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    Platinum sitting in economy - Do the airlines pay extra attention to us?

    Hi, Platinum holder here. I've flown in economy several times since getting platinum status. I tend to always pick a seat at the front of the plane, and from my last flight I realised that the plane has always been packed in the back but I've always had an empty seat next to me. Am I right to...
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    Jakarta check in and Lounge - how early can I check in?

    So I'm in Jakarta for the first time and got a flight to Sydney next week at 7pm. With the crazy traffic in Indo and also since I have to check out of my hotel at 10am, I was thinking of heading to the airport straight away, probably arriving at 12pm. Does anyone know what time Qantas check in...
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    Double Status Credit - No double SC on domestic leg?

    Hey guys, So I recently flew MEL > SYD > LA and my ticket was purchased while there was in DSC promo (i think in may?). Anyways, I checked my activity statement and I saw that I got bonus SC for SYD > LA, but not the MEL > SYD route, eventhough it was 1 booking and was pretty the option...
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    Any tips for flight upgrades?

    I've successfully upgraded my international flight three times this year and I'm heading to LAX soon and was going to upgrade it too. Being a longer flight, I'm really wanting to have it upgraded. I was wondering if there are any tips in - figuring out business class capacity a week before the...
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    Melbourne > Narita/Sapporo for < $1200?

    So last year I was able to snatch up last minute return tickets to Narita at about $800ish at the end of October on Qantas (preferred airline since I'm Gold). Ticket prices at the moment look astronomical. Really wanting to go to Sapporo for skiing somewhere around the 25th Dec - 5th Jan. Does...
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    Using Free Lounge Invite In Singapore?

    Hi, So at the moment I've got free lounge invitations from attaining Silver. I've got an upcoming flight from Melbourne > Singapore > Seoul, with a 4.5 hour transit time in Singapore. The flight was booked on Qantas but unfortunately SIN > Seoul is on Asiana. When I try to claim my free lounge...
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    How do I find out SC for a booked flight?

    So I currently have 320 SC and I have until 31st August before my membership year ends. To earn Gold status, I'll need 380 SC more. I currently have one flight next week back to Melbourne from Rome that will net me 70 SC, and if I include the 50 SC free once I hit 500 SC, this will mean I will...
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    Bronze to Gold within 6 months - how long will I have gold?

    Hey all! So my anniversary date is end July 2018 and I've got a flight mid July which will bring me from bronze to silver for the first time (yay!). From August to December I've got a few work trips already booked in and having calculated and including the loyalty bomus, I'm pretty much gold...
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