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Is anyone else hanging out for a sale on international business fares? I'm sitting on a couple of trips and will need to book fairly soon, but QF is just too much to justify on the routes and dates I need (JFK mid March, LHR late Jan). Did I miss one?

Oz74 - I think they bought a bunch of dreamliners for their long haul but they may have pulled back? Not sure RooFlyer - I found the cabin service on the international flight to be on a par with QF. I was offered all the wine for tasting ("Shall I take back the other unfinished glasses, sir"...

Apologies for the delay in updating this trip report - my week in NYC turned out to be busier than anticipated. I'll try to post some pics later, but I'm sure there's plenty on the internet. I found the business class seat to be marginally more comfortable than a QF skybed. I'm 6' tall and the...

After a long run of QF only, I'm taking UA to NYC for the first time in over fifteen months. I used to fly UA quite a bit when based in NYC, so I'm familiar with the planes and lounges, which might be part of the reason I'm not looking forward to the next 20 odd hours of flying + two stopovers...

A year ago I moved back to Oz. I had the thought in the back of my mind that I might try for platinum in both Qantas and Virgin on the back of a fairly heavy international travel schedule. Getting platinum on Qantas was relatively easy due to 4 business class return trips to NY each year, but...

I do the QF 108 to QF 94 change a few times a year. So far, of the three trips this year, all three QF 108 flights were delayed by a minimum of 30 mins and a max of almost 2 hours. The 30 min delays didn't really affect anything other than lounge time (:(). For the 2 hour delay, the CSM walked...

It sounds like you're getting treated quite unfairly. I once had to endure a five hour mechanical delay on a EWR-CDG flight on United and was given an on-the-spot meal voucher and a $300 voucher without asking. I understood that the amount of the voucher depended on the class of travel, but that...

Thank you for the very interesting trip report. I've been avoiding China Eastern for flights to Europe and was feeling like I should give them a shot up until the latter half of your trip report - what a nightmare!

Had a call from the customer service people today. They have offered (after initially refusing) to pay the 55c and give me a $100 Jet* voucher. Not sure I can use the voucher but the 55c will buy me...nothing really! But nice to know that they have admitted it was their mistake. I was told it is...

At the time, I thought I may have left it behind at SIN - it was the flight attendant who pointed out that that was unlikely based on the procedures they have to deal with stuff left behind at the security checkpoint. It was only after I'd considered the possibilities that I came to the view...

I was on BA 12 a few days ago and woke up to find my laptop missing. I was in 62K (upper deck, window), and the laptop was in the side storage area next to the window. I couldn't believe that it was stolen so thought I must have left it somewhere (despite my general paranoia when it comes to my...

Got it as well. It's the first one I've received. I made it to WP a few weeks ago based on BIS only. It's a little disappointing that the time period for booking is so short. I have a flight to London to book that would qualify, but trying to book it so quickly is a bit tough. But it will all...

My company's rules are that you must get three quotes and take the cheapest reasonable one. Everything over three hours in is J. You can argue to not take the cheapest one if there's a good reason (for example, too many connections, lousy reliability record, lousy safety record, or a particular...

Personally, it's all about being comfortable. On long haul flights you may end up sleeping in those clothes depending on the availability of PJs, so I prefer to be as comfortable as possible. I also always have a warm jacket as planes, airports, and hotels are sometimes freezing even in summer...

I agree that it's not really business class in the way that other airlines use the term. In practice though, I doubt too many seasoned travellers would be misled as I suspect all of us religiously look at the seat data and pictures before we book. I travelled Jetstar in business recently (see my...

Thanks - I usually try to cut my trips as close to the bone as I can as I'm away from the family a lot. A Friday or Sunday departure wouldn't have suited this time, nevertheless this is good to keep in mind for next time. I'm put in a complaint to Jetstar over the 55c - will update when (if!)...

Most of my flying is international long haul. As such, I tend to work on the outbound trip, so the lounge before that flight is about setting myself up for that work (eat, printing etc). It's hard to be out of contact with the office while on the 24 hour or longer flights, so the lounge is an...

Thanks for all the feedback. Eastwest101 - I havent' started trying to get my 55c back. I'm more interested in finding an explanation for why they thought I owed them 55c. I will report back!! Mannej - I didn't see any IFE in the back of seats, so maybe that just their layout Moa999 - I'm not...

In these financially difficult times all of us are called upon to make the odd sacrifice. For me, I chose to fly to a meeting in KL via Singapore on Jetstar (Business class) to save $1500 bucks or so over the direct J fares on Qantas or Malaysian. Arrived at the airport and checked in at the...

I've never got one, however my son (aged six months) received one!