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    Travel Insurance Discount Codes

    There‘s a plethora of Discount Codes available for on line Travel Insurance Companies but I couldn’t find a thread on AFF that wasn’t company specific. Hopefully this thread will allow members to share their codes with others, and it’s chronological order will help us use them. I’ll start with...
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    Passenger tries to stop flight at CBR

    I haven’t seen this reported here, but apparently a woman has been arrested for approaching a QantasLink jet at CBR on Wednesday. The video shows her waving to the pilot in an attempt to stop and board the flight. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-67297954
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    Red Bull Hangar 7 Salzburg

    With an hour to spare before going to the Eagles Nest at Obersalzburg, I made a quick visit to the Red Bull Hangar 7 at Salzburg airport. The building itself is an impressive glass dome and housed a few small aircraft, as well as a number of Red Bull sponsored F1 race cars, and Nascar and rally...
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    Global Airlines purchases 4 A380’s

    Global Arline’s is a new UK start up which has purchased outright 4 ex Singapore A380’s, the first of which has already been delivered. Apparently the airline is targeting the trans Atlantic routes first, from LGW, offering First, Business and Economy cabins. Headed up by James Asquith and with...
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    US DOT proposing EU 261 style compensation.

    As reported in Loyalty Lobby, the DOT is proposing mandatory EU 261 style compensation including accommodation, food and cash for delays considered the airlines fault. Looking forward to the day when we get the same...
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    Advice on Check In notification for a flight I previously canceled

    Flying tomorrow on award flight with QR LHR- SYD in J. I have checked in on line but couldn’t print boarding my pass. But, I just received notification to check in for a Finnair award flight that I cancelled months ago when the QR flight opened up. Points and $ were refunded by QF for the...
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    Aeroscopia (Airbus) Museum Toulouse

    With an involuntary change of plan I find myself in the NH airport hotel in Toulouse this afternoon with a few hours to burn. I can’t go on an Airbus factory tour as non EU citizens must book 2 days in advance, but the Airbus museum is at the airport so here’s a whirlwind visit. There is an...
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    MH - AF interline question

    I have a QF award booking (J) for August next year. MH SYD - KUL- HKG transferring to AF HKG- CDG- LHR. The booking is on one PNR. Do you think my bags will be checked through to LHR at SYD ?
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    BA club suites for SYD

    Being reported that from October 30th BA15/BA16 LHR SYD will get the new club suites with 1/2/1 configuration and sliding doors as 787 will be replaced by 777
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    China Eastern 737 crash

    A Boeing 737 of China Eastern is reported as crashing into a hillside on a flight between Kunming and Guangzhou. 133 people on board. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/china-eastern-airlines-passenger-jet-accident/100928004
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    Qatar offering free flights to frontline Medical workers.

    Qatar is offering free flights to frontline Medical workers and a companion as a thank you in the Corvid 19 pandemic. 100,000 free tickets for use within their network are being given away in economy only for flights from 26th May till December 10th 2020. T & Cs include “This offer is strictly...
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    YVR -LAX transit question

    Friend currently flying on Westjet out of Vancouver transiting at LAX and onto Syd on QF tonight. Says he passed through US immigration in Vancouver but is unsure whether his bags are tagged though or does he have to collect them at LAX and deposit them again ?
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    Worlds first all electric plane takes off.

    An all electric DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver with a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system has taken a short test flight with six passengers in Canada, marking, what is hoped is the beginning of all electric aircraft. The DHC2 currently only has a range of 160km using Lithium...
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    1000 QF points for first Deliveroo order

    Did anyone else get this offer? Download Deliveroo app and receive 1000 QFF points on your first order.
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    Emirates sued for Injury to Melbourne women resulting from lack of water.

    The Victorian Supreme Court is hearing a case where a woman on a flight from Melbourne to Dubai suffered a broken ankle after feinting because of a lack of water. https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/woman-sues-emirates-airlines-claiming-lack-of-water-20190611-p51wjt.html
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    UK Scraps Landing Cards

    Effective Monday the the UK will scrap landing cards. I bet the cabin crew will be happy, halting those early morning requests from passengers for a pen. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48297695
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    Qantas Refuse "Assistance" dog

    An "acclaimed author's" assistance dog was been barred from flying in the cabin with her on a domestic flight the SMH has reported. I don't know why the description "Accalimed Author" should have any bearing on QF's decision, or how the claim its "not an emotional support dog" sits with the...
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    Lukla Airport Crash

    Having seen this airport in Nepal on TV I am surprised it doesn’t happen more often. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47926714
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    WOW Airlines Cancels All Flights [End of Operation of WOW AIR]

    Another troubled airline, this time Iceland’s WOW airlines has postponed all flights pending re financing talks. Iceland's Wow airline postpones all flights
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    Jet Airways Troubles

    Jet Airways founder and chairman Naresh Goyal has resigned. This is seen as an attempt encouage new investors who were reluctant whilst he still had control of the cash strapped Indian Airline Jet Airways founder steps down amid crisis Edit: just seen this thread. Could a Mod please merge. Jet...
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