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I suspect this one may have been published already - SMH had the story at 3.10pm - but if not, sit down before reading: Passenger plane's propeller shears off in mid-flight, forcing emergency landing at Sydney

Hi all - did anyone book anything in the recent companion sale? In a moment of indulgent impulse at lunchtime yesterday, I bought return SYD-JFK J-class for $5,499 (each). I know it's all relative, but seemed like a very good deal, and heck, if you're going to borrow money, there's never a...

Hi friends, Hope this finds you well. Probably a bit of a very open-ended question, but just wondering if I'm more likely to be able to score a J-class points upgrades on a weekend - rather than weekday - QF flight between Sydney and Singapore? Many thanks!

Hi all - after flying almost every day for the past fortnight, I've come to realise just how much I love airline food. Yes, you read that correctly. I love airline food! Can only speak for QF in Australia, but I don't think I've had a meal or snack that I haven't enjoyed. About the only...

Hi all - it's been a while between posts, so hope everyone is well, and here's a question I'm pretty sure hasn't been asked before... Does anyone know if it's at all possible to convert Polish "Zlotys" in Australia?! I've just finished cleaning up my grandma's house, and found a wad (ie...

Given that we were only recently discussing the pre take-off safety briefing, I'm surprised no one linked to this gem. I couldn't find it in any earlier posts/threads, but sure many of you have seen/heard it before. A very, very funny flight safety briefing on a Southwest flight to Chicago...

Forgive me for the title. Another question that I'm sure has been answered... Anyone know why the dim the cabin lights for take-off in the daytime? Happened on my 0825 flight out of Brisneyland yesterday. Was clear, bright and sunny outside... It's been a while since I've taken a night...

Hi all, Another question re taking bikes on planes. We've discussed this before (see here) but just seeking some thoughts on my current situation! Usually, when I take my bike on planes (and I can only speak for QF), I wrap it all up and chuck it into a nice cardboard bike box. Total...

Hi all, Just got into the office this morning to find an invite (via email) to come along to the Qantas Business Travel Show lunch in late October. Their regional biz manager is hosting it, and apparently, it's a means of saying thanks for the gazillion miles I feel like I've flown in the past...

Hi all, Just wasting some time on Qantas site, and came across the following in my online FF activity statment: 'Tier Retain Bonus Status Credits - 25 [status credits added to my account]' Anyone know what this means, or why I've rec'd them? As background info, I'm FF Gold, have earned...

Hi all, and hope things are going well. A somewhat strange question - I was looking through the forums the other day, and someone had (in their signature block) a link to a site on which you could set up a profile, and enter details of all your flights. It would then aggregate the data to...

Aw man - how come this never happens to ME?! See: Flight attendant denies sex with Fiennes - Travel - smh.com.au

Hi all, Hope everyone is well, and had a enjoyable Chrissy and New Years! Just a quick question - I'm travelling to Perth next week (ex-Cbr) and have the option to go via Cbr (737-800) or via Sydney or Melbourne on one of the big old 747-300s (QF583 or 481). Having not done any intl...

Hi all, Hope everyone is well. Just a quick and easy question for y'all - has anyone else had difficulties with the Virgin Blue site today (Thursday 24.08) or is it just me? I've been trying to book a couple of trips since lunchtime, but keep coming up with the same error message telling me...

Hi all - hope everyone is well! A quick, easy and probably somewhat trivial question - if you're lucky enough to be travelling J class international, and have access to a nice flat bed, what happens if you're fast asleep and the flight encounters moderate-severe turbulence? Do FAs wake you...

Hi folks, Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with taking the large, professional plastic bike cases on QF domestic flights? I normally pack my bike up in a standard cardboard box - available free of charge from any local bike shop, or $10 from QF - but have just been loaned a...

Hi all, Hope yer week is going well. Just wondering if anyone here knows of sites that will show real-time tracking of Aus commercial flights? There seems to be a stack of them that track flights in US and Europe *and* claim to show Aussie flights, but when I try searching for, say, QF124...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has more information (times, dates?) on the proposed A380 visit down under next week? The most recent I can find is on the QF website, which states the A380 will visit Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne as part of QF's 85th birthday celebrations, but that a...

Hi all, First, thanks for a great site and some very helpful info. It's always a pleasure to read the postings here. Just a quick question - I'm not the biggest fan of flying (a bugger in my current job, with some 300+ offices around Oz), and spent many months re-scheduling meetings to...