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But i did have to move from my upfront seat to get this new "better" (worse) seat. I agree. Either you get a seat where you were sitting without a neighbour or don't bother to offer it!

Firstly my paid for neighbour free seat was NOT written on my boarding pass. And i didn't even sit in it in rhe end. They put me at the back with two screaming toddlers behind me (one on Dad's lap) so neither of the seats was kick free, and it was utter torture. I gave up my good near front...

I just searched all over smartcarte website looking for prices. Couldn't find them so thanks. No idea why such obviously important info is missing from their site!

What a bloody awful idea. I resent American companies trying to foist their bad practises on us.

Having now tried three brands of these, the first set I got were a kickstarter "very lightweight" set which I really loved but which fell apart (around the zips) really quickly. The other two sets have been much better - slightly heavier but much more robust. In order to do up the compression...

I didn't see any information on using my credit card instead of buying an Opal card - that would absolutely have been my preferred approach (simply for convenience) had it been obvious. It was not mentioned to me on either occasion when i asked - the first day when I asked where to get an Opal...

I got some very similar compression cubes before a recent (backpacking) trip to Europe. I use vacuum sacks for pillows and duvets at home, and have used the rollable "vacuum sacs" for travel before so I know the difference. I think its clear that the plastic vacuum sacks certain compress...

Having purchased an Opal card for convenience, it seems ridiculous that the only way to use it is to get a refund and then buy another type of ticket! Anyway - I got a response from the NSW Transport Department. They "don't take complaints" about anything to do with the Airport Link and I...

As an Australian who lives overseas, I sometimes come back to visit, as I did this week. Spent 5 days in Sydney and purchased an Opal card to get around. Leaving this morning from my hotel near the Domestic Terminal, I followed the advice of Citymapper and all the adverts around town which...

There are some airports where checked bags take FOREEVER to arrive. In Manila, for example, they x-ray all the arriving bags and it can take an hour. In Hong Kong they have "issues" with baggage handlers and sometimes luggage takes an hour. If you are on a business trip time is money. I...

Not if you are reviewing on a phone that does not (properly) support them.... :)

Don't worry. My humour didn't work either.

So why are you reading a forum designed for frequent flyers then?

I think it speaks to the "disruption" that one of the other posters was worried about. I don't think they wanted lots of back and forth.... That's fair enough. I value the peace and quiet in J too.

I do this all the time. I book a Y class ticket for me, (i need the paid ticket for my status credits) and I book a points J class for my husband. When we get onboard we swap boarding passes and I sit in J and he sits in Y. (After all, I paid for both tickets so it's fair). Never been...

Wow fascinating thoughts. My husband and I are much more pragmatic. If offered an upgrade (and I often am, because I am One World Emerald), I take it. But more than that, for long haul we always fly in different classes. We buy our own tickets - I care about being in Biz far more than he...

I am a Cathay frequent flyer but I usually fly long haul in business class - often on cheaper airlines just because of the cost. Due to Jordanian Airlines absolute asshole-ness (will never fly them again) in Paris recently, I was denied checkin and had to find an emergency way home. I booked a...

Re: MPC Shakeup II - Revised Elite Status Qualification Levels These changes are probably fine for those of your in Australia since by definition if you are keen cathay flyers you are flying long (or medium) haul already. As someone who lives in Hong Kong and who flies weekly to short haul...

YES. If you are Diamond and you ring up (can't use website) and ask for availability on something that is not available, they will often wait list you for an award and confirm it later when they release more seats. I've done this many times. The downside is that they often only release the...

Re: MPC Shakeup II - Revised Elite Status Qualification Levels Wrong. Many Cathay Diamonds live in Hong Kong and earn their Diamonds flying weekly in Economy to neighbouring cities - in Mainland China or SE Asia. I do Manila and BKK mainly. I currently have to fly every week (80 flights a...