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    Bouquets for the FAs

    Not an FA but had to post this - the compliments are very genuine still! My spouse was travelling alone for the first time today, June 1st, on QF1. Needless to say, flying alone with a 6 month old infant (who is restless because of teething) is a daunting experience for anyone, and she was...
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    Bouquets for the FAs

    A big bouquet to Dione, FA in Y cabin on QF128 departing HKG on 21/6/2015 for SYD. She was very helpful and gave great recognition for Plat. status, even on Y cabin, including ensuring that I get an empty 3-seats all to myself (the plane not too full) and promptly providing all sorts of...
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    Bouquets for the FAs

    I would like to recognise the great service my Mr. Brian Churchill, the FA on the J cabin on QF129 SYD-PVG flight on Friday, June 6th. He was very affable, courteous and delivered exceptionally smooth service. He also kindly arranged help for us with on-the-ground staff when we had a tight...
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    PVG int'l-to-domestic connection after QF129

    Can I? I never imagined it would be possible: SYD-PVG will be booked with QF points as ASA, PVG-WUH will be booked either with CZ directly on cash, or using Delta Skymiles points.
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    PVG int'l-to-domestic connection after QF129

    G'day all, I need to get to WUH from SYD for a trip in June. I am considering booking QF129 for SYD-PVG, scheduled to arrive 18:30, and then taking a PVG-WUH domestic flight with China Southern Airlines on CZ370, departing 21:00 - that is the latest flight that day to WUH. Both flights...
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    HSBC Qantas Platinum - bonus points travesty!

    Update I finally received the points credited to my account, 3.5 months after my initial purchase, and after several contacts to their customer service centre and the complaints department. I received an apology. Still, it left a bit of sour taste in my mouth. I wonder if I'm 1.5 months late...
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    Qantas Singapore lounge - better access for non-QF pax. than QF pax!

    Re: Whether it is right or wrong is irrelevant It is VERY disturbing that QF policy officially treats a BA Silver better than a QFWP, or even a QFWP1, when it comes to guesting rights into its own lounges. Maybe some U.S.-based airlines happen to do that as well. But U.S. airlines are those...
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    Qantas Singapore lounge - better access for non-QF pax. than QF pax!

    As per the discussion above, if you are QF WP/SG, and you're flying on a QF operated/marketed flight, then your guest need not be in the same flight, as long as they're on another OW operated/marketed flight.
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    Qantas Singapore lounge - better access for non-QF pax. than QF pax!

    I understand the description you give with regards to SIN lounge being an "International Lounge" and not a "Qantas Club" lounge and thus the website does not apply. Thanks for patiently explaining this, I appreciate it. From your explanation, I also understand that, had I been flying on a QF...
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    Qantas Singapore lounge - better access for non-QF pax. than QF pax!

    The website I have referred is not the Domestic lounge policy. Nowhere on that webpage does it state that it is Domestic lounge policy only? In fact, the byline to the page title states: "Access to more lounges across the world" I understand I could have been sending my guest on AY and would...
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    Qantas Singapore lounge - better access for non-QF pax. than QF pax!

    I can understand that in this specific case I was flying JQ, and not OW, strictly speaking. Are you saying if I was flying QF36 and she was flying QF82, then I would be able to guest her without any problems - since we're both on OW flights, even if not on the same flight? Also, how is this...
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    Qantas Singapore lounge - better access for non-QF pax. than QF pax!

    Indeed - I've read the rules that apply to QF members as they're written on the website and indeed they are more restrictive. I agree, maybe RedRoo can ask around and justify the anomaly as to why ain a QF lounge a QF Plat. has worse guest access than a BA Silver!
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    Qantas Singapore lounge - better access for non-QF pax. than QF pax!

    Me and gf were flying off from SG on different flights (JQ and QF respectively) yesterday. I'm WP, gf has no status. At the SG lounge , we were told that we had to be in the same flight for me to guest my gf, even though she was on a oneworld flight as well. Interestingly, for OWE, the website...
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    Involuntary downgrade anyone?

    Okay let me clarify, they are in my opinion very much 'related' (or germane) to the topic at hand, but yes the multiple events are not related with one another - which in my view made the issue worst, than being a one-off incident of having to downgrade multiple passengers on a single flight.
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    Involuntary downgrade anyone?

    The referenced reports on FT are very specifically about multiple cases of J passengers being involuntarily downgraded on QR while travelling on a confirmed ticket. It is a stretch by any means to call them 'unrelated'. I understand you may think the 'Qatari sheikh' theory is not plausible...
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    Involuntary downgrade anyone?

    Exactly, and this, along with discussions with some ground staff I know on airports, is the basis of my "Qatari sheikh" theory. There is no hard evidence but it sounds very plausible.
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    Involuntary downgrade anyone?

    I have to admit that the Qatari sheikh point was more conjecture based on what I read on FT and other forums on possible causes of QR's notoriety on involuntary downgrades. I do not claim this to be definitive. Perhaps predictably, QR has not published an official policy to the effect "you will...
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    Involuntary downgrade anyone?

    No, it is not a joke. I don't think I ever claimed that some airlines categorically refuse to do any downgrades. However, it is easy to see, from posts both in this forum and others like FT, that QR seem to do it more frequently than other airlines. If you read my original post, my question is...
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    Involuntary downgrade anyone?

    I am glad to hear that as the table otherwise made horrific reading: you could buy a business ticket to TKY for $4,500, and end up having to fly economy both ways with only $1,500 compensation, 33% of total ticket cost!! :shock: The fact people haven't had horror stories to tell so far also...
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    Involuntary downgrade anyone?

    After having read several posts on FT on how shockingly common/usual it is to have an involuntary downgrade of paid J to Y in QR long-haul with DOH connections (usually because a Qatari sheikh decides last minute to fly J with his large family out of DOH, since his uncle owns the airline nobody...
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