Annual NZ Dinner: WLG 7 March 2026

[DejaBrew]

How is the lounge?

Will be able to let you know once we’re at the airport. Only know about the delay as I got the in-app notification.

 

[blackcat20]

Ran into my neighbours parents in the security queue. Lounge is busy but not packed.

 

[Dantas]

Lamb rump at Tirohana Estate, Martinborough

 

[Katie]

Wellington has better weather than Brissy!!

 

[blackcat20]

Wellington has better weather than Brissy!!

It was pretty grey and rainy when we left at lunchtime.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Brisbane does look to be a bit wet Wellington is trying hard to be wet and windy.

Thanks Jeff for the trip up the mountain and then dropped at the airport.

Graham had the day off and were scanned into the lounge by a younger guy who said that there is a change in the lounge contract coming up, he was staying with Qantas but was going to look after check in and then likely be at the gate.

 

[serfty]

Wellington has better weather than Brissy!!

View from 4A at gate 49 ...

Thanks Jessica and Kate for arranging another fun weekend.

Time to head home and prepare for another journey.

My current logged air travel is 2,998,600 miles. This flight is 1,611 miles WLG to MEL.

A milestone I'd never considered.

 

[DejaBrew]

Well, QF164 has been officially delayed

Announcement just now in the Lounge that the aforementioned in-app notification was a technical glitch with QF’s IT systems and QF164 is expected to depart on schedule.

Who’d have imagined Qantas ever having an IT issue?

 

[serfty]

Graham had the day off and were scanned into the lounge by a younger guy who said that there is a change in the lounge contract coming up, he was staying with Qantas but was going to look after check in and then likely be at the gate.

Going by Ian's proactive service, Greame has taught them well.

 

[serfty]

Fine day for flying ...

 

[RooFlyer]

For anyone in QF172 who needs it for the arrival card

 

[DejaBrew]

For anyone in QF172 who needs it for the arrival card

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Have Qantas started handing them out in lieu of the their own cardboard pens?

 

[Bundy Bear]

I didn’t pack a pen lucky that The Qantas flight to Brisbane is set up for the online declaration.

Good that the weather is good at top of climb hopefully it was smooth to height

 

[DejaBrew]

Announcement just now in the Lounge that the aforementioned in-app notification was a technical glitch with QF’s IT systems and QF164 is expected to depart on schedule.

Who’d have imagined Qantas ever having an IT issue?

And now an updated announcement that due to the erroneous delay notification, the crew arrival time was also pushed back, meaning crew will not be arriving until 3:40pm (i.e. 25 mins behind schedule). So despite the aircraft arriving on time and being “available” for an on-time departure, the original erroneous delay notification has now become its own self-fulfilling prophecy

 

[JessicaTam]

And now an updated announcement that due to the erroneous delay notification, the crew arrival time was also pushed back, meaning crew will not be arriving until 3:40pm (i.e. 25 mins behind schedule). So despite the aircraft arriving on time and being “available” for an on-time departure, the original erroneous delay notification has now become its own self-fulfilling prophecy

 

[DejaBrew]

And to give it its dues, Flighty has been adamant all along that we were delayed.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Now onboard the extra legroom is really nice on this flight back in economy A220

 

[Bundy Bear]

Congrats to @serfty on his 3,000,000th flying mile, good effort that, I only crossed a 1,000,000 flying miles in 2023.

 

[RooFlyer]

MEL immigration deserted when we walked through. Customs Hall had a five minute queue or nothing to declare.

QF MEL domestic security also deserted. I asked where everyone was and the guy said ‘wait till the race finishes’.

And just missed an earlier flight to Hobart so 4 hrs in the QP