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    Macquarie based card glitch

    Has anyone else already with the Hilton Macquarie Plat card just received an email from Macquarie saying that "Your Hilton HHonors Macquarie Platinum Card application has been approved"? I haven't applied for a card since my original successful application back in August 2016, but didn't get...
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    Which planes overnight in CBR

    I'm looking to book a flight out of Canberra on a Saturday morning in August to Brisbane. The first VA departure to BNE is VA1211 at 0850, although there are several other VA departures earlier to MEL and SYD. There are only two VA arrivals before VA1211's departure, one from MEL and one from...
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    Multi City/Multi Carrier Online Booking Site recommendations

    I'm trying to book a fare for travel to SGN and KUL, ex CBR, CBR-VA-xMEL-MH-xKUL-MH-SGN SGN-MH-KUL KUL-MH-xMEL-VA-CBR and have found a perfectly good fare which allows this (MH fare ZBT3MAU) The MH site doesn't recognise CBR as a valid city, even though this fare is published for...
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    Self-entry machines at The Lounge

    Noticed this new addition to the entrance of the Mackay lounge this evening - a self-admit scan your own card entry terminal. I also took a photo of the whole machine, but it didn't turn out, unfortunately. This is just the screen. Physically, it resembles a Qantas RFID check-in pole, and...
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    IRROPS: A front row seat

    I had the opportunity to observe front-line handling by ground staff of IRROPS today, with the weather causing a few problems in the Central Queensland area. Scheduled on the 1445 DJ service out of ROK, I got there at 1415 to a notice that the departure had been delayed to 1545. For once, I...
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    Time to transfer points to Velocity, Kris or Asia Miles

    Hi all Time to try something new. I'm looking to use my Citi points from my select card for a return J fare to Europe (leaving 26 June, returning 15 July ideally, ideally to FRA, but other points in Europe ok, and ideally from BNE, but SYD or MEL ok too). Unfortunately, I cannot find any...
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    An 18 Hour Day, Just to Blow a Whistle

    With the start of the national league season of the Australian Gridiron League, it was time for me to prepare for not only my regular 2 to 4 weekday domestic work flights,but also Saturday travel. And, as luck would have it, my first appointment was for a Saturday afternoon game in Sydney...
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    Conversations with a DYKWIA

    It all started routinely. The last of my usual four trips each week, this time waiting for my DJ flight to bring me home from ROK to BNE for the weekend. 45 minutes in the air, before getting home. Upon arriving at the airport, I made a quick stop off at the check-in counter to pick up a...
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