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Hi All, Itinerary is MEL-AUH Arr 0625, AUH-LHR Dep 08:10 in J. Never been to AUH before. With under 2 hours transit time, do I have enough time to take a detour to F lounge and sit down for brekkie, or should I just prioritise having a shower? If only enough time for shower, should I go to...

Quick one: SQ228 coming up, looks like the older 3-class 77W business seat/configuration. Which would you choose? 12K ("windowless" according to SQ website) - Private cabin 21K -right up the back Hmmm…any favourites?

Thanks Serfty. It's quite the punt though! I really enjoy the privacy and direct aisle access, so VA would be great, and the SCs would take me to Platinum. However, if I get an old J class seat, then I'm stuck with the worse hard product compared to QF…. Do you think BNE or SYD would get...

Hi Folks, I've had a lot of good advice from the experts on here about my previous flight decisions, I thought I would pose yet another first-world conundrum... I'm planning a week-long trip to New York in April, and would like to check your collective opinions on airlines to New York. My...

VA 777 - New Business Class rollout Hi All, I am looking at booking flights MEL-JFK in April (April 18 to be exact). What do you reckon are the chances VA1/2 will be ready with the new business seats by then? I've search extensively online, and I gather the rollout will be complete by April...

Always interesting to see different opinions- I always think these profound dilemmas exist to occupy my mind and keep me off the streets ;) Dajop, I see these folks often enough, and would have just spent a couple of days with them - but everyones point regarding coughpy sleep taken in - I'm...

Thanks samh004 and MattG - much appreciated. Aus ATC, I'll look into the MEL-SYD-LAX-JFK QF11 option as this seems a relatively painless way to get what I need. Cheers!

Thanks samh004, I initially thought so too, but then I realised there is no MEL-JFK as such, only SYD-JFK (QF11). In other scenarios, if the route does not exist, then it won't come up as an option on the calculator. QFF customer service could not help me with this question. Only suggested that...

Hi All, Asking another "what would you do" question….especially for those of you who have tried out SQ's new business seat. Traveling SIN-MEL in a couple of months time on SQ in J, circa 2330hrs late night departure on SQ 237, which is a 773 i believe (2-2-2 layout). I have just found out...

Hi All, Thinking of flying in J, QF93/QF11 MEL-LAX-JFK, with no stopover. Just tried to use the Qantas Points/SC Calculator online, and if I enter MEL-JFK, it shows 280SC, but if I put in MEL-LAX, LAX-JFK it shows 260SC. Does anyone know which of these will apply to my situation? Thanks for...

Thanks for your replies... The verdict so far overwhelmingly in favour of EK! OT a little bit, but my personal experience with EK has been tainted by a bad sector MEL-DXB on my last EK F trip, where my suite 2A was not operational. No power to the seat, doors and no IFE. After a 1hr delay on...

Ok Folks, here's my quandary for the week... I'm booked QF MEL-DXB and connecting EK to DXB -FRA ( All in F). Departing MEL at 22:55 with 1hr 25 min stopover at DXB. Changeover seems a bit tight to me, but this was how it was booked for me, on the QF website. If I miss my connection, the next...

Thanks for the heads-up Mogul, I was worried about that, and have a mate who is in the same boat, but then came across this What are Eligible Sectors? It seems it includes "where Virgin Australia is the marketing carrier (this means that the flight number starts with a DJ or VA prefix)"...

Thanks for the replies folks. I think I am going to take a conservative approach and assume SQ will turn me away at the door - at least I'll prepare myself for disappointment. I guess at Changi thats not so bad anyway- they still have showers etc and lots to do. (I was considering flying Royal...

Price for the VA ticketed flight is pretty much similar to the SQ ticketed ones, but I believe I need to have at least 4 sectors flown that are ticketed by VA (i.e. VA or DJ prefix)in order to qualify for Velocity Gold. The only other flights I am doing this year are going to be EY in F, so...

Hi All, I am considering flying a VA ticketed SQ operated flight to LHR in Y ( doing this instead of SQ ticketed to get my minimum "Eligible Sectors" for Velocity Gold). I have no VA status, but I am NZ*GE. Do you think I will be able to access the Krisflyer Gold lounge as I am a *G flying on...

Hi All, I'll soon be on my first F journey on a QF ticketed trip- MEL-DXB-CDG on EK metal and return CDG-DXB on EK metal and DXB-MEL on QF metal. I usually fly Star Alliance, and have no OneWorld status, nor have I been to the QF F or J lounge or the EK combined lounge. As such, I would like...

Thanks richie9x. You know, I have experienced that with Jetconnect as well! Staff seemed genuinely warm, and QF25 recently was on of the better Y flights I've had. This was preceded by the nicest, most helpful check-in agent I've ever come across, who helped fix a seating mishap with my mrs and...

Hi All, To anyone who may be interested, here are some answers to my own questions, having just done a sector MEL-KUL on a MAS A333 (new). Family seated in 41 DFG. 1. As the second row of seats in the 2-3-2 config at the rear of the plane, the seats do not line up exactly, so the seat-back...

Thanks richie9x! If I had to be closer to one or the other, I guess galley is better than lav! Am hoping the flight will be reasonably light load and then we can grab a four in-a-row at internet check-in time. Looking forward to the new A333, but TBH not really holding my breath. Not news...