The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Thursday, 17 January 2019
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| The Business Class Flight from Hell |
An unlucky AFF member experienced the "flight from hell" last week upon returning home from Singapore. A culmination of unfortunate circumstances, including a disruptive passenger, made the flight especially unpleasant for those on board.
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| Emirates Axes Sydney - Bangkok Route |
| Emirates will axe its popular Sydney-Bangkok-Dubai route from June. As part of Emirates' latest schedule shake-up, Perth will also lose one of its two daily flights to Dubai at the end of March. The final Emirates Sydney-Bangkok flight will depart on 1 June 2019. After this, both the Sydney-Bangkok and Bangkok-Dubai legs of EK418 and EK419 will be permanently axed. This will also mean the number of daily Emirates flights from Sydney to more... |
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| Long Singapore Call Centre Wait Times |
| Singapore Airlines has apologised for the lengthy KrisFlyer call centre waiting times experienced by customers over recent weeks. Many frequent flyers, including several AFF members, have reported waiting for hours on hold when trying to call the Singapore Airlines or KrisFlyer contact centres recently. Some have even waited so long on hold that the call was eventually disconnected. This may be normal when calling Qantas these days, but it's more... |
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| Introducing the "AFF on Air" Podcast |
You can now catch up on the latest frequent flyer news, tips and tricks in a new way. We're excited to announce the launch of the AFF on Air podcast!
A new episode of this free podcast will be released each fortnight. Episodes will feature a round-up of the fortnight's news, in-depth discussions on a wide variety of topics of interest to Australian travellers, interviews, and more. The podcast is hosted by Matt Graham, the Frequent Flyer Gazette editor and one of Australia's leading frequent flyer program experts.
We hope you enjoy this new, free service! You can listen or subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Android or wherever else you normally find great podcasts.
The first full episode of AFF on Air was released on 12 January. This fortnight's episode includes an in-depth look at the upcoming Amex Membership Rewards changes.
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| Amex Devaluation Hits David Jones Cards |
| The American Express David Jones credit cards have become the latest victim of Amex's upcoming rewards program devaluation. Specifically, those who have opted in to earning Qantas Frequent Flyer points with their David Jones Amex or David Jones Amex Platinum card will find their earning potential reduced from 15 April 2019. Last year, Amex publicised significant more... |
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| Qantas First Class Availability to London |
| Qantas almost never releases Business or First Class award seats on its flights to London. But if you're planning travel to the UK in the next month, you could be in luck! Qantas has just released a bunch of Premium Economy, Business and First Class award availability from Sydney to London for last-minute travel. |
| Click here for full details |
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