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    Paid seat selection - how broken is it?

    I was attempting to sort out seats for my parents MEL-LHR. I selected various seats, but got into a state where I couldn't clear seats for a particular flight, so I used the back button to drop back to the landing page. Now it seems they have the seats but I cannot pay for them. I'm trying to...
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    Transfers in Dubai with two kids

    Hey all, Has anyone got any advice regarding transfers from Airport to Hotel in Dubai with multiple young children? We'll have a 3 month old and 3 year old and it's proving very difficult to find anyone offering a baby capsule and even harder to get more than one seat per car. The best we've...
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    No more Sydney T3 curbside pickup

    Found this mentioned in a thread on Uber - http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/car-hire-taxis-and-limos/uber-new-pickup-parking-locations-78046.html#post1510618, but I hadn't taken note of that. I had a very ordinary experience picking up my parents from Sydney airport last...
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    QF9 is broken

    Arrived into Dubai ontime on VH-OQA. But on arriving at the lounge, was told the departure was delayed 3 hours. Boarded 3 hours late, sat around for an hour or so and then off the plane and back to the lounge we go. The good news is we didn't have to go through security on the way to the lounge...
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    Classic award on EK not showing in MMB

    I've booked a little round trip classic award in F on Emirates, flying from Amsterdam to Dubai. Initially the booking showed up in my QFF profile, but since loading it up on the emirates site it's no longer showing on the QF site. QFF number is still in the booking. Has this happened to anyone...
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    Rental vehicle insurance and excesses

    Hey all, I'm trying to understand more about how rental vehicle insurance works, and whether it's wise to take additional cover. In the past, I've always relied on plat CC coverage, however I've been doing some reading and I'm not sure that's a good thing to be doing with my current case -...
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    Can I buy Qantas soft toy at the airport?

    Hey all, Does anyone know if there's anywhere airside in the International terminal that would sell this? Qantas B747 Plush Toy Plane with Sound My daughter (15 months old) loves planes - starts scanning the sky as soon as she hears one. She would go crazy for a toy like this. It would be nice...
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    VH-OJA final flight briefing

    Saw on twitter this morning that there were 10 spots available for the pre-flight briefing for delivery of VH-OJA to Illawarra. Quickly filled out the form while juggling my coffee in the lift, and lo and behold, it looks like I got a spot! Anyone else ?
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    QF overselling Y domestic?

    Is this something they do? What I really want to know is: if expertflyer lists Y7, will there be 7 empty seats? Travelling with an infant tomorrow and would really like a shadow! Have picked row 8.
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    SIN time lapse

    Very beautifully done! Airplanes Look Like Epic Shooting Stars in The Air Traffic 2! on Vimeo
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    Bag fire in hold of FJ737 while on Tarmac at MEL

    Surprised to have not heard anything about this. Only found the story after chancing upon a mention of it in a podcast I sometimes listen to. Smoking bag delays Fiji Airways flight - 4/29/2014 - Flight Global
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    Held tickets and booking class

    Hi all, got a question about bookings that work makes. Here's how it works when flights are organised at work. I assume it's the same for many organisations. The corporate travel agent makes the booking (on QF incidentally). This booking is held for two weeks at that fare (or however long) and...
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    747 exit row window - possible to purchase?

    Hi all, Have purchased 46B and C for our flight back from NRT. Expertflyer is showing 46A as occupied. Is it possible to purchase this seat? Or is it likely a glitch? I was under the impression the exit row windows on the 747 would be one of the last to be allocated, and that they couldn't be...
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    Wine fridge recommendations

    I was just beginning my research on wine fridges, and figured you guys would probably know a thing or two. I understand what's important in a fridge, so looking for recommendations of brands and models really. Looking for space for around 100 bottles. Ideally budget would be between 1000-2000...
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    Can QF tell you if you're next to a family with baby?

    I'm currently allocated 50A on QF1 on Sunday, with B & C also taken - presumably by WPs? C is a bassinet position. Rang up Qantas to see if they could tell me if it's a family with a bub, but apparently they can't see that information. Prepared to take the gamble, but if I can find out for sure...
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    Is BA really that bad?

    G'day, Been booked onto QF320 to come back from LHR at the end of September. This is BA metal and I'll be in Y and QF gold. I've never flown BA long haul, but I've noticed they seem to cop a flogging here! Are they really that bad? Is requesting a points upgrade on BA the same process and...
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    Expertflyer not showing seats with correct status?

    I'm having some issues with expert flyer and I'm wondering if it's common, or just me? I'm PS, so at T-80 various new seats opened up for selection. The really good stuff stayed blocked at that time, however some opened up today at some point (T-48?). I never got a seat alert and logging into...
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    QF Y front row 747 - row 43 on new 3 Class config.

    Hey gang, Currently allocated 43K on the new config 747 for Saturdays flight to DFW. Never been in this row before and just read that it has limited recline. How restricted is it? Also is the leg room enough to get out without disturbing the other passengers too much? Or will they need to...
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    Access to JetStar Lounge in OOL

    So according to the Jetstar website, QP and QFF members don't get free access to the lounge. However I called up last week to purchase accesss, the lady on the phone remarked that I was a QFF member (I'm PS and have QP membership) , went away for a few minutes and then came back and added the...
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    QF7 normally full?

    Hi gang, Just wondering about QF7. Is it normally full? Do they actually sell all seats on the plane or is capacity reduced due to the distance? Up in the air whether it would be better to go via LAX or DFW to SEA. A higher likelyhood of an empty seat next to me would tip the scales. I'll be...
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