As expected the changes caused quite a stir and provoked lots of discussion! Within hours
of the announcement there were dozens postings on this topic.
In fact, Thursday 25 November was our busiest day ever and we recorded a record
128 simultaneous visitors to the Discussion Board!
Read
how one platinum flyer responded to the news by 1) replying to the Qantas email 2)
faxing a letter of complaint to Martin McKinnon, Qantas Head of Marketing 3) instructing
his travel agent to cancel all bookings with Qantas for 6 months.
He believes we "need to get active and tell Qantas AND show them we are not going to be pushed around".
You can follow the discussions HERE and HERE.
Another reader has set up
a POLL to gauge whether
Qantas frequent flyers will continue to be loyal to the airline. This
gives you the opportunity to have your say.
A reader asks how to can earn Air NZ Airpoints with a credit card. See
what our experts say HERE.
A junior member was after a website which displays seat plans with vacant
seats. Follow the
DISCUSSION to see how you can secure your favourite seat online.
And while on this topic, you can follow another popular (almost 3,500 views)
and sometimes heated discussion on how airline staff allocate seats. Lots
of useful information and even a joke from one of our regular "posting freaks".
Read the discussion HERE.
A reader is offering to refer members to United Airline's frequent flyer
program. If referred you will qualify for 1,250 bonus points. Fly
United before 15 February and get an additional 5,000 points! See
POSTING.