The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Monday, 24 September 2018
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| A Simple Yet Costly Passport Mistake |
An AFF member has learnt a very expensive and stressful lesson after a family member was denied boarding for an international flight.
Andz was intending to fly to Indonesia last week for a family holiday. But, although his daughter's passport was still valid, it was due to expire in 5 months and 2 weeks. Many countries, including Indonesia, require that passports have at least 6 months of validity from the date of arrival in the country. As such, the child was unable to fly.
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| Europe Early Bird Sales Released |
| It's that time of year again when all the airlines discount their airfares to Europe for travel in the following year! Qantas, Emirates, Qatar, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines and many other airlines have all released Europe early bird sale fares. Right now, you can book a return ticket from Australia to Europe on a full-service airline for as little as $1,019! Europe early bird sales typically take place each year in September more... |
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| US Immigration Pre- clearance Explained |
| There's not much worse after a long-haul international flight than waiting in a long queue to clear immigration and customs! The good news, if you're travelling to the United States, is that you may not need to. The United States offers border "preclearance" at selected airports in six countries. US immigration preclearance is great for passengers because they complete US Customs & Border Protection formalities at more... |
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| New Qantas, Cathay Pacific Codeshares |
| Qantas and Cathay Pacific have forged an unlikely codeshare agreement. Qantas will place its "QF" code on 12 Cathay Pacific routes out of Hong Kong, offering Qantas flyers more choices when travelling to Asia. Likewise, Cathay Pacific will place its "CX" code on a range of Qantas domestic flights within Australia. The new Cathay Pacific codeshare agreement will come into effect from more... |
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| Virgin Responds to Qantas Axing Music |
| Earlier this week, we brought you the story that Qantas has removed all music from its domestic in-flight entertainment. Claiming that fewer and fewer flyers are tuning in to music, Qantas decided back in July to remove the music playlists and CD collections in favour of more film and TV content. Many in the Australian music industry, including APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston have slammed more... |
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