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I'd like to buy some oysters in Tassie and take them up to the in-laws in NSW. Going though HBA, MEL and OOL on JQ and DJ. Can I pack them in a soft cooler bag with icepacks/frozen bricks and take them on board with me?

Yeah I specifically asked for one last time I was there, but then they went and set up a huge marquee out the back on the river and I had bass guitar thumping into my room at midnight. Best avoided.

Just beware if you've never stayed here before and you're looking at a Saturday night. This hotel knows how to hold a party and on Saturday nights they hold plenty of them. Don't bet on getting much sleep ;)

What selectivity? All along I've said this is about MEL PER. You're the one who's tried to expand the argument to ALL 734 routes. I don't think I can be much clearer. This is not an argument just about price, so please do me the courtesy of not telling me what my point is, particularly when...

errrr, post #21 says Qantas shouldn't be using 734s on the MEL PER route at all. That's a long journey, isn't it. Did I mention MEL ADL, or MEL CBR? Why are you distorting my argument to apply it to all Qantas routes, while I'm trying to point out I'm only talking about MEL PER? After all...

I think I said "big deal" to getting the 734 on a 60 minute flight. I don't just do MEL PER almost weekly, I do MEL CBR, MEL BRI and MEL ADL almost as frequently. I've said nothing about those routes, as the shortcomings of the aircraft aren't as frustrating when you're only on it for an hour or...

You can't apply the logic of my argument to other routes. I'd be happy to catch a minibus on a 30 minute trip into the city, but I wouldn't take one on a 3 hour interstate trip. Doesn't mean minibuses shouldn't exist, just that they're not suitable for such long trips. A 734 is not a suitable...

If you look closer, you'll see I'm speaking specifically about the MEL PER route. I said nothing about using them on other routes, that's your generalisation. I don't have an issue with 734s flying shorter, lower fare routes where comfort isn't such an issue. A 734 on a 60 minute flight? Big...

Where did I say that? Put 'em on MEL CBR or MEL HBA. Not on 3-4 hour flights across the Nullarbor when you're charging 1700 bucks one way. I don't see why this is so hard to grasp? If you need to fly this aircraft, keep them on shorter routes with lower fares and put the 738 back on PER MEL.

No you guys are missing the point. These aircraft shouldn't be servicing this route at all when, for the same price, Qantas offer far superior aircraft on the same route at most other times. Why is a 734 with convertible seats regarded as still good enough? That's my point.

True. And when you fly this route every week like I do these things become more important. I'll go back to my original post which was that Qantas have made a number of changes to aircraft on this route and while some services have been upgraded, others have been downgraded.

Qantas set their own benchmark. An A330 for the forward journey and a 734 for the return at the same price point is not a comparable level of service. I suggested they might have got away with these convertible seats 10 years ago, but times change and newer aircraft arrive and when you fly...

Are you serious? It might have been OK 10 years ago but you can't stick two economy seats together with a bit of padding in between and call it business. No video on demand, no laptop power, poor communal video screens, higher noise levels, the list goes on. It's bad enough when I get one of...

I fly MEL PER business class almost weekly 6 months of the year. I'm a bit confused as to what Qantas is doing with the aircraft they're using for this route. It used to be 767-300s and the odd 737-800. Now the flights I take have been replaced with A330s - either with sleeper pods or the...

Is there any way I can get one of the Business Sale fares just going one-way MEL AKL? If I look at a return fare ex AKL on the NZ Qantas site I can see a fare of $600 business on the MEL AKL leg. But if I look at the fare ex MEL on the AUS site the same flight is $1100. I understand the...

Qantas New Zealand site was offering it too.

I was booking a return trip MEL AKL today and looking at the business fares on qantas.com.au. They were all around $1100 one way. Had a look at webjet and it's showing $500 for the return AKL MEL leg. I call up the same flight on the Qantas site but it's saying $1100. So I change my...

Thanks for your insights ozbeachbabe. That makes a lot of sense. Everyone else can relax! There was never a question of me chasing 45 measly status credits. I just wanted some info on what might have transpired. JohnK I think the point made is that if I chase 45 SCs I'd have to cough up 72000...

That's why I thought I'd ask here. I have no intention of calling Qantas and asking "why haven't you taken 72000 points off me?" My only guess is something stuffed up with my ticket (hence the "are you flying today" question), and the bloke went and sorted it as a complimentary upgrade. I'm...

I recently flew MEL LAX return with Qantas and requested a points upgrade on both legs about 3 weeks out. On the forward journey the upgrade came through as expected - although a little early - with the website showing an upgrade about 12 hours from departure. On the return journey I...