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  1. oliverd

    Upgrades on partner airlines

    Hi all, not really expecting any "silver bullets" but hoping the Collective AFF Brains Trust may be able to offer some wisdom around upgrading on VA partner airlines. I've been a fairly happy VA member for many years (mostly Platinum). Domestically I much prefer their service, priority boarding...
  2. oliverd

    Upgrades on DL flights as a VA Frequent Flier

    Hoping for some feedback/insights from the community (I'm a long-time VA Platinum domestic traveller, but only recently ventured away from QF for int flights and I'm finding it way more complex to navigate than OneWorld!...) So: SYD/LAX on 24/March and LAX/SYD on 27/March. VA have said...
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    Getting lost property back from JNB... aargh!

    Hoping someone might have a clever solution to what's turning out to be very complicated... My son left his brand-new camera (with all his photos from our Namibia holiday) in the BA lounge at Johannesburg airport on the way home. He realised as we were taxiing down the runway. After many phone...
  4. oliverd

    Velocity vs Star Alliance - worth changing?

    Am considering switching from VA (I've just retained VA Plat for the third year) to *A. Looking at previous threads, the general consensus last year was stick to VA, if most flights are domestic, which mine are. What's changed? the VA / Air NZ arrangement has been terminated - and NZ was one...
  5. oliverd

    Points plus Pay on JQ fiasco

    Have been trying for a couple of days to book a JQ flight using my QFF points (LST/SYD, where there are very few QF options). All looks good until the QF web site transfers me to the JQ site, at which point I cannot complete the booking - the Web page just keeps re-loading and won't let me...
  6. oliverd

    JetStar Business Max bundle "not available"

    Hoping someone informed can shed a light on my recent Jetstar booking failure - as no-one at JetStar (including multiple supervisor level escalations) could answer my question. I booked HNL/SYD on-line; I've done this sector on Jetstar a couple of times as it avoids overnight flights back from...
  7. oliverd

    Etihad schedule change - what shoud/can I do?

    Hi all (hope this is Q is in the right spot)... I booked flights GVA/AUH/SYD (one way) in J on EY almost a year ago using VA points... I found tonight while overseas, by complete chance as I was checking another VA booking, that my flight has been moved by 11 hours! I'm incredibly annoyed that...
  8. oliverd

    MCT at Changi [SIN]

    Apologies in advance if this is the wrong thread... looking for the MCT for QF ->SQ and MH at Changi... arriving on QF51 from Brisbane (which has a 41% on-time performance on Flightstats - doesn't seem to great!) and looking at 60min to transfer to SQ or a safer 140min to a more expensive MH...
  9. oliverd

    Quick question - DL flights on KA metal

    Hi all, a quick question: I'm booked on DL-marketed/sold flights in J from KUL to LAX operated by KA. I'm trying to work out what program/s I can credit these miles to. 1) Velocity is not possible. (I had booked on Delta to credit miles to Velocity, but a previous thread confirmed as it's...
  10. oliverd

    Korean Air marketed as Delta... Virgin status credits? Any VA + DL gurus?

    Hi all, I think I stuffed up with my latest booking :( I'm just hoping someone can tell me I'm wrong... and what I should do!! To get from KUL to LAX, I managed to find a good deal on a J seat with DL, which is flown on Korea Airlines metal (DL-marketed as DL7912 and DL7859, but operated as...
  11. oliverd

    Jetstar's one way holidays...

    The last two (at least) promotional emails from Jetstar have great offers... for those migrating to foreign lands... For example: "Experience Japan from $199 Prices available in one direction only Return sale fares are not available for travel from Japan to Australia." I'm not claiming that...
  12. oliverd

    First to Economy "downgrade"

    Help! I've booked LHR-SYD in F on MH a couple of weeks ago as a points redemption. I've just received a call a few minutes ago sayings my flight is overbooked due to "a group of politicians that are obviously more important than you" and they can "squeeze me" into economy. I've replied that is...
  13. oliverd

    Do VA planes sometimes tip over?

    On arrival in Sydney from OOL today on VA, the flight attendants let the J pax off immediately, then held back all other pax for 3-4 minutes. On asking what the problem was, the response was that "we have to attach the rear stairs". And on asking why we all had to wait until the rear of the...
  14. oliverd

    One PNR. Two FF schemes.... possible?

    Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere or should be in a different thread.... am hoping the collective wisdom of AFF can assist, as I generally take the advice of a travel agent with a large grain of salt! ** I'm flying MH to KL and then onto Kota Kinabalua (SYD/KUL/BKI/KUL/SYD). I prefer...
  15. oliverd

    Change to Amex / QFF relationship?

    I noticed tonight on the American Express (Australia) web site when checking the various airline frequent flier scheme affiliations the comment: "Points redemptions for points in the Qantas Frequent Flyer program are not available to Cardmembers that have joined Membership Rewards Ascent...
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