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    Refused entry at Wellington Qantas Lounge as QF Plat flying JQ

    Hey guys, I was flying from Wellington to Gold Coast JQ as a QF plat and the Qantas staff at the Qantas Wellington Lounge refused me access. They stated that no JQ passengers have access regardless of status. Is that correct? I thought Gold/Plat QF status would enable access to international...
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    Seat Selection Qatar redemption

    Hey guys, Got a rewards redemption booked through Qantas on a Qatar plane. I can't see how to select seats. On the Qatar website it says "Please select your seat at check in." Does that mean that I cannot select a seat? Thanks
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    Velocity website down?

    Hey guys, I'm trying to book some flights but I can't log in to velocity. When trying to log in I get the error: Unexpected error when handling authentication request to identity provider. Anyone else noticed this? There seems to be no details about this on their website, and no response from...
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    complimentary gold - anniversary date?

    Hey all, I'm just reviewing the rules for the complementary gold as a platinum bonus reward. It seems a little unclear how this works in regards to the anniversary periods of the QFF account. From the Qantas T&C: This suggests that the recipient receives 12 months + plus the remaining...
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    We could not find fare for the requested itinerary (5685 UI)

    Anyone else getting this message on the qantas multi city search? I'm trying to book a RTW award fare and it gives me the following error We could not find fare for the requested itinerary (5685 UI) Travel plan is SYD-HND-NRT-FRA-MAD-LIM-SCL-AKL-SYD Not sure what I'm doing wrong :/
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    [Creative Routing] Home from Germany in J via Asia (QF points)

    Hey all, We are trying to travel back from south Germany (Frankfurt/Munich etc) to Australia (preferably Sydney) in mid-late August (preferably 20-24th). Not much availability but I've come up with a few creative routings on the BA website via asia. Unfortunately Qantas doesn't seem able to...
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    Status credits when paying with gift cards?

    Hey guys, Got gifted a $100 coles gift card. If I spend it at Coles on eligible items and swipe my flybuys card, will I earn 1 Virgin Australia status credit? The T&C on the flybuys website are not clear in this regard. Cheers.
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    USB Type-C in Virgin Lounge

    Just noticed that the Virgin lounge in Sydney now has USB Type-C ports. This means that you can now charge certain modern laptops (e.g. Macbook/Pro) and smartphones (e.g. Pixel) without an A/C adapter. Exciting times!
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    Devaluation on the way for Etihad guest

    Etihad is reportedly moving to 'demand-based' pricing. Etihad Guest moves to 'demand-based' frequent flyer reward rates Doesn't sound good. They're going to scam extra points out of you for booking close to departure or in 'high-demand' periods. Will they even have a reward chart?
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    Cheap Flights with VA from SYD/BNE/OOL/MEL to HK $585 rt

    Virgin Australia on IWTF are having a sale on flights to Hong Kong. Travel in March - June/18. Flights are direct via Melbourne. Some are codeshare from gold coast. MEL-HKG is direct on Virgin metal. OOL/CNS-HKG is on Hong Kong Airlines direct Virgin Australia: Hong Kong Return from Melb...
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    Virgin codeshare on Etihad - seat selection

    Hey guys trying to select seats for my rewards flights which were booked on virgin website. The Virgin website won't let me select seats on the segments involving etihad planes. The virgin booking confirmation letter includes a six-digit 'airline reservation code' (EY) which allows me to see...
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