Frequently Asked Questions - Australian Frequent Flyer

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Do I have to pay to become a member?

Not at all. You can become an AFF member for free and join the discussion anytime. Click here to join with our Basic membership for free.

Can I change my membership anytime?

Yes, Australian Frequent Flyer has a number of memberships available to change to at any time. We have a Basic membership you can join for free and can always downgrade to. A Bronze upgrade is a once-off payment that lasts 30 days. Silver, Gold and Platinum upgrades are recurring subscriptions each membership year. Click here to see our different memberships and benefits.

How can I change or cancel a Recurring Subscription?

If you want to change or cancel your membership, you can do so through our payment platform.

We use Stripe as our preferred payment platform to handle subscription payments.

Click on the following link to navigate to your Stripe account: Stripe Login
Enter your email and press send.
An email will be sent to your email address with a link that is active for 30 min.
Open the email and press the blue log in button.
Once you are logged in, you will be taken to your Stripe dashboard.
On the left-hand side of the dashboard, look for “Billing” and click on it. A dropdown menu will appear.
From the dropdown menu, select “Subscriptions”.
You will now see a list of all your active subscriptions.
Find the subscription you wish to cancel and click on it to open the subscription details.
Once inside the subscription details, look for the “Cancel Subscription” button usually located at the bottom of the page.
A confirmation popup will appear. Confirm that you want to cancel the subscription by clicking on “Yes, cancel”.
Stripe will confirm that your subscription has been cancelled. You should also receive an email confirmation of the cancellation.

We still have some members on legacy Paypal payments. For those members please follow the below steps.

Note that any upgrades and new memberships will go through the Stipe platform.

First, visit the PayPal website by typing www.paypal.com in your web browser or by clicking here.
Click on the ‘Log In’ button in the top right corner of the homepage.
Enter your login credentials (email and password) to access your account. If you don’t have an account, you’ll need to create one by clicking on the “Sign Up” button.
Once you’re logged in, you’ll see your account dashboard. From here, find and click on the ‘Settings’ icon (a gear-shaped symbol) in the top right corner of the page.
A dropdown menu will appear. From this menu, click on ‘Payments’.
On the ‘Payments’ page, you will see a section labeled ‘Automatic payments’. Click on the ‘Manage automatic payments’ button.
Now you will see a list of all your active automatic payments. Find the one you wish to cancel and click on it.
You will be taken to the ‘Subscription Details’ page. Look for the ‘Status’ section, and under it, find and click on the ‘Cancel’ button.
A confirmation popup will appear asking if you are sure you want to cancel the automatic payment. Click ‘Yes’ to confirm the cancellation.
PayPal will confirm the cancellation and you will no longer be billed for this automatic payment. An email confirmation should also be sent to your registered email address.

What are the Forum rules?

The AFF community rules are called the Terms of Service (ToS) and can be found here.

Notwithstanding the Rules listed above, these 4 Guidelines are a simple reminder of what is NOT PERMITTED on AFF:

Using AFF for commercial purposes
Posting obscene or offensive content
Political/attacking/bullying/threatening and being disrespectful of other members
Discussing Moderator actions

How do I get a higher Member Title?

Member Titles

As your post count increases (excluding posts made in the General Off Topic Discussion forum), your user title – displayed under your avatar – will change. This page provides a summary of how many posts are required to get to the next user title, as well as noting additional privileges that can be gained along the way.

It is worth noting that post padding just to gain a higher user title is against the rules and can result in posts being deleted with warnings, infractions or suspensions being given.

Minimum Posts	User Title
0	Newbie
10	Junior Member
50	Intern
100	Member
500	Active Member
1,000	Established Member
5,000	Senior Member
10,000	Enthusiast
25,000	Veteran Member
50,000	Experienced Member
75,000	Legendary Member

Additional Privileges based on Membership Duration and Reputation (Trophies)

After achieving at least 3 post reactions you also gain the ability to post in the Referral Offers forum.

How can I become a Verified Company Representative?

Companies that have elected to participate on AFF in an official capacity can easily be identified by the inclusion of a “Verified Company Rep” banner which appears under their AFF user name in all their posts.

To become a Verified Company Representative, please start a conversation with admin or support. If appropriate we will verify and apply the “Verified Company Representative” status to your profile.

Please note that, like any other AFF member, Verified Company Representatives are under no obligation to respond to posts or messages.

How do I use Smilies on the Forum?

Image	Title	Text
🙂	Smile	`:) :-) (:`
😉	Wink	`;)`
🙁	Frown	`:(`
😡	Mad	`:mad: >:( :@`
😕	Confused	`:confused:`
😎	Cool	`:cool: 8-)`
😛	Stick Out Tongue	`:p :P :-p :-P`
😀	Big Grin	`:D :lol:`
😮	Eek!	`:eek: :o`
😳	Oops!	`:oops:`
🙄	Roll Eyes	`:rolleyes:`
😵‍💫	Er… what?	`o_O O_o o.O O.o`

How do I use a Question Thread on the Forum?

Question Threads was introduced to assist our members in identifying threads that are open questions and threads that have subsequently been answered.

By setting the thread prefix to “Question”, our members can easily identify and respond to open questions. The system works as follows:

A member navigates to the forum most appropriate to their post.
They click the Post New Thread button to start a new thread.
They choose the appropriate prefix (such as Question if their thread is a question).
The Thread Title and Content are added.
The question is submitted by clicking the Create Thread button.

Moderators can adjust the thread prefix as required. For example, if the thread has been answered, a Moderator will change the prefix to Answered. You can assist Moderators in this task by reporting threads that have been satisfactorily answered. Note that changing the thread prefix has no bearing on whether or not you can reply to the thread – so even if the status has changed to “Answered”, you can still reply to the thread if it is open.

Does AFF have a list of the BB codes?

[B], [I], [U], [S] – Bold, italics, underline, and strike-through

Makes the wrapped text bold, italic, underlined, or struck-through.

Example:: This is [B]bold[/B] text.
This is [I]italic[/I] text.
This is [U]underlined[/U] text.
This is [S]struck-through[/S] text.

Output:: This is bold text.
This is italic text.
This is underlined text.
This is ~~struck-through~~ text.

[COLOR=color], [FONT=name], [SIZE=size] – Text Color, Font, and Size

Changes the color, font, or size of the wrapped text.

Example:: This is [COLOR=red]red[/COLOR] and [COLOR=#0000cc]blue[/COLOR] text.
This is [FONT=Courier New]Courier New[/FONT] text.
This is [SIZE=1]small[/SIZE] and [SIZE=7]big[/SIZE] text.

Output:: This is red and blue text.
This is Courier New text.
This is small and big text.

[URL], [EMAIL] – Linking

Creates a link using the wrapped text as the target.

Example:: [URL]https://www.example.com[/URL]
[EMAIL]example@example.com[/EMAIL]

Output:: https://www.example.com
[email protected]

[URL=link], [EMAIL=address] – Linking (Advanced)

Links the wrapped text to the specified web page or email address.

Example:: [URL=https://www.example.com]Go to example.com[/URL]
[EMAIL=example@example.com]Email me[/EMAIL]

Output:: Go to example.com
Email me

[USER=ID] – Profile Linking

Links to a user’s profile. This is generally inserted automatically when mentioning a user.

Example:: [USER=1]Username[/USER]

Output:: Username

[IMG] – Image

Display an image, using the wrapped text as the URL.

Example:: [IMG]https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/assets/logo/AFF-logo-dark-367by77.png[/IMG]

Output:

[MEDIA=site] – Embedded Media

Embeds media from approved sites into your message. It is recommended that you use the media button in the editor tool bar.
Approved sites: Apple Music, Dailymotion, Facebook, Flickr, Giphy, Imgur, Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit, SoundCloud, Spotify, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube

Example:: [MEDIA=youtube]kQ0Eo1UccEE[/MEDIA]

Output:: An embedded YouTube player would appear here.

[LIST] – Lists

Displays a bulleted or numbered list.

Example:: [LIST]
[*]Bullet 1
[*]Bullet 2
[/LIST]
[LIST=1]
[*]Entry 1
[*]Entry 2
[/LIST]

Output:

Bullet 1
Bullet 2

Entry 1
Entry 2

[LEFT], [CENTER], [RIGHT] – Text alignment

Changes the alignment of the wrapped text.

Example:: [LEFT]Left-aligned[/LEFT]
[CENTER]Center-aligned[/CENTER]
[RIGHT]Right-aligned[/RIGHT]

Output:: Left-aligned

Center-aligned

Right-aligned

[QUOTE] – Quoted text

Displays text that has been quoted from another source. You may also attribute the name of the source.

Example:: [QUOTE]Quoted text[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=A person]Something they said[/QUOTE]

Output:: Quoted text

A person said:

Something they said

[SPOILER] – Text containing spoilers

Hides text that may contain spoilers so that it must be clicked by the viewer to be seen.

Example:: [SPOILER]Simple spoiler[/SPOILER]
[SPOILER=Spoiler Title]Spoiler with a title[/SPOILER]

Output:

[ISPOILER] – Inline text containing spoilers

Allows you to display text inline among normal content which hides text that may contain spoilers and must be clicked by the viewer to be seen.

Example:: You have to click the following [ISPOILER]word[/ISPOILER] to see the content.

Output:: You have to click the following word to see the content.

[CODE] – Programming code display

Displays text in one of several programming languages, highlighting the syntax where possible.

Example:: General code:
[CODE]General
code[/CODE]Rich code:
[CODE=rich][COLOR=red]Rich[/COLOR]
code[/CODE]PHP code:
[CODE=php]echo $hello . ‘ world’;[/CODE]JS code:
[CODE=javascript]var hello = ‘world’;[/CODE]

Output:

General code:

Code:

General
code

Rich code:

Rich (BB code):

Rich
code

PHP code:

PHP:

echo $hello . ' world';

JS code:

JavaScript:

var hello = 'world';

[ICODE] – Inline programming code display

Allows you to display code inline among normal post content. Syntax will not be highlighted.

Example:

Inline code sections [ICODE]are a convenient way[/ICODE] of displaying code inline.

Rich formatting within inline code sections [ICODE=rich]is [COLOR=red]also[/COLOR] [U]supported[/U][/ICODE].

Output:: Inline code sections are a convenient way of displaying code inline.

Rich formatting within inline code sections is also supported.

[INDENT] – Text indent

Indents the wrapped text. This can be nested for larger indentings.

Example:: Regular text
[INDENT]Indented text[/INDENT]
[INDENT=2]More indented[/INDENT]

Output:: Regular text

Indented text

More indented

[TABLE] – Tables

Special markup to display tables in your content.

Example:: [TABLE]
[TR]
[TH]Header 1[/TH]
[TH]Header 2[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Content 1[/TD]
[TD]Content 2[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Output:

Header 1	Header 2
Content 1	Content 2

[HEADING=level] – Headings levels 1 to 3

Marks text as a structured heading to facilitate machine readability.

Example:: [HEADING=1]Major heading[/HEADING]
This text comes under a major heading, used to separate the primary sections of an article.[HEADING=2]Minor heading[/HEADING]
When you need to subdivide the primary sections of an article, use a level 2 minor heading.[HEADING=3]Subheading[/HEADING]
If you require additional subdivision, you may drop to level 3.

Output:: Major heading

This text comes under a major heading, used to separate the primary sections of an article.

Minor heading

When you need to subdivide the primary sections of an article, use a level 2 minor heading.

Subheading

If you require additional subdivision, you may drop to level 3.

[PLAIN] – Plain text

Disables BB code translation on the wrapped text.

Example:: [PLAIN]This is not [B]bold[/B] text.[/PLAIN]

Output:: This is not [B]bold[/B] text.

[ATTACH] – Attachment insertion

Inserts an attachment at the specified point. If the attachment is an image, a thumbnail or full size version will be inserted. This will generally be inserted by clicking the appropriate button.

Example:: Thumbnail: [ATTACH]123[/ATTACH]
Full size: [ATTACH=full]123[/ATTACH]

Output:: The contents of the attachments would appear here.

[HIGHLIGHT] [HIGHLIGHT=option] – Highlight

Highlights the background behind the text.

Example:: [HIGHLIGHT=yellow]This is a yellow background[/HIGHLIGHT]

Output:: This is a yellow background

[HR] – HR

Creates a horizontal line. Used to break up sections of text.

Example:: Line 1
[hr]
Line 2

Output:: Line 1

Does AFF have a list of abbreviations?

Understanding and using abbreviations is an essential part of the journey to becoming an Australian Frequent Flyer (AFF) community member.

We understand that this does not happen overnight, so we provided you with a list below as well as a more digestible article.

*A: Star Alliance (UA, LH, NZ etc.)
*O: oneworld Alliance (QF, AA, BA, CX etc.)
*S: Skyteam Alliance (DL, AF etc.)

oneworld

*O: “oneworld”
*E: oneworld Emerald (QF WP, AA EXP, CX Diamond, BAEC Gold etc.)
*S: (oneworld context) oneworld Sapphire (QF SG, AA Plat, BAEC Silver, etc.)
*R oneworld ruby (QF PS, AA Gold, AEC Silver, etc.)

Star Alliance

*A: “Star Alliance”
*G: Star Alliance Gold (NZ *E/*G etc. …)
*S: (Star Alliance context) Star Alliance Silver (NZ *S etc.)

A: Discounted First booking class (see also F)
AA: American Airlines (see also LOC)
AACT: AA Candy Thief a.k.a. AA Platinum status member
AC: Aircraft, also Heavy AC: Very large aircraft e.g. 747, 767 and 777.
AC: Air Canada
ADL: Adelaide airport
AF: Air France
AFAIK: “As Far As I Know”
AFF: Australian Frequent Flyer forum – a.k.a. THIS forum.
AIUI: “As I understand It”
AKL: Auckland airport
ALTEA: An Amadeus product to assist in the planning/loading of Passenger Flights
AM: Aeromexico
AMADEUS: A GDS – Qantas use this as their booking system.
OC: Air Operator’s Certificate (see also OC)
AONE4: A (Fiirst) ONE (OneWorld Explorer) 4 (4 Continents)
APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APEX: Advance Purchase Excursion fares, usually the lowest available.
AQ: Aloha Airlines
AQIS: Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services
AS: Alaska Airlines
ASA/ASR: Qantas Frequent Flyer “Any Seat Awards/Rewards” – QFF Point redemption bookings that earn QFF points and SC’s
ATB: Automated ticket/boarding pass (electronically generated).
ATC: Air Traffic Control
ATW: Around The World e.g. AA ATW desk
AVIOS: BA frequent flyer “miles”
AVML: Asian vegetarian meal
AVOD: Audio Visual On Demand
AY: Finnair
AZ: Alitalia

B6: Jetblue Airways
BA: British Airways
BFOD: Best Fare of The Day – Cheapest fare that is available at the time of booking [could be any carrier]
BiB: “Butt in Bed” e.g. I earned my Hotel status through BIB stays, I was not Comped!
BICNPC: “But I Could Not Possibly Comment”
BiS: “Butt in Seat” e.g. BIS miles = actual miles flown, excluding bonuses.
BNE: Brisbane airport
BNM: “By No Means”
BR: EVA Airways
BTC: Business travel Card -as in APEC BTC
BTW: “By The Way”
BUTI: “Booking under the “influence” (Seemed like a good idea at the time .., Hic!.)
BW: BWIA West Indies Airways

CA: Air China
CASA: Civil Aviation Safety Authority (a.k.a. CAA)
CASR: Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (a.k.a. CAR)
CBR: Canberra airport
CC: Credit Card
CI: China Airlines
CIP: Commercially Important Passenger
CIR: Circle Pacific fare
CL: Chairman’s Lounge – QF’s highest member tier/ lounge (also QFCL).
CL: Crown Lager – “Premium Beer” (some dispute this) available at QP’s
CLPO: Chairmans Lounge Platinum One [Cabin Crew Parlance]
CNS: Cairns airport
CO: Continental Airlines
Comped: Being granted extra-ordinary elite status without achieving normal set criteria.
COS¹: Class of Service, can be bonuses (e.g. First COS bonus) or lounge access (via First Class).
COS²: Customer of Size – Passenger who has trouble fitting into a standard WHY seat.
CRS: Computerized Reservation System
CS: Customer Service. Add an “A” for Agent or “R” for Rep.
CTOs: City Ticket Offices, or non-airport airline offices.
CX: Cathay Pacific Airways
CZ: China Southern Airlines

D: Discounted Business booking class (see also J)
DCIR22: D (Business) CIR (Circle Pacific) 22 (22,000 MPM)
DJ: Virgin Blue / Virgin Australia
DL: Delta Air Lines
DM List: Departure Management list, used by airlines at boarding gates.
DONE4: D (Business) ONE (OneWorld Explorer) 4 (4 Continents)
DRW: Darwin airport
DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis
DYKWIA: “Do/Don’t You Know Who I Am”? (Generally arrogant in context)

E+: United’s “Economy Plus”
E-: The remainder of the United Economy section after E+ rows.
EI: Aer Lingus
EGR: Electronic Upgrades = “Paperless” upgrades – Also EUG.
EL: Executive Lounge (Generally found in upmarket hotels)
EMR: Electromagnetic Radiation
Enhancement: Used to describe a change by an airline that removes/degrades advantages or benefits previously available
EQM: Elite Qualifying Miles – see also “Q Miles”.
ETA: Electronic Travel Authority
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival
EUG: Electronic upgrades
EXP: Executive Platinum on American AAdvantage.

F: Full-fare First booking class OR generic First (see also A)
FASA: Qantas Frequent Flyer “Any Seat Award” in First class (earns SC’s)
F/O: First Officer, a.k.a. Co-Pilot
F9: Frontier Airlines
FA: Flight Attendant
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
FARs: Federal Aviation Regulations
FF: Frequent Flyer – Also VFF, a Very Frequent Flyer.
FFP: Frequent Flyer Program
FI: Icelandair
FIM: Flight Interrupt Manifest – Instrument between carriers to pay for a seat on another airline in the case of IRROPS
FL¹: AA Flagship Lounge
FL²: First Class lounge (general)
Flounge: First Class Lounge
Flounging: Using/Enjoying the benefits of a first class airline lounge
FOC¹: Free of Charge
FOC²: “Fear of Coach or Economy class”
FT: Abbreviation for FlyerTalk at FlyerTalk – The world’s most popular frequent flyer community
FTers: FlyerTalkers — all members who participate in FlyerTalk forums.
FWIW: “For What It’s Worth”

GDS: “global distribution system” Major CRS operation that books and sells tickets for airlines
GHLAM: “Good Hard Look At Myself”
GP: Gold Passport, the Hyatt frequent stay program.

HA: Hawaiian Airlines
HBA: Hobart airport
HH: Hilton Honors – the Hilton frequent stay program
HHOK: “Ha Ha Only Kidding”
HIP: Higher Intermediate Point
HLO: Hand Luggage Only (Preferred method of many Frequent Flyers)
HP: Hahn Premium
HUACA: Hang Up and Call Again – If you’re not getting what you want from a Telephone Agent, politely end the call and redial.
HUPP: “Instant Upgrade” fare available in the USA. “Economy” fare that books into First/Business class. (See YUPP/KUPP)
HVC: “High Value Customer” – Term used by ailines to indicate those they make the most nett revenue from.
HWNTBA: “He who needs to be amused” (see SWMBO)

I: Deep discount (heavily restricted) business booking class (see also J, D) (NB: I represents other classes/ codes too e.g. *A business award & upgrade booking code)
IANAL: I am Not a Lawyer (Disclaimer, generally placed before “But, <legal stuff>”
IATA: International Air Transport Association
IB: Iberia
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organisation
IDB: Involuntarily Denied Boarding. Airlines usually offer compensation.
IFE: In Flight Entertainment (also AVOD IFE)
IHG: Intercontinental Hotels Group (See PC)
IIRC: “If I Recall Correctly”
IKE: “I know everything”
ILS: Instrument Landing System (bad weather)
IME: In My Experience
IMO: “In My Opinion” or
IMHO — “In My Humble/Honest Opinion”
INSPass: A pass allowing expedited passage – US Customs/ Immigration.
ISTR: “I seem to recall/remember”
IVML: Indian vegetarian meal

J: Full-fare Business booking class OR generic Business (see also D)
JASA: Qantas Frequent Flyer “Any Seat Award” in Business class (earns SC’s)
JI: Midway Airlines
JL: Japan Airlines
JM: Air Jamaica
JR: Aero California
JQ: Jet Star
JQi: Jet Star International

KE: Korean Air
KL: KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines
KUPP: “Instant Upgrade” fare available in the USA. “Economy” fare that books into First/Business class. (See HUPP/YUPP)
KVML: Kosher vegetarian meal

LA: Lan-Chile
LAG(
S): Liquid(s), Aerosol(s) and Gel(s) – Pertains to travel restrictions
LCC: Low Cost Carrier
LH: Lufthansa
LMAO: “Laughing My @rse Off”
LM: Lifemiles (Avianca Frequent Flyer Scheme [good for reasonable priced mile purchase for *A award redemptions])
LO: Lot Polish Airlines
LOC: (AA’s) Lack Of Challenge a.k.a. AA’s platinum challenge
LOL: “Laugh(ing) Out Loud”
LOTFAP: Land Of The Free And Paranoid a.k.a. The U.S.A.
LP: Lan Peru
LX: Swiss International Air Lines
LY: El Al Israel Airlines

MA: Malev-Hungarian Airlines
MASA: Qantas term for Marginal Any Seat award (Includes JASA, FASA, WASA and YASA)
MCO: Miscellaneous Charge Orders, issued by airlines for ticket refunds etc.
MCT: Minimum Connection Time
MEL: Melbourne airport
MH: Malaysia Airlines
MHC: Mile High Club
MPM: Maximum Permitted Mileage (e.g. RTW fares have MPM limits).
MR¹: Mileage Run, extended flight trip/segments to increase one’s FF Miles/Status
MR²: Mattress Run, multiple stays at hotels to increase one’s Hotel Elite Status
MS: Egyptair
MSC: Most Significant Carrier-Checked luggage allowance for multi carrier trip – IATA Res.302
MU: China Eastern Airlines
MX: Mexicana de Aviacion

N7: National Airlines
NB: “Nuthin” Bronze – A Bronze member of QFs FF program (also QFNB).
NGCI: New Generation Check-in – Qantas’ automated domestic check-in system.
NH: All Nippon Airways, also known as ANA.
NM: Nelly Mobbs – an infamous AFF & FT member
NRSA: Non-revenue space available e.g. unpaid airline staff travel.
NW: Northwest Airlines
NZ: Air New Zealand

O7: OzJet
OB: [Old]Blue – Former 1st Tier Status with Qantas Frequent Flyer Program (Now PS)
OC: (Air) Operator’s Certificate a.k.a. AOC – license to operate aircraft
O&D: Origins & Destinations
ODU: On Departure Upgrade – available in QP’s for Qantas Domestic flights on eligible fares
OG: [Old]Gold – Former Top Tier Status with Qantas Frequent Flyer Program (Now WP – sometimes employed by old f@rts who have 5/6 digit QFF numbers)
OK: Czech Airlines = CSA
OLCI: On-Line Check In
OMG: Oh My God e.g. OMG o’clock = very very early.
OMNI: Anything not related to travel, miles, points, dining, airports etc.
ONE: OneWorld Explorer fare (also OWE)
O/W: One way
OW: One World alliance – Qantas, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, AA etc.
OWE: OneWorld Explorer fare (also ONE)
OOL: Gold Coast (cOOLongatta) airport
OP¹: Original Post – first post of a thread.
OP²: Original Poster – the person who started the thread.
Op-up: Short for operational upgrade or Bump.
OS¹: Austrian Airlines
OS²: [Old]Sliver – Former 2nd Tier Status with Qantas Frequent Flyer Program (Now SG)
OT: “Off Topic”
OTTOMH: “Off the top of my head”
OWT: Onward Travel
OZ¹: Asiana Airlines
Oz/OZ²: Ozstralia!

PAX: Short for passenger(s). See also SLF.
PC: Priority Club – Reward/Status scheme for IHG
PCV: “Perceived Customer Value” a figure calculated by Airlines to prioritise passengers.
PER: Perth airport
PIFE: Personal In Flight Entertainment (one screen per seat)
PIN: Personal Identification Number
PK: Pakistan International Airlines
PNR: Passenger Name Record, used as a reference to a specific reservation.
POTUS: President Of The United States of America
PP: Priority Pass – Paid Airport Lounge access scheme, not Aligned with any Airline
PR: Philippine Airlines
PS: “Plebian” Silver – A Silver member of QFs FF program (also QFPS).
PUTI: Posting under the “influence” (can result in less rational posts than normal – Hic!)

QANTAS: Queers And Nymphomaniacs Trained As Stewards*
Q MILES: Qualifying miles counting towards Elite status – also EQM.
QC: Qantas Club (see also QP) or Quick Check-in.
QF: Qantas Airways
QFCL: Qantas CL member (with access to QF’s Choice Liquor).
QFF: Qantas Frequent Flyer Program
QFWP: Qantas “W*nker” Platinum – A platinum member of QFs FF program.
QFSG: Qantas “Scum” Gold – A Gold member of QFs FF program.
QFPS: Qantas “Plebian” Silver – A Silver member of QFs FF program.
QFNB: Qantas “Nuthin” Bronze – A Bronze member of QFs FF program.
QP: Qantas Pub a.k.a. QC or Qantas airport departure lounges.
QR: Qatar Airways.

* This acronym is included for entertainment purposes only and is not intended to cause offence.

RG: Varig airlines
RO: Tarom-Romanian Air Transport
ROE: Rate Of Exchange
ROFLMAO: “Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A$$ Off”
RPT: Regular Public Transport
RT: Round or Return Trip
RTFM: “Read The F***ingFlaming Manual”
RTW: ’round the World ticket
RVML: Raw vegetarian meal

S2: Air Sahara
S7: S7 Airlines
SA: South African Airways
SACL: Sydney Airports Corporation Limited
SATS: Singapore Airport Terminal Services.
SC: Status Credit
SCRUN: Status Credit “Run” – Qantas’ version of MR¹
SFSC: Self Funded Status Chaser
SG: “Scum” Gold – A Gold member of QFs FF program (also QFSG).
SK: SAS – Scandinavian Airlines System
SLF: Self Loading Freight – flight crew lingo for Passengers.
SN: Sabena airlines
SO: Significant Other, referring to one’s partner.
SPG: Starwood Preferred Guest
SQ: Singapore Airlines
SR: Status Run
SSR: Special Service Request in relation to a booking. (e.g. special meal, wheelchair, …)
SSSS: Selected for Secondary Security Screening
ST: Sky Team alliance
SV: Saudi Arabian airlines
SWMBO: She Who Must Be Obeyed – Wife/”Other/Better Half”/”The Mrs” (Rumpolesque term)
SWP: South West Pacific
SWU: System Wide Upgrade (for any segment in an airline’s route system)
SY: Sun Country Airlines
SYD: Sydney airport

T-14: Days before (Velocity) SG and WP could select seats on Virgin Australia Domestic flights (not applicable since SABRE)
T-80: The time (or shortly afterwards, 3⅓ days) when seating may get opened up on Qantas flights
T/O: Take off
TA: Travel Agent
TBIT: Tom Bradley International Terminal – the main International terminal as LAX (Los Angeles)
TCP: “To Complete Party” – term used when bookings/PNR’s are “linked”
TG: Thai Airways
TIX: Short for tickets
TK: Turkish Airlines
TODA: Take Off Distance Available – Runway distance available for Takoff after Aircraft lines up to do so
TP: TAP – Air Portugal
T-Pac: Trans Pacific
TR: Trip Report
TSA: Transportation Security Administration
TSV: Townsville airport
TT¹,T-T: Trans-Tasman
TT²: Tiger Airway (Oz) carrier Prefix
TWMBO: They Who Must Be Obeyed
TZ: American Trans Air

UA: United Airlines
UC: Upgrade Credit
UD: Upper Deck on larger aircraft, like the 744.
UM: Unaccompanied Minor, or a child traveling alone.
UG: UpGrade – such as from economy to business, or business to first.
US: US Airways
USDM: US Airways Dividend Miles – good for reasonably priced mile purchase for award redemptions

VA: V-Australia or Virgin Australia
VDB: Voluntary denied boarding, more commonly known as a “bump”.
Velocity: Virgin Australia’s Frequren Flyer Scheme
VFR: Visual Flight Rules (good weather)
VS: Virgin Atlantic Airways
VV: Vice versa (Often used here to represent the reverse of a routing)

WASA: Qantas Frequent Flyer “Any Seat Award” in Premium Economy class (earns SC’s)
WHY – Generic Economy/Coach class – see Y (as in Why am I here?)
WN: Southwest Airlines
WP: “W*nker” Platinum – A platinum member of QFs FF program (also QFWP).
WP1: “W*nker” Platinum – The Uber Elite platinum level of QFF member of QFs FF program (also WP1 or WP_x3).
WRT: “With Regards To”
WTF: What the Fcuk?
WTMD: Walk Through Metal Detector
WT+: BA’s World Traveller Plus (premium economy class)

Y: Full-fare Economy booking class OR generic Economy.
YASA: Qantas Frequent Flyer “Any Seat Award” in Economy class (earns SC’s)
YGM: “You’ve got mail”
YGPM: “You’ve Got Private Mail”
YMMV: “Your Mileage May Vary”
YMSTBICNPC: “You May Say That But I Can Not Possibly Comment (discretion)”
YMTT: “You Might Think That”
YUPP: “Instant Upgrade” fare available in the USA. “Economy” fare that books into First/Business class. (See HUPP/KUPP)
YV: Mesa Airlines
YX: Midwest Express