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From 01 October 2019, all SQ PER-SIN services will either be on a regional A359 or B78K, equipped with the latest regional J product and the latest entertainments systems etc in all classes. The last service to change will be SQ225/224, from A333 to B78K. Unfortunately I am in J on the A333 a...

I have a couple of MH J sectors coming up on the A350 LHR-KUL and A330 KUL-SYD. I have preselected throne J seats on both sectors. From those who have sampled the latest MH J product, is selecting the throne J seats the best way forward or is there a better option (A seats for example)?

I called QF late this afternoon (about 1630 AWST) to make some changes to an existing OW RTW J award booking. I only had to wait about ten minutes (<1hr is good according to QF) and the call was answered by a QF premium CSR (from New Zealand as I found out later in the conversation). I...

I booked a number of flights earlier in the week and noticed that the CC surcharge has been reduced on VA bookings from 1.30% to 0.996% for both domestic and international bookings. Over on the Rat, I note that they have cut their CC surcharge as well, but only down to 1.01%. SQ are still at...

EK have announced further cuts to flights to Australia. DXB-PER will drop to a single daily flight from 31MAR19 (with the 380 at least) and the daily DXB-BKK-SYD flight will also be dropped from 31MAY19. It was not that long ago when EK operated three daily flights DXB-PER. Interesting how...

The following OzB thread came up on my Google feed today. It purported a 15% VFF bonus if you transfer by Midnight tonight. 15% Bonus Points When Converting from Flybuys to Velocity I was not 'targeted' but gave it a go anyway (via VPN as I am OS ATM) and the purported 15% bonus credited to my...

I was looking to burn some QFF points and came across this 'value' redemption opportunity. JFK-DXB-PER one way on EK in J has a total 'tax' component of USD841 (or ~AUD1163), with a carrier surcharge component of USD812 (or ~AUD1123). Is there another (max two sector) one way QFF flight that...

I noticed flying into PER yesterday morning that someone has finally started to scrap the two OzJet 732 aircraft that have been sitting around the airport since 2009. Amazed it has not occurred before now....

HX has announced that they are terminating their HKG-OOL/CNS service from 28OCT18. They had some pretty cheap J fares on offer and I almost booked on the VA codeshare for the end of the year BNE-CNS-HKG. https://www.hongkongairlines.com/en_AU/special_news/detail?id=10005557176

I have made the conscious decision not to sell any more of my personal data to Woolworths for the pitiful 0.5c/$ that they are generally offering. I very rarely receive any sort of bonus promotions and those I do receive are not worth chasing due to the very poor return and/or very high spend...

Prior to the 20 January 2018 fare class and rule changes, you could not purchase an exit row seat in Y before check in if you were booked on the VA codeshare. Now SQ charge for all Y seats when booking in the lowest fare grouping, I assume that this restriction may have been lifted. Has anyone...

The new SQ 78J fitout has been revealed in SIN this morning. It has the new regional J seat fitted (which will also go into the regional A350) and unfortunately some very narrow looking Y seats. The Straits Times article is quoting a 18 inch seat width (which has not been possible for any...

I was booking a few VA Happy Hour fares this afternoon (at a saving of $431 or 47% off the prevailing QF pricing for the same flights) and when it came to select my seats, I preallocated my usual 3D in YX. I normally preallocate and travel in 3D on the 73H and 1K on the 332. Experience has...

I tried Fly Ahead for the first time today on VA. I originally booked the cheapest Elevate fare but only Freedom fares were available when I made the request. However, within two minutes of approaching the SYD lounge service desk, I had my new boarding pass and I was away. A very painless...

I am currently looking at booking a SQ Y/PE combo fare ex PER. The flights PER-SIN v.v. will be in Y and the others will be in PE. I will be crediting to VFF. The SQ fare type is Premium Economy Standard, the fare basis is WPPX and KF earn is supposed to be 100%. It is unclear what fare...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The most uncomfortable aircraft (in Y at least) in the SQ fleet is being 'dumped' onto the SIN-PER route from May 2018. I was hoping that it was going to be too big to replace the current aircraft (333/772) on the route but obviously not...

For the first time ever yesterday I was offered a full amenity kit on an Australian domestic flight (BNE-PER). I do note however that I have never flown a transcon red eye sector... As it was an A330 service maybe these kits were leftover from a previous MEL-HKG flight. Contents include socks...

It has been reported that the new international lounge at PER T3 will be for international transit pax only (with the exception of those traveling on QF9 PER-LHR only). All other QFi and JQi pax, including those travelling on QF10 PER-MEL only, will be required to use the domestic lounges in...

One difference between QF SG/LTG and QF WP is Dom J lounge access at some airports. If QF gave SG/LTG the option, would you pay hard cash to upgrade from the QP to the Dom J lounge on a per visit basis? If so, how much would you be willing to pay? After my most recent visits to the BNE and PER...

A few years ago, phantom CX award availability was a real problem when looking to book CX award flights using QFF points. This problem was then generally solved when CX changed booking systems. Over the past six weeks or so however (since I have been looking at least), it would appear that the...