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    Urgent assistance required - compassionate appeal to Singapore Airlines

    Hi team, perhaps someone can help: I’m on a family vacation booked through Luxury Escapes to Vietnam and Cambodia. LE also booked our flights with Singapore Airlines and even before we left we knew they were non refundable and non changeable As we got an excellent price. We’re now halfway...
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    How late to leave a booking?

    I'm in Sydney. Have to fly to UK at short notice so I need a return ticket. Must be there by Sunday afternoon 21st August 2022. Must leave on 27th August to come back. Can be Manchester Birmingham or London but must return to Sydney. Price are around AU$4K right now so pretty steep, and...
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    Heading to Sydney Kingsford-Smith to fly to UK

    Two adults two children for a 9pm Emirates flight - we plan to arrive no later than 6pm. Is this likely to be enough time? Any other tips or things to expect? My wife is quite anxious about a long-haul after so much covid; anything else you can suggest to make the experience any more...
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    Purchasing bulkhead seats on A380 Emirates

    Hi folks, I'm thinking of paying AU$70 per person for a bulkhead seat for my family - four of us so we'd have the whole middle row. It's a long flight - Sydney to Dubai Not asking for views on value - we all have our own views, though feel free to chime in. However, can anyone advise if the...
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    Emirates/Qantas on board entertainment options

    I'm flying Sydney to Birmingham via Dubai - Airbus A380-800 and Boeing 777-300. Two adults plus two children. Qantas is big on how you can download the app before the flight to your device and download movies etc. But What if you don't want to carry iPads and iPhones on the flight with you...
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    Can you use Qantas FF points on other airlines?

    I've got upwards of 500,000 FF points with Qantas. Planning to fly from Sydney to London around May/June with my wife and two boys aged 8 and 10. Qantas is still really expensive, with exorbitant surcharges. I'm also very concerned that if we need to change anything their call centres will...
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    Sydney to London return with FF points - two adults two kids

    I've got around 400,000 Qantas FF points and wish to fly to London with the family. I notice that Qantas surcharges are still exorbitant on these long flights. I understand you can use the points for other carriers but I've had no luck in finding out how, or with whom. Can anyone assist...
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    Can I see the Great Wall on a ten hour layover in Beijing?

    Would really appreciate info on how best to do this, what traps to avoid, how much to pay and how to be safely be there in 24 hours so any insight welcome. I’ll have a laptop as hand luggage but nothing else Transiting between London and Sydney
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    Hong Kong - likelihood of delays

    Posting on Sept 18 2019 - I am flying to the UK on October 10 and can take Air China via Peking or Cathay via Hong Kong. The latter is preferable IF there is no chance of delays or cancellations; I have a family event I have timed perfectly assuming no delays. SO, what is the current situation...
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    Book a month in advance or wait until the last minute?

    I realise this is a very generic Q but hey..... I would like to visit the UK at the end of September, return from Sydney cattle class. Currently tickets are quite pricey for the better seats, mostly a little over $2K. I wonder if given the relatively quiet time of year I might be better off...
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