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We were supposed to fly on MH149 which was going to operated by the leased SAS A350: Malaysia Airlines Acquires Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A350 So, I paid the extra 100AUD per person on a flex fare to select one of the premium economy seats that are marketed as extra legroom. Edit: Not very...

Found this on the Premium deals section of FT: MEL-KGL US$1074 Biz Class Round Trip - FlyerTalk Forums Dont have plans to go to Rwanda, but others may find it useful. Was able to bring it up on AuntBetty. So, might be legit, but may not stick.

It looks like Lego has release a Concorde version and it is available for sale on their website from today. https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/concorde-10318 At $299, it looks pretty well detailed and stunning. However, it is over 1M long, and I am not sure if I can find a place for it :(...

Looks like SQ is adding more services to Australia from October. MEL and SYD going 5xdaily. SQ248 to Mel is coming back. I wonder if they will extend this to WLG at some point like they previously used to...

Hello, Just thought we will share our trip on Bamboo airways now that some of you might be considering them as an alternative option to South East Asia. This trip to South East Asia took place during Christmas/NY break. We found some SQ reward seats of BKK for 1/1 back in May and locked it. So...

Hello all, I was reading through the PDS and eligibility criteria for the Amplify signature card's travel insurance. It mentions putting $500 of spend on the card prior to travel for each travelling party to qualify for it. "Before leaving Australia you spend at least $500 on your prepaid...

It looks like Cashrewards is offering 10% off on VA domestic flights until end of today The conditions are bit strict like no cashback if flight is rescheduled which seems like a common occurrence these days

This just came up on the app. Might be targeted?

Came across this while searching for a flight to NZ. Seems to be economy only.

Apparently, this happened yesterday. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11262197/Etihad-flights-Huge-glitch-return-flights-Australia-Europe-summer-300.html Obviously, this was fixed in an hour and no longer works, but some have ended up with pretty cheap flights to Berlin. OzB comments...

Hello, Sorry if this one is my misunderstanding of partner award charts. Was looking at classic rewards to connect to the BA16 flight to SIN. I noticed that MEL-SYD-SIN on both QF only requires 68400 points, but if was to use BA, it requires 93000 or so (with a tag on from MEL). It seems...

https://www.airlineratings.com/news/qantas-ceo-apologises-for-delays-with-gifts/ Interesting news from today regarding status extensions. Not sure though if this new status extension further extends previous ones.

Had an interesting experience booking classic rewards on JAL yesterday. Initially booked HAN-NRT-FRA and it accepted payment and gave me a booking confirmation on the website. Showed up on the app but no points deducted or activity on credit card. Also didnt get an email about it. Decided to...

Just saw this on the Velocity page. Must be new? Virgin Australia Group and Qatar Airways are excited to announce a new partnership which will see more destinations for customers, benefits for Velocity Frequent Flyer members as well as access to many more one-stop connections to over 140...

Hello! After a while lurking on other trip reports, I thought I will put one together myself as those inspired me to plan our trip 🙂 This trip was meant to happen in 2020, but for all reasons, we finally got a chance to do it in 2022. The plan was to make use of our built up balances of...

Hello everyone! Not quite a newbie to this forum as I have posted a few times before. I joined in 2019 just before Covid hit and had our first points based trip for 2020 all booked and ready (JL F using AS), but got cancelled due to obviously. Fortunately, there had been more opportunities...

Hello I made a classic rewards booking for 2 people using QF points on Qatar. Unfortunately I had to cancel it as I could no longer go on the day and there was no availability for other days. When I cancelled, the booking disappeared from my account, but no points were refunded. I called up...

Hello, We had a Qantas classic rewards flight booked from MEL to FRA via NRT on JL (this is for early April). Looks like Qantas/JL cancelled our flight from MEL-NRT, so we are stranded in terms of options of getting to NRT to catch our onward flight. I guess this needs to be on the same ticket...

Hello I have a question about oversized baggage on domestic VA flight. It is a 737. The size of my baggage is 71cm x 60cm x 37cm. This clearly exceeds the maximum total dimensions of 140cm as per their website. In terms of weight, I am fine as it is only 15kg. Does anyone know if there is a...

Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster here. I have a question about the Rental Vehicle excess cover provided by Amplify credit card. Have a Amplify Signature card and it includes Rental Vehicle excess in Australia insurance. In my understanding this would mean that I dont need to...