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    Any problem with EU > UK > EU (or vice versa) in quick succession?

    I would be travelling on an Australian passport, this July/August, so I don't believe either the Schengen or UK ESTA equivalents will be up and running yet, but if they were, I would have no trouble complying. My concern would be: If I had an itinerary like (say) Tuesday, arrive CDG (from AUH)...
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    Check through on separate premium tickets, connecting DOH?

    Does anyone know if the QR staff at a major European port (probably FRA) can check my bags through (and hopefully issue boarding passes) for a QR-to-QR connection at DOH? It'll be something like: FRA-DOH, QR J [4 hours] DOH-xBKK-HND, QR F followed by JL F With that much time I should be able...
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    Lost property on board

    I believe I left a book in my literature pocket on VA0867 MEL-SYD last Friday evening. I've called several times, and each time they say it hasn't been logged and I should call back in 24-48 hours. Is there a way to get them to actually take my details down, and proactively check the aircraft...
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    Afterpay dropping Amex

    Anyone else use Afterpay? I just got a notification that they're stopping accepting Amex in a month. It's annoying because I had just bought something on Afterpay and I have payments due after then. I guess I'll see if I can make the last payments early. I don't need the BNPL features at all...
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    Best return from Paris Olympics option in J: AF, JL?

    I will be heading to Paris for the first half of next year's Olympics. I plan to be in Europe a few days early, then return about a week into the event after the last of my tickets. My wife and kids did not wish to come with me, and I'm meeting my parents there but they'll be there before and...
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    Which business seats does Etihad use from SYD/MEL?

    Cross-posting a question from FlyerTalk, where I have had no response yet, in case anyone here has substantial experience with EY in the last few years: I flew Etihad a couple of times for work MEL-xAUH-LHR vv, in 2015 and 2016, in business class. Both trips were booked quite late, so I...
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    Potential release of 1x Fiji Airways award in A350 J, SYD-NAN then NAN-LAX, Fri 03/03/23

    I have a business award ticketed through AAdvantage for MEL-SYD (QF) SYD-NAN (FJ) NAN-LAX (FJ), for next Friday 03/03/2023. The two FJ sectors are both scheduled for the A350. Unless Qantas majorly screws something in the next week, I will be cancelling it about Wed/Thu in favour of a nonstop...
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    Potential release of 1x Fiji Airways award in A350 J, SYD-NAN then NAN-LAX, Fri 03/03/23

    I have a business award ticketed through AAdvantage for MEL-SYD (QF) SYD-NAN (FJ) NAN-LAX (FJ), for next Friday 03/03/2023. The two FJ sectors are both scheduled for the A350. Unless Qantas majorly screws something in the next week, I will be cancelling it about Wed/Thu in favour of a nonstop...
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    B787 at ADL this morning (Sun 05/02/23)?

    While we taxied for departure this morning on VA0208 ADL-MEL (I just got back from a part-paid-part-redeemed-on-Cathay whirlwind trip to AKL in QSuites), I saw there was a 789 in QF livery parked at Gate 20. Per checking all the QF 789s on FlightRadar24, it looks like it came in last night from...
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    Ibis BNE: Worth the premium for overnight between flights?

    Arriving from TPE on Eva ~20:20; departing for MEL on Virgin next day ~07:55. There are decent-looking hotels off-site for maybe ~$80 less, but I might save a lot of that on Uber fares?
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    Best business seats with kids, B738?

    Flying MEL-SYD vv in December with my two kids aged 11 and 9, and for the northbound flight the price difference from Choice to Business seemed worthwhile for the extra status credits. Apart from us the only reserved seat is 2A. So far I've put me in 2B and the kids across the aisle in 2DF, but...
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    Is there somewhere to (without a subscription) get reliable stats of QR equipment by route/flight over time?

    I'm holding a CDG-xDOH-MEL award booking in J (through AAdvantage), with both sectors showing when booked (and still now) as 77Ws with QSuites. I am also keeping an eye open for alternative routings to get from the US (where I'll actually be starting) back to AU on potentially a mix of QR/EY...
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    Changing a QR award booked with Asia Miles

    I used up some expiring pre2020 Asia Miles (which I could have now renewed with a transfer, apparently) to make a booking to try QSuites on the AKL-ADL tag flight. I plan to use VA to get back, to help renew my Velocity Platinum status. It looks like it would be more convenient to book the...
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    QR Premium Lounge Paris CDG

    Anyone got any insight into whether... ...CDG T1 is reopening soon (by March, say)? ...QR will relocate back there rapidly when it does? ...the QR Premium Lounge is expected to reopen on a similar timeframe?
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    Fiji Airways A350 bookings: equipment swap risk?

    I managed to get some J seats on FJ for a speculative trip March next year. The routing is SYD-xNAN-LAX, with the 359 for both sectors. Looking at FlightAware for the last couple of weeks, NAN-LAX has been almost always the 359 but there are a couple of 333 cycles in there. And SYD-NAN has been...
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    Connecting in Tokyo between fares

    I'm trying to help my sister-in-law and her partner find award space with his QFF miles. They prefer premium cabins, and that's definitely what I would use miles for, but they're trying for Europe around Christmas and only have QFF, so it's not going great. I may be able to get them on separate...
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    Forthcoming shared international lounge at ADL?

    ADL's upgrade plans show a common-use international lounge. And a Plaza Premium document for a US-based credit card show a Plaza Premium at ADL coming soon. Are these the same thing? Is there an ETA? I redeemed some expiring Cathay Asia Miles on QR J (should be Qsuites) AKL-ADL for next Feb...
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    BAEC contact email?

    Is there a BAEC contact email that is attended, ideally Australia-specific?
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    LHR hotels?

    Arriving from DUB on BA, presumably T5, on a Tuesday afternoon. Departing to YYZ on AC, T2, next morning (Wednesday). Travelling with wife and two kids, so we're booking for connecting rooms. Currently have a booking at the Crowne Plaza at T4 at ~GBP78 per room, and I can now get the Courtyard...
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    When to arrive at the airport (MEL) for SQ flight?

    Departing MEL on SQ0228 next Tuesday afternoon. (So it's midweek, afternoon, and no longer within the school holidays.) We are a family of four flying J, and will have checked bags. I have a TRS claim to make, but have it already entered in the app on my phone. We will have access to multiple...
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