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THE FREQUENT FLYER GAZETTE   ::  Issue 99 - 12 October 2007
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Welcome to Issue 99 of The Australian Frequent Flyer Gazette.

   Member's Talk

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In-Flight Entertainment, Not So Entertaining
One member complains about the MALFUNCTIONING OF IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS on Qantas business class flights and seeks advice from our members about securing compensation.

Qantas On-line Check-in
Qantas have recently launched an ONLINE CHECK-IN SERVICE and for the most part our members are impressed with the service.

Points Delay
One member noticed a DELAY IN THEIR FREQUENT FLYER POINTS reaching their account, any members had similar problems?

Non-Reclining Seats
The installation of non-reclining seats in CX A330 has resolved the age-old problem to recline or not to recline? However, are these seats built for COMFORT OR CONVENIENCE?

E-Passport Experiences
Our members discuss their experiences using an E-PASSPORT. Is it a faster, more convenient alternative?

APEC Business Travel Card
The APEC card can be faster, more convenient and is soon to operate in China, meaning no more visas! But how do you qualify for such an INVALUABLE TRAVELLING COMPANION?

   Wi-Fi in the Sky

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For those of you addicted to posting on our discussion board, soon you’ll be able to keep us all updated with your flying news… while still in the air!  That's right, Wireless Internet service that will allow passengers to send messages, surf the Web, and, yes, post on the Australian Frequent Flyer Discussion Board at 30,000 feet, will soon become a reality.

American Airlines expects to have a test plane operating by December, and its whole transcontinental fleet of 767s should be ready in 2008. Virgin America is close on its heels, with plans to equip every seat with high-speed capability by mid-2008.

Both companies say there will probably be a charge for the service, except for first-class passengers. The amount hasn't been settled upon, but it's expected to be about $10US.

The airlines appear to be responding to consumer demand; surveys show that as many as 70 percent of passengers want Wireless Internet, with many of them willing to change airline loyalty for the service.

 
This isn't the first time airlines have experimented with airborne broadband. In 2004, Boeing offered a service called Connexion. But in August 2006, Boeing discontinued the service, saying the market they'd hoped for hadn't materialised.
  

Footnote
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