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Here are my thoughts on the changes: The QFF program in its current form is actually extremely generous. Status credit and point earn rates are huge. Basically, earning and retaining status on Qantas is much is easier compared to some other airlines. I’ve done quite an in depth comparison...

Hi Everyone, I would be grateful for any advice or tips about what todo/see in Shanghai. I’ll be there for a fournight stop over on the way to the US in December. I am staying near Jiangsu Rd subway station in Jing An (Ithink this is in the French Quarter..?) I’m generally not into all the...

Finally, all the rumors are confirmed! Qatar Airways has been elected as a oneworld member designate with an expected implementation time into oneworld of 12-18 months. Wonder what this will mean for the QF/EK tie-up? Maybe QF intentionally chose Dubai to allow both QR and QF to continue...

I’m pretty worried about AA’s future. I’ve read a lot of negative news about AA in the last week which seems to suggest the airline in crumbling and won’t make it out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Each year, 24/7 Wall St. identifies 10 important American brands they predict will disappear within...

I don't think there is any issues booking with AA. I've just booked a return ticket with AA from Europe to JFK and I'm not worried at all. I agree, I also prefer flying AA over BA. If you are still concerned, take out travel insurance that will cover airline bankruptcy.

Hello, So, I am going to Germany in a few weeks and am transiting LHR T5 on the way. I arrive on a BA flight at 0450 and depart to FRA on another BA flight at 1345 same day - hopefully bags will be checked through. With the long connection time, is it worth/possible to leave the airport and...

Hi there, Im flying Qatar from BKK to DOH in a few weeks - will be transiting BKK from a QF flight. Does anyone know what lounge in BKK Qatar use? - ill be flying in J. thanks

Thanks, ex LHR and SIN are QF flights, so the QF lounges are liekly to be busy... ex HKG im on the BA evening flights (around 2330)

Hi everyone, Sorry if this has been asked before.... I am OW Emerald and have a few trips to Europe/Asia coming up. All my travel will be in Y. So, would appreciate any advice for the best OW First lounge options for the following.. HKG - Normally id head straight to the Wing, but I...

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. I’m pretty certain the airfare I’m looking at won’t earn any points – it’s just too cheap. I’m going with a few friends and the cost with return CX flights from SYD-SGN, plus 5 nights’ accommodation works out to be around $1300 total each (depending on the...

Hey guys, I am planning a trip to Saigon via HKG and intend on booking with CX. Im booking through a travel website and therefore cannot work out what the fare basis code (booking class) is until I have booked. A friend of mine recently travelled SYD-HKG return with CX with a QFF numer -...

Hi, Thanks for the replies - didnt get time to check this forum in the last few days. Luckily I didnt upgrade on my flight from PER as the aircraft had the regular J seats - not skybeds. Nick.

Hey guys, I am flying PER-SYD next week on an A330. I have not flown domestically on an A330 before - I assume they dont use the international skybed configuration? Just trying to work out if its worrth the 10 000 pts to urgrade - im flying on the redeye flight.

Hi Cathy, It depends on what you want to do. If it were me, I would head straight to South Beach or Miami Beach - both of which aren’t too far from downtown Miami or the airport. If you want to chill out at the beach etc, head to South Beach/Miami Beach. If you want to go shopping, stay in...

Nige, I flew LAN Business SYD-AKL return a few weeks ago and had to claim points for the AKL-SYD segment. In fact, I actually posted the exact same question on this forum as yourself! QF were very helpful in chasing up the points etc (I sent a scanned copy of my boarding pass), I received...

How bad do you want to have Platinum status? Its not so much about me wanting staus - Platinum would be great but its not something I urgently need. It would just be nice, for those of us who may not spend as much, but are still very loyal, frequent flyers, to be recognised more easily...

Hey guys, Well, sorry if I have annoyed some people with my comments regarding seat allocation. I suppose I am slightly frustrated with some of the complete tools I see flying on Qantas with their “status”. I’m not suggesting anyone on this forum is one of these ignorant passengers though. I...

Yes, Rows 4 or 5 on a 734 are great as they can double up as a business or economy seat. But these are becoming more obsolete as Qantas replace the 734 with the 738 which have the dedicated Business cabin. Totally agree. The difference between a seat toward the front of the aircraft compared...

I don’t understand why so many people on this forum place such huge empahsis on what row they are sitting in. If you are flying Economy, what difference does it make? What is the difference between row 30 and row 39? You will exit the aircraft a whole 1 minute earlier perhaps... They are...

Hey guys, I just have a question about QFF and some Finnair flights I have booked. I have just booked HKG-HEL-WAW and return in what I think is Discount Economy for August. I checked the QFF Airline points and SC earning chart and Finnair doesnt seem to have Discount Ecomomy - only Business...