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I have rented a few cars in Germany over the years. My first piece of advice would be to make multiple bookings with different rental car companies. Several times I have booked a particular class and ended up with the most boring or slowest car in the class. Status doesn't even help. Booked a...

On VA327 MEL-BNE on the final leg of 'Why fly direct when you can connect" Hong Kong trip. Kicked out of my pre-allocated row 3 (to row 14) on Virgin flight by '5 Seconds Of Summer' - opening band for One Direction. Ended up being seated next to Big Brother contestant Caleb Geppert (and...

I have just come back from a quick BNE-PEK trip as a DJ WP on SQ I had the choice to fly OW or VA codeshare as am both QF and DJ WP. I chose VA code-share mainly because I have already re-qualified QF, but very easy to maxamise SC earn - 260sc and 15000 miles for $1400 using the 'why fly direct...

What a great thread! I have been a bit of a train spotter since my mis-spent youth in NZ. Much more flying these days but hope to introduce my 3.5 y/o twins to the pleasures of rail travel. Have started them on the Brisbane- Gold Coast train. My dream is to take the family on a round the world...

Thanks for the replies. Think I will wing it on the VA code-share and snag the extra points. Shame VA is not more integrated with SQ re seat allocations :( Crazy thing is that the QF ticket is $250 cheaper, but not the times I want, plus is discount economy SC's and have already re-qualified...

Need to go to PEK next week. Am DJ WP and flying Y. Can either fly a SQ or VA code-share/SQ metal for very similar price (flexi so full economy). Will get 2 x points on VA code-share (12000 extra points) SQ is direct via SIN. VA code-share can go via SYD/MEL/ADL both ways for the extra 30...

Warning on flying domestically in Tonga The NZ Government is warning its citizens flying domestically in Tonga it will be at their own risk as the national airline has bought the Chinese built MA-60 which has been involved in numerous crashes. See Xian MA60 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...

I had a similar problem a couple of months ago BNE-SYD-LAX-PHX drive LAS-LAX-SYD-BNE with the LAS-LAX a UA sector. I wasn't too worried at first, as there was no AA Lounge at LAS, only travel with carry on, and wasn't too worried about seating as had a 3 hour wait at LAX. Never again! I ended...

I have being doing this for a while, but on a recent BNE AKL flight was not let past immigration. I had PDF on phone but try made me walk back upstairs and get a paper copy. He called his supervisor and he told me no uncertain terms I was not passing this point with out a paper boarding pass...

It seems a QF plane (assume a 738) had brake problems whilst taxiing after landing at AKL and blocked the taxiway. A CX flight (assuming CX197 which usually is a 340) had to divert to RNZAF Ohakea. Will make for great plane spotting for anybody near Foxton. I am guessing that the only other...

re: Has anyone had success with the call-up method for "Marginal" xASA's? The only thing consistent with Qantas is the inconsistency. I booked similar to above BNE-AKL-SYD-BNE earlier this week and it was 72000 plus $600 (see earlier post). So similar routing to the above. You would think it...

re: Has anyone had success with the call-up method for "Marginal" xASA's? True, very poor deal, but sitting on 600k plus points, and usually fly BFOD so no chance of using them for upgrades. Also needed 200 SC's to requalify WP, and about 18 months away from LTG. This also means I can now...

re: Has anyone had success with the call-up method for "Marginal" xASA's? I just booked a BNE-AKL and AKL-SYD-BNE for this weekend. Plenty of classic awards in Y and J. J Classic Award was 72000 plus $213. Rang Plat line and JASA was 72000 plus $600 or 128000 all inclusive. Whilst deciding...

There are flights from Miami direct to several Cuban cities. I was bit surprised to see these flights on the arrivals/departures board at MIA a few weeks back. See Miami International Airport :: Flight Information and scroll down. Seems you can also fly from JFK It seems these are charters...

Celebs' pet dogs provided 'psychiatric service' on flight - Business - NZ Herald News Learn something new each day! My wife is a Psychiatric Nurse and never heard of psychiatric service dogs before. Obviously I am really bored so looked up the appropriate ruling....... 382.117 Must carriers...

Like most AFF members I immediately thought of some point earning opportunities......Being the entrepreneur type maybe there is business in collecting and renting out strays at a booth at the airport? Kind like in the US where you can pick up a DVD at one airport and drop it off at...

Someone more informed than me can probably answer but AFAIK if you possess a 'current Australian Passport' you must use that to leave and enter the country. If you are a citizen but dont have a current passport then I dont think it is a problem. Again I am sure there is someone the forum that is...

With dual passports you are supposed to leave and arrive back in Australia on your Australian passport. This may make it problematic leaving Australia on one passport and entering another country on another. For countries that just offer fasting processing at immigration (USA, Canada and...

Saw Tom Waterhouse and family (partner, baby and what I thought was the nanny/MIL - but my colleague thinks was Gai) at the AA FC in LAX on May 17th. His head was buried in his laptop. Then again on Monday May 20th at the LAX TBIT OW FC (no family this time). He managed to navigate his way all...

No, just said that I am 30 SC's short and haven't been able to fly since Xmas. Put me on hold for a minute or two then come back and said no problem - you new card will be sent out.