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The last Qantas A380 will return in 2026
Nov 27, 2024, 08:26 PMWhat a waste of space in the design of the 'Upper Deck Premium Lounge'. It's dark and dingy looking and totally unattractive. What a far cry from the superb Emirates designed A380 upper lounge and bar.
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Your guide to the APEC business travel card [2024]
Aug 16, 2024, 04:55 PMIt's useless outside the member economies.
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Massive change to security procedures at Sydney Airport
Aug 09, 2024, 03:02 PMThe problem with 3D scanners, and allowing everything to remain in the bags, is the extreme slow process as the operator has to look twice as hard on his screen. We end up putting out bag, jackets, wallets, telephones, belts and shoes on the conveyor belt, which is full, go through the body scann...
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Qatar Airways to take 25% stake in Virgin Australia
Jun 28, 2024, 01:28 PMAllowing Qatar Airways to have extra flights into Australia would undoubtedly lower air fares to Europe as it frees more seats. Try and get a Premium Economy or Business seat on EK to Dubai and Europe in under 3 months booking time. Almost impossible, let alone to dream of an upgrade.As to buying...
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Emirates status match guide [2024]
May 31, 2024, 03:52 PMDid I understand well that if you're a QF FF you would not be granted status match because of the airlines 'partner' relationship with EK?
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Reflections on a previous life
Sep 09, 2020, 04:05 PMI think most of us are in the same situation.As 95 per cent of my travel is overseas, I miss the tranquility on the flights, watching new movies, catching some sleep and never working on board.For me its been seven months of keeping my feet on the ground. The suitcases and on-board wheeler are sa...
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QANTAS cancellation and re-booking charges due to Covid-19
Mar 13, 2020, 04:43 PMI booked and paid for multiple international trips when the double status credits offer became available (mid-Feb) only to find out in the last few days that some of these have to be cancelled as my conferences have been either postponed or will not take place.And sadly, most of the other trips w...
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Airline Status vs Hotel Status
Mar 25, 2019, 06:46 PMOriginally Posted by ChrisCh One tip I have is that if you need to book hotels via third-parties (in ways that cause some chains to avoid giving points), Hyatt normally awards points and status on those third-party bookings, whereas programs like Hilton and Accor don't. For example, I recently b...
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Airline Status vs Hotel Status
Mar 25, 2019, 03:00 PMI've been a regular flyer for some 30 odd years and am currently lifetime gold and platinum with QF as well as platinum with United and on my way to platinum with Emirates.And as someone working in the trade press, I get a fair bit of my travels covered by clients or trade fairs. While the FF and...
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First time in Dubai, which Business Lounge is best in Terminal 3?
Mar 06, 2019, 03:20 PMAs mentioned previously, you'll be struggling for time.Head to the lounge where your flight is boarding from and enjoy it.