New: Visa-Free Entry for Australians Effective Immediately

[fairbasa]

Full details and list of countries here:

https://www.qatarairways.com/en/pre...-countri.html?CID=SMALL0678502232000000001105

Great news and timing couldn't have been better for us! We'll save $70 between two of us whilst there for a 22hr layover in a few days time.

I wonder if this is an attempt to increase tourism after the recent issues with their neighbours.

 

[RooFlyer]

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I wonder if this is an attempt to increase tourism after the recent issues with their neighbours.

I think that's a reasonable conclusion.

 

[dk4]

Taxied past these at LHR the other week...

All up I spotted 8 idle planes, in just one spot from my side window view...

That can't be good for business :!:

 

[Danger]

Taxied past these at LHR the other week...
All up I spotted 8 idle planes, in just one spot from my side window view...
That can't be good for business :!:

I'm no good at spotting the type of aircraft from a photo (other than the obvious) but they maybe A320s which British Airways has wet leased as a way of handling their cabin crew strike. There's no reason for QR planes to be idle at LHR for longer than a couple of hours (maybe one overnight).

 

[fairbasa]

I'm no good at spotting the type of aircraft from a photo (other than the obvious) but they maybe A320s which British Airways has wet leased as a way of handling their cabin crew strike. There's no reason for QR planes to be idle at LHR for longer than a couple of hours (maybe one overnight).

Exactly my thoughts.

 

[dk4]

...but they maybe A320s which British Airways has wet leased as a way of handling their cabin crew strike.

Cool, that would be a win-win, wouldn't it!! (P.S. photo was mid-afternoon, with no evidence of loading/unloading of passengers, baggage or catering taking place in the area.) So perhaps not as efficient as BA management might wants their publics to believe?

Speaking of that strike, I was hit by a complete refusal to serve the appetiser, as well as the most popular main course and dessert options being physically crossed off on the menu, on a BA F flight recently. :evil: If I had know in advance, I would have flown a different airline.

 

[fairbasa]

Cool, that would be a win-win, wouldn't it!! (P.S. photo was mid-afternoon, with no evidence of loading/unloading of passengers, baggage or catering taking place in the area.) So perhaps not as efficient as BA management might wants their publics to believe?

Speaking of that strike, I was hit by a complete refusal to serve the appetiser, as well as the most popular main course and dessert options being physically crossed off on the menu, on a BA F flight recently. :evil: If I had know in advance, I would have flown a different airline.

I'm pretty tolerant normally...but if that were me and I'd paid/redeemed an F flight I would NOT have been happy.