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  1. BenAlexander

    SQ checked luggage on a mixed class ticket

    I will be flying Singapore Airlines to south-east Asia shortly. I have a flexi economy ticket purchased already, and I noticed I could upgrade one, or both sectors to business class. Both sectors are on the same ticket, and there is a two-hour layover at SIN. If I upgrade JUST the second sector...
  2. BenAlexander

    Booking RTW (QFF reward redemption) AND a simple return (cash) 18+ months in advance

    We need to be in Canada in October and current prices appear to be close to $3k each in Y. We have hundreds of thousands of points in QFF, Krisflyer and Virgin reward programs so I started looking into RTW trips and think I could find something that also gets me a Euro holiday the following...
  3. BenAlexander

    BNE to JFK in [Y] ... Qantas vs Air Canada

    I am looking to fly to New York in the first week of November and the two best looking options I've found are Qantas (via LAX) and Air Canada (via YVR). As an extra bonus, I would love to stop over in Singapore for a week on the return leg, but this seems to be beyond most booking sites ability...
  4. BenAlexander

    Minimum Connection times at Sydney?

    We am flying out of SYD international (with an infant!) at noon on a China Eastern flight (booked via CEA) I now need to book separate domestic tickets to get to SYD. If I arrive into SYD at 1040hrs, would that give me enough time (1hr 20mins) to collect bags and make it over to the...
  5. BenAlexander

    Change of flight - What option do I have?

    Just wanted to know what my options are. I have a domestic flight in Vietnam next month. Flights were booked ages ago, and holiday plans based around them. Just received email notice that they need to change my flight to one that is more than 6 hours earlier. (To be clear, it looks like an...
  6. BenAlexander

    Consistently poor selection of food in the Qantas club

    I am a new SG, flying mostly domestic Y. The biggest benefit I was looking forward to was of course access to the lounge. Having visited it about a dozen times over the past week or two, I am very disappointed in the selection of meals provided. The lowlights include a broccoli and mushroom...
  7. BenAlexander

    Is luggage collection required on a stop over if made via 2 separate bookings?

    If I book the following on two different tickets, will my luggage make it through to NZ? 1) NRT to BNE on QF62. Arrive in Brisbane at 0645. 2a) BNE to AKL on QF8770 (EK434 A380) Depart Brisbane at 0810. If not and I have to collect my luggage, check into new flight and make it back...
  8. BenAlexander

    Benefits of connecting flights to international QF J class

    I have a (rewards) business class flight, flying qantas internationally later this year. if I now need to book a connecting QF domestic flight, will I receive the J Class benefits (ie baggage allowance and lounge access)? What if I am looking at a JQ connecting flight here in Australia? What if...
  9. BenAlexander

    QF/AA Baggage and QFF redemption

    Hi all, I have a trip to the US coming up and have a few questions to make the most of it. I am looking for Sydney to San Francisco to Washington, DC to Sydney. The Qantas multi site tool really can't handle this search and I'm not sure if by breaking it up into multiple bookings, that I am...
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