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I did a quick search but couldn't find any discussion on the 789 used for the PER-LHR run. I'm off to a family wedding with Mrs_G in economy in July, and being economy most seats available to me as SG are pretty similar. However, there are pairs of seats at the very back, 59A/B and 59J/K. They...

I've been pretty conservative with travel for the past year, playing it safe in case turmoil strikes, so a cruise from Brisbane and another later this year from Southampton. I'm now thinking about next year and am going to do something in Europe again. Obviously, QF isn't big on European cities...

Well, after over a decade here I finally have to blow my top. I booked a rewards flight a couple of months ago to Canberra for Mrs_G for 7am this morning. Checked in yesterday afternoon. Got up this morning at 5am to drive to the airport to find a text from QF that came in at 2am telling me...

For various work related reasons, Mrs_G and I are having a holiday over Christmas this year. The wrath of our families is already descending for being away. We're going to be away for a few weeks, and want a week in Rome and a week in Berlin. The middle two weeks - including a week over...

I normally use my points to fly Mrs_Gimlet around Australia for her meetings and conferences as she works for a charity. In a rare case of preplanning, I am looking at using points for Melbourne-Jakarta via Sydney. No problems checking dates and availability etc, but I see that the fees and...

So Mrs_G and I are travelling later this week to Europe via Dubai, but our flight is at sparrows and so we will have to use the EK lounge. We are wanting to get a decent meal before we go as we have a long flight in economy and are not fans of the inflight breakfast. (Lunch is fine) Can anyone...

I'm travelling again after the Christmas break and have been using the new Optus wifi in Melbourne and Brisbane lounges. Very impressed by the speed to log in. Anyway, I am having problems with my personal email on my tablet and I think it is because it's an Optus POP. It works fine everywhere...

I'm travelling to Maputo shortly, flying business, but on the way back I have a few hours at Johannesburg waiting for QF64. I'm slightly confused by the lounge offerings. My WP will get me into BA Galleries First but according to the Qantas lounges site it doesn't open until 1530. I understand...

I'm used to seeing seats showing not available as a lot of my travel is last minute. However, I'm flying on QF63 and 64 at the end of november and there are seats actually missing - not showing occupied, just not there. On 27th to Jhb on 63, 14/15 ABJK, 16 A/B, 18 A/B and 23/24/25/26 JK are just...

I did a search through the board for Macau, but the most recent was 2009. Things seem to have changed a lot there in a couple of years - there are lots of ferries from the airport and new casinos are open and running. Mrs_Gimlet fancies seeing the glitz and kitsch for a night, so we were...

I had a search but could only find reference to the Asiana lounge, and I used the Korean one on the way up. Has anyone used the Cathay lounge? The CX website is not very forthcoming.

I have a Cathay itinerary up to Seoul and I am aggressively planning my travel to get back from SG to WP before my holidays. Anyone know how many SCs from Hong Kong to Seoul?

I need to go up to Jakarta for few days, flying business. The QF suggestion is via Sydney (yuk transfer) and then a 330 up to/back from Jakarta. Are there other realistic options - eg connecting through Singapore? - overnight stays would be fine but not preferred.

I'm doing a six month stint in the UK and would like to take the opportunity to go over to Europe with Mrs_G. I can add side trips onto my QF fare which my employer will pick up as long as I stay within a budget. I've narrowed it down from the options to Barcelona, Vienna, Helsinki, Amsterdam...

Well, what a fiasco. Been up here for a short conference and flew up on Sunday. Received phone call Sunday morning advising me the JQ MEL-OOLflight had been cancelled. Moved onto later flight. No problem. Arrive at airport - flight had not been cancelled. Now it's Tuesday. Booked on 1615 back...

Just gone in to book flights for Mrs_G who goes to Sydney from Melbourne for three day blocks at Uni. Looking at Monday 17th March, the fares are pretty high (even the Sparrows JQ which she often gets is 119, normally 59) and there is no FF availability until late afternoon. Even SUnday is...

Just grazing through European destinations with points on BA for next year, and was musing about LHR to Cairo. Taxes on this flight are GBP105. But if I look at somewhere like Istanbul, it's GBP35 taxes. (Only twenty quid going Istanbul to LHR, must be a terrorism tax) Is there something...

I am heading over to the UK in March next year for a family trip with Mrs_G and have the choice of Cathay or Qantas on the dates we want to travel. We are paying so it's discount economy all the way! We are stopping on the way back for a couple of nights in HK to see friends. For the purposes of...

I was hoping some more knowledgeable people might be able to give me a hand. I have to travel back to the UK for a few days next week for a family emergency (my parents livein the UK). Fortunately, flight availability at a sane cost doesn't seem to be a major issue - being cup day my travel...

Just thought I would drop this in here for any afficionados or American-bound travellers bearing gifts. My cigar supplier, Wal Baranow (baranows.com.au) in Hawthorn have finally been approved for duty free sales. This works out about AUD100 on a box of good cigars. I bought there for an...