Qantas unveils Apple Watch app

Even better, it appears Qantas put a lot of effort into this (not just a port of AA's app). Gabriel Santos, Qantas' Lead Designer on the Apple Watch app, has been working directly with Apple to maximise functionality. I look forward to testing it out come April, hopefully it's streamline travel considerably.

Qantas joins Delta, British Airways, Emirates, United and American Airlines in having confirmed Apple Watch apps.

As the old saying goes "Garbage in, garbage out". I too hope any information is reliable (like you have to take those "Now Boarding" notifications on the SYD or MEL airport apps with huge grains of salt - they dont reflect what is actually happening at the gate).

Agree

The timing on the QF app (and what will most likely to be fed to the phone) is updated based on what is shown through the QF website (which unless a flight is delayed) just runs on set times like at T30 show the flight is boarding on app

It really should be linked to the monitors in the airport instead of having its own running time (The QF website time) 

I know there are some problems involved in airports where Qantas doesn't own the terminal space, but it surprises that in this day and age that Qantas (and other major airlines) don't have real time status updates between gate staff and their operations HQ/information systems for such things. It's still a very old school process, reliant on walkie-talkies and antiquated computer systems that don't always talk to each other. Here's hoping that this app at least provides more reliable real time information.

It wont cause it will just feed off the same info currently provided to the QF apps

Wouldn't be difficult

So don't get one. Other people have opinions that differ from yours (hardly surprising for something as personal as watch choice), don't see any reason to be silly about it.

Thanks for that, it's a forum with differing opinions which makes it interesting, in your world we would all be holding hands expressing the same positive opinion about everything?

Since the likelihood of getting even small groups of people to agree on anything and everything is almost non-existent, it seems rather pointless to try and force such arbitrary consensus. Opinions are so diverse and individual they resist unification, even facts can be faceted.

+1

If I'm entirely honest, this is my only reason to buy one, so I can flick the wrist instead of digging in my pockets or juggling what's in my hands. I don't bother wearing a watch otherwise, except for formal dinners (where it's more fashion than function).

I'm much the same. I think it's a great alternative to a $10k Breitling, especially when travelling. Still has some fashion kudos.

A $150 Seiko is a great alternative to a $10K Breitling... for every purpose except impressing the kind of people who are impressed by $10K Breitlings. And this won't fulfill that purpose.

You'll get a few "oohs" from people who haven't seen one before for the first six weeks after you buy it, but in eighteen months it'll look as dorky as one of those Casios with a calculator inside. Except those have retro charm nowadays.

My view is wear what you want - whether it's Patek Philippe or a no name $2 shop digital. I don't care what other people have on their wrist (even if they have no watch at all, or have a fob watch instead), and I choose what's on my wrist with no reflection on anything other than what I want/like. Such things are a reflection of personal tastes, and I can't say I've ever paid any more or less notice to someone based on their wrist adornments. If you want to drop $2, $200, $10K, $50K, or $200K on a watch for yourself, and you like it, I say knock yourself out.

"it'll look as dorky as one of those Casios..."

That statement is based on...what, exactly? You're a fashion expert I take it?

Just a suggestion, but maybe you could allow people who want to get an Apple Watch get one without you making snarky remarks about it? If you don't want one, nobody's forcing you to get one. 

Definitely me too. Before this announcement I was on the fence. But now with Qantas and American Airlines support, fingers crossed I'll be able to enjoy using the ?Watch on my flights back to Australia (Dallas/Los Angeles/Sydney)! :D

Yeh no chance (I have a Nokia Lumia) and at least QF has an app for that (Come on VA)

pity it doesn't work!!!

(Lumia 930 user)

The WP app doesn't work. It's got my points balance of six months ago. I just use the mobile site. (Lumia 830 user.)

The windows phone app just got updated to version 1.2!!!!

Try and hopefully it will stay working now!