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I have had to cancel a booking for the end of November due to health issues. I did this successfully on line HOWEVER I asked for a refund not a credit. On checking the fare conditions I am only allowed a credit. That is OK, BUT having requested a refund which I can't get, will the system...

OK, I've had a boys look and couldn't find an answer, so now it's time to ask the experts. I bit the bullet when Qantas offered discount FF bookings and booked a trip ADL - SYD - ADL for a management team reunion lunch that I have been attending for the last 25 years. Fly out Thursday and back...

For a host of reasons, my wife, daughter and grand-daughter are travelling to Melbourne but are all booked on individual bookings. (Don't ask!) Now of course they have decided that the bookings should be linked! Is there any simple way of doing this? Sitting on hold for two ++ hours to talk to...

This is from the very early 70's - way before many of you were born. Such wonderful times!

............what the airports are looking like at the moment. Here are some snaps taken on Wednesday. Pic #'s 16 & 20 are Adelaide at 0745 on Wednesday travelling JQ to Sydney. Pic #'s 25 & 26 are Sydney on arrival. As described by SWMBO - eerily quiet!

I'm seeking a recommendation for a hire car and driver in Melbourne please. My 80 year old sister in law is travelling to Melbourne next week and out to Ferntree Gully. My wife (her sister) would normally accompany her but she is already in Melbourne - third sister is ill. I need a reliable...

FWIW My wife, daughter and two grand-daughters were on JQ773 (ADL - MEL) this morning. I received the following SMS from my daughter...... "Plane was descending and next minute shot off up through the clouds at high speed, engines roaring...apparently we were about to land on top of another...

I retired 10 years ago and after one final year as Platinum I had a "soft" landing to Life Time Gold. I was fine with this as my travel these days is the barest minimum. I do one trip ADL-SYD-ADL in December for a long standing (30 years) Xmas lunch and I may do one trip to Melbourne during the...

Oldest flying 747 finally grounded, 47 years after first flightTo put that in a linear context, 47 years ago was 1970. Then, 47 years before that was 1923. Can you imagine a commercial 1923 aircraft still carrying passengers in 1970? Says a hell of a lot about design and ongoing...

Mrs Ikara and her friend are travelling to Europe later this year for a river cruise. They are flying Premium Economy Cathay Pacific ADL - HKG - AMS. They have a 10 hour layover in Hong Kong. They don't want to leave the airport so I'm looking for a lounge that they can visit while they are...

.............this is airline food! These vintage photographs of meals being served on board Scandivanian Airlines (SAS) flights from the 1950s until the 1980s have been released by the airline to mark its 70th anniversary. Here we present some of the highlights...

........or am I being paranoid? I don't travel much these days - I did my third trip this year yesterday - ADL/SYD return. As a LTG, for each of my three trips I have been able to choose an exit aisle seat at no cost - very comfortable, thank-you very much. Each of the flights has been near...

I couldn't find an appropriate thread, so here goes. When booking with Qantas I always opt to pay with B-pay and this way I avoid the $7 CC booking fee. My last two bookings have been a mixture of pay one-way and points return. Qantas do not allow the use of B-pay if points are involved, so...

This link will take you to a series of photos taken at the Atlanta Georgia airport in 1956. Probably well before most of you were born - and, yes, we did fly in those days too! Plenty of Martin 404's, Constellations, DC-7's and a Viscount. Note how the travellers travelled in the 50's. Also...

Mrs Ikara is currently in the UK on a walking tour with a group from South Australia. They flew from Santorini in Greece to Gatwick yesterday on easyJet. She had no choice as it was booked by the tour organisers. I did warn her about excess baggage on easyJet before she left two weeks ago, but...

Back in the early 90's when I was playing golf, I came second in a Qantas Masters golf event here in Adelaide. The prize was a golf club travel bag emblazoned with "Qantas Masters" and the Qantas Logo in gold. Unfortunately I can no longer play golf due to bad arthritis in my hands. We are in...

Local radio here in Adelaide is promo-ing an interview with Virgin's JB tomorrow, during which he will be making an "exciting" (their words) announcement about Virgin flights and Adelaide. Does anyone have any insight as to what it might be?? JB

A flight attendant with a major US carrier for the past 15 years, sheds some light on what could be the world’s most mysterious carrier. This would definitely make a great trip report. Click on the following link. The secret airline you can JB

I'm sure the answer to this is staring me in the face, but I can't see it. I did have more than a "boy's look"! When I log onto AFF I go straight to "New Posts" and can often times be met with 8+ pages of new posts as it might have been a while since I last logged on. I then have to wade...

I hadn't seen this before and thought it might generate some interest/discussion. JB