine is not the only option. I recently acquired a Somnodent 'mouthguard' because I didn't wish to inflict my snoring on fellow travellers. I use it every night now, and Beauty is singularly impressed. It requires no batteries and is very compact, which is great for travelling but also...
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    Qantas Delays/Cancellations

    Re: QF1 delayed in DXB three days in a row A friend of mine was on one of these flights, I think Thursday but I'm not certain. She blogged that they were told that they had to sit on the tarmac waiting for an A/C unit to be repaired. If that's so, it's probably one of those random things that...
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    MH attitude to QFF elite status pax

    Mrs Beast and I are travelling BKK-KUL-ADL in discount economy late April with MH. I am WP and she is SG. Just wondering if anyone else has any experience as to how MH treats QFF/OW elite tier passengers. Has anyone scored an upgrade or a better seat (exit row, aisle) on the basis of the QFF/OW...
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    Ba 777

    I came back LHR-HKG in a BA 777-300 recently. I sat in 11A. The A seats have a window, and are thus quieter because they are further from the aisle. In order to get out to the aisle you have to do a slightly odd shimmy manoeuvre which I found a bit awkward when I awoke with a full bladder after...
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    Europe in J around Easter next year: Any suggestions?

    AY is a great option and HEL is usually pretty quick to transit through, without all the hassle that LHR seems to specialise in. Other OW or Qantas affiliate options include RJ and Jet (9W) airlines. I've done each of these to Europe (if Istanbul counts as Europe in the case of RJ) in J, having...
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    Hobart Airporter Shuttle

    Maybe I'm the lone voice but my only experience with the Airporter was very positive (Oct 2011). Our QF evening flight managed to lose our checked bags, and was so slow in sorting this out that it was about 10.15 pm by the time we were ready to go and the Airporter had left. There was a DJ...
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    MH A380 coming to SYD

    I was in KL earlier this week and the local paper was advertising A380 flights as of July 1. Presumably these will be KUL-LHR and return. So, if you're eager to get an early look at the MH version of the A380, you could try to get on the LHR leg from July onwards.
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    Any Lie Flat/Angle Business Class options to Hawaii from Australia?-

    My experience in May/June of this year is that the JQ business (formerly *Class) product is very much like QF PE. However, the service is much chirpier and the J status credit earn was very nice:lol:. I do love a lie-flat seat (who wouldn't?) but was pleased with the JQ option and found it to be...
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    Cambodian visa at Siem Reap airport

    We used the e-visa in January 2010. It was a little cheaper than buying on arrival, and of course there was no queue. The website link is Kingdom of Cambodia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation I confess to having felt some anxieties re using a credit card to make this...
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    Is Jetconnect Qantas or not....hmmm

    It's like it was when my children were small. When they were good, Mrs Beast referred to them as being hers. When they misbehaved (?were beastly) they were definitely mine....
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    Premium Economy, is it any good

    Agred re the extra cost being a barrier. Last time I went to Europe I flew Jet* *class to/from BKK and then went with Finnair in J. Cost was a couple of hundred more than PE but I think rather a better product (and more SCs earned). AY's J isn't quite up to that of QF/BA but is still very...
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    $10,000 For SC Runs.

    No one has mentioned Alaskan. F in Alaskan is similar to Yupp in AA, but you are certain to be in F, even if you miss a connection etc. Having done both, the F product in AA is superior, but the OP said that new places, lie flat etc wasn't the key thing, just SCs. Mrs Beast and I are off to the...
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    Premium Economy, is it any good

    I flew SIN-MEL in PE last month on a QF 747. The extra leg room, slightly wider seat and smaller cabin are all pluses. The seat recline seemed much the same as in Y to me, so that wasn't anything special. I had hoped for a bit more of a lie down, to be honest. Overall it was a good experience...
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    Good Place for Sunday lunch Goolwa/Victor Harbour/Coorong Region (South Australia)

    Re: Good Place for Sunday lunch Goolwa/Victor Harbour/Coorong Region (South Australia Also +1 for the Flying Fish, pity you couldn't make it. If you plan on stopping in McLaren Vale another time, Vasarelli wines have a good restaurant attached to their cellar door and the staff a very...
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