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    Qf3

    Hey team, Looking at SYD - HNL around 30/7 using QF Point, Y opened up today, but J still unavailable. Can someone check loadings and perhaps comment on whether QF3 J opens up closer to travel date or if just hardly any seats full stop. Cant find any seats at all!!! Ever!!! Thanks
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    Is it just me, or is it the end of an era?

    Soooo.... I have been researching my next trip to Europe recently and have been checking on a bi-daily basis for availability for 2 pax, QF1/2/9/10 SYD/MEL-LHR. It has just dawned on me today after calling the AA desk, after checking every available date in range, that there is not 1 F seat on...
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    AAdvantage Redemption Aus to Guam or Easter Island

    So the AA chart shows Guam and Easter Island as South Pacific, meaning same price as flying to brissy or Sydney in J. There are no F options, even though JAL to Japan and Guam offer F. Any anecdotal experience about booking these destinations? AA desk said that zero redemptions available...
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    EK F SYD/MEL - CHC for Honeymoon

    Hi Team, My honeymoon is coming up in August this year and thinking of heading to NZ for something different as we have done long hauls to Europe almost each year for the last 4 or 5 years now on top of a heap of domestic adventures. Having been to the north island, the south is calling and...
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    QF Points for EK Metal

    Hi team, I have been tasked with the mission of booking my own honeymoon flights. The plan is to go DRW to SIN on 3K Jetstar. Maybe a day or two in Singa's then EK SIN-DXB-ATH. I have been saving points like mad to be able to afford doing it in F. I have finally got together enough it...
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    QF First USB Port?

    My partner just asked me an interesting question regarding the usb port in the First entertainment unit. Is it for charging only? Or is it possible to upload her stupid sitcoms on a Usb so she can watch them in flight? Anyone know the format? TIA
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    Dubai FLounge Cigar Bar?

    Travelled through Dubai in F several years ago and the barman mentioned that cigars were about to hit the menu. A quick search of google indicates that there is a cigar lounge, but no mention of cigars on the menu. Anyone know the deal?
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    Booking ElAl Classic Awards through QF

    So we are looking at booking 2x flight from ATH to TLV on ElAl, only 56000 points return in Y (no J redemptions) for the both of us. Question is, as OW Emerald and QF Pub members, booking ElAl through QF redemption, will we be entitled to use priority queues and lounge in TLV and ATH. Both...
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    Drink Request

    Evening team, I have an upcoming trip to Austria and am travelling QF9/10 for the long haul. The trip over is paid F and the return is a classic award. Given that my preference for scotch is limited to the Islay varieties, what will my chance of requesting a bottle being out onboard for both...
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    QF F to Europe

    Has anyone noticed that AAvailibility to EUR on the QF9/10 run has totally disappeared. Just logged on to book some return flights and they are gone, right up until the 330 cutoff... Is this QF enhancing again?
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    China VISA in HK

    So... I stuffed up! Flew into GZ on Friday with my Chinese visa expiring the day before. So naturally it was all to difficult at the airport to arrange a VOA so I had to book a flight to HK for tomorrow and am here on a 72 hour transit visa. Long story short, I have booked to fly into HK on...
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    Devaluation of AA Points Already Hit?

    Searching through options for a mid-year trip 2015, contemplating Israel, Croatia, USA... Something like that. Jumped on AA.com and found zero availability return TLV-DRW/CNS/SYD/BNE/MLB all year... Literally none! Then started checking other options and managed to find a maximum of 1 seat in...
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    MAS Checkin Times (Darwin)

    Gentlemen, Have made 7 phone calls and sent 2 emails tonight regarding MAS Int checkin ex-Darwin. Question is, when does baggage acceptance/checkin close for MH144 DRW-KUL. I have been advised 60 mins, 120 mins and 90 mins... So no joy. P.S. No lounge to enjoy so trying to limit my...
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    Newb Question

    I am currently looking at my future travel options, as I travel approx 4-10 times pa DRW-CAN (Guangzhou). Completely forgot that Malaysia flys in Darwin and has today opened my eyes to a new world. As I dropped to QF SG this year, I thought I would take the opportunity to requal for WP, as the...
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    UK Landside Transit Visa (Or Waiver)

    We are flying on a QF ticket from Vienna through to Darwin, arriving into LHR on the 7th Jan at 8:30pm scheduled to depart on the 8th at 9:15pm. Our flights have been changed, originally in London for 23:15 hours, now we have 24:45 hours. Considering we haven't applied for any visas, am I...
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    Chauffeur Drive? Maybe pushing it...

    How far will they push CD for F pax? We arrive into MEL at 9am today week on QF J and depart MEL for LHR at 4pm on QF F. Given that will have us in Mel for around 7 hours, does anyone think that QF would be amicable towards sending us into the city and return using CD for 3 or 4 hours...
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    AAdvantage Booking over the Festive Season (Non AA Carrier)

    So i've been looking into internal flights throughout Europe (Flying BA) and noticed surprisingly that on Monday, the availability of (ATH-LHR-DUB) and (DUB-LHR-FCO) went from being available in J on every day between now and 28th Jan (on both legs) to zero availability on any but a few dates...
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    Dreaming of a White Christmas

    And so the countdown begins, well, the final countdown that is... DRW - SYD (QF J) - MEL (QF J) - LHR (Via DXB QF F) - VIENNA (BA J) ROME - LHR (BA J) - SYD (Via DXB QF F) - DRW (QF J) I though I could use this as an opportunity to share the plans made to date and the preparation for the trip...
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    Guangzhou Driver and Hotel

    Evening you mob, Looking for a quality driver, guide/interpreter and hotel in Guangzhou, Heading over next month for Canton Fair and am hoping to tap in to the infinite wealth of knowledge of the AFF crowd, Any suggestions? Thanks you mob
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    New Darwin Lounges?

    Just reading through the TXP documents now that the contract has been awarded for the ~$60mil airport extension in Darwin. Terminal Expansion Project | Darwin International Airport Anyone guess what QF and VA are going to be doing? Looks like the whole 2nd floor is lounges... Lets hope for a...
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