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    How many have let their HH status drop

    I agree with everyone who says HH looks after their elite. When I was Diamond for a few years it was always great to stay. However that was when I was mainly staying in Asia and USA, and main cities.
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    Carjacking at Hertz BNE Dom

    I find the double paper bags over my head a bit uncomfortable though. Can't risk anyone seeing me in one of those things.
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    Here are some easy low or no cost improvements for Qantas

    Fair call. I had a CX flight PVG-HKG and that was enough for all of the mainlanders and the resident group of Indians on their way to Bangalore to use the toilet floor as their firing range. Always exceptions....
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    Carjacking at Hertz BNE Dom

    OMG!!!! A Blood brother!!!! I have the same policy - anything but a Camry!!! Funniest example was one of my many journeys to Hervey Bay. My standard no Camry was too hard so I just always said no Toyotas. Finally the franchisee was around when I got there on this trip and he made a point of...
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    Carjacking at Hertz BNE Dom

    I received a notice from hertz have to get keys from counter now.
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    Robbery? [JQ denied travel in paid seat for Infant on Check-in!]

    All this rubbish is standard for Jetstar. Stay away if you can. I am very happy paying a little more to deal with a real airline not the warped prodigy and "make it up as you go" rules of the "garden gnome" airline. * "Garden Gnome"; slang for a very short guy running a major airline in...
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    Here are some easy low or no cost improvements for Qantas

    Thread going off track a bit? Anyhow, my suggestions: 1. I seem to be in hell because all my flights are on those horrible Airbus A330s. All I ask is that the headset works so I can watch the movies in stereo if at all. These days I carry at least four headsets onto the plane in the hope one...
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    Could A345 make QF7/8 non-stop and profitable?

    Reasons for earlier retirement of airplanes include the cost of redeployment. Most trades are baselined on half life, i.e. everything should have half its life left at changeover. This is of course impossible across everything so that's where the negotiations start. Some leases require planes...
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    How many have let their HH status drop

    I was Diamond HH but let it go as the rewards were multiplying in cost. I got a week in the Maldives for 100k points a few years ago but its more like 100k per night now. Add the problems finding a Hilton brand hotel in many locations in Australasia (if they are there the value isn't anymore)...
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    Could A345 make QF7/8 non-stop and profitable?

    The rear most bays in fwd hold are lost due to the body tank and barrier. From my very vague mamory now there is also some loss of volume in the bulk hold area due to movement of water tanks to that area. Gee, been a few years now!
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    Could A345 make QF7/8 non-stop and profitable?

    I think there is also enough history and data out there to show the reliability of the A340 isn't going to firm up any economics it has in the perefect world. The 744ER had issues on release but the updates to FMC in particular the trapped fuel reset logic got it to a very good reliability...
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    Beware of Asia miles! Check miles needed by phone call!

    I got burnt on this by Emirates a few years ago. I had enough points to get SYD-BKK but when I went to redeem they said I had to hub via Dubai per the program rules wven though teh plane stopped at BKK on teh way so they wanted to charge points for SYD-BKK-Dubai-BKK..... I think the issue of...
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