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The OP opened this thread to specifically seek guidance around approaching Jetstar to discuss compensation, not the possible criminal matter. The OP mentioned that with the crew's assistance, AFP officers attended the aircraft and removed the passenger. An AFP pathway was available to pursue...

Exactly right, and why I'd suggest the pathway to meaningful compensation in a situation like this is extremely narrow. You'd have to establish the airline has knowingly or at least, highly negligently, breached one of their duties. The OP may receive some cursory 'inconvenience' compensation...

Sorry to hear about this experience, @trblvb. Reformed lawyer here. In terms of your course of action, first, gather evidence. I would recommend contacting Jetstar (possibly yourself, or via representation) with some questions about events leading up to the incident. I would not mention...

Hi @SydneySwan - you will need a visa if you need to pass through immigration, even if just for an immediate transfer. For your trip it will depend on whether QF can both a) through-check your luggage and b) issue a boarding pass for your JAL flight at SYD. If they can do both, you won't need...

Hi @CaptainCurtis, I fall under the 50+ mark but would love one pass if there are no other takers (and thanks for your generous offer!). Cheers.

On the same booking, there'll be no problem with both of you using the Business/Gold check-in - it's generally assumed that passengers on the same booking will check-in together. Boarding should be fine too, particularly if you're sitting together. It can't hurt to take your physical VA card...

Yes, it used to be free to enter Indonesia to transit - you needed to have proof of onward travel out of Indonesia within 48 hours of arriving (and needed to show it at immigration). This wasn't a visa as such, it was actually a visa exemption. This policy was suspended during the pandemic, and...

Thanks for posting @FlightDetective! Haven't seen pictures of this rare config before. QF used a similar arrangement on the 747SP to accommodate a longitudinal galley on the starboard side (same as Thai's 747s referenced here). In the final config used up until their retirement in 2002, they...

Similar gross operating costs compared to the A350/B787, with a smaller carrying capacity and a cheaper yet still not-insignificant acquisition cost. The A330N looks to work well enough for some airlines but most have opted for the bigger frames, with the flexibility to sell more seats. This...

Yes - Sealink runs buses to connect with ferries on both sides of the crossing. It's actually relatively straightforward to get from Kingscote to Adelaide this way as it's the same operator right through and everything is timed to connect. However there's most often only one bus between Adelaide...

Yep $35 USD is correct. Works out to just over $50 AUD on current exchange. Too many dollars! Touch wood but in my experience the CGK transit is only marginally more complex than BKK or SIN - certainly worth the savings available in my opinion, with the appropriate mitigations in place for...

You may already know but if not, be prepared to need to pay the $50 tourist visa on arrival fee in both directions depending on the passport you travel on. International airside transits aren't typically possible in CGK except when flying Garuda. Usually you'll need to clear immigration into...

The shed was called 'Domestic Express'. There was nothing much express about it, except maybe its construction. DJ was locked in a dispute with SACL on terminal access at SYD during the early days, which severely constrained their ability to expand at SYD. T2 was left nearly completely vacant...

I'd say there is a fair bit of water to go under the bridge yet on QF's A330 replacement. I agree that it's likely there will be a net increase in narrowbodies flying mid-haul, but this may not be as widespread, per capita, to and from Australia as it is in the transatlantic market. While the...

An option that may be worth considering to both burn some points and save some cash is to incorporate a brief stopover in Asia. This is a strategy called 'nesting' - where an Asia/Europe booking effectively sits within an Australia/Asia booking. Using this strategy, you could look for two...

Yes, but check-in at night on the calendar day prior would be normal for many very early morning departures. Very common in DXB for example where there are EK departure banks between 12 and 2am.

Cebu is definitely an outlier - can't remember ever seeing a 12am departure myself. FWIW, airlines generally publish (+1) next to an arrival time if a flight departs on one calendar day and arrives on the next. As Cebu's website doesn't show that, and there is nothing to indicate that any...

My last CGK transits were in 2018-19. At that time there was a free transit-without-visa policy, which granted a 24-hour entry to Indonesia with proof of onward international travel in that time period. This now looks to have been discontinued and the IDR500,000 visa seems to be the standard...

Not SQ, but a data point on the Jakarta international transfer, in case you can't get SQ to manage it all on your behalf. Just be aware in addition to baggage, you'll need to have a way of checking in to your flight. I don't recall seeing an intl-intl transfer desk at CGK but I'm not sure on...

I flew on the old 1-2-1 configured A330 from FRA-MCT in June 2019. It was an excellent flight. The seat is basically a circa-2010 generation first class seat. These seats don't have some of the more modern features of the Apex Suite in Oman's other A330s and 787s (e.g. the IFE screen is lower...