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Will the new Virgin Australia 2.0 join Star Alliance?
Jul 23, 2020, 02:26 PMFrom the owners operating perspective, I suspect they will be reluctant to pay for an alliance membership. I assume their first preference will be to carve out new partnerships with Singapore, Air NZ, a Gulf carrier (is Etihad still an option?) and an American carrier... then review .From an Aus ...
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Save up to 40% on Qantas Club airport lounge membership
May 23, 2019, 07:09 AMIs there any articles on the Ausbt site about how to value a Qantas club visit? These days qantas club offering seems to just consist of a beer and a cheese sandwich and a newspaper, with not many quiet areas to get work done.... Am I missing something?
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Emirates Boeing 777X to have bespoke first class, business class
May 15, 2019, 03:08 PMDoes 'most of the time' mean: there will be more premium ecoomy pax using the toilets than there will be economy pax? .... ??
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Will 2022 be the year Oneworld finally opens its own airport lounges?
Feb 05, 2019, 02:44 PMGood idea, but it doesnt sound like Oneworld is 'thinking big' ... the media coverage refers to a handful of new lounges acoss the world over the next few years. Hard to see Perth making the cut unfortunately
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Confused about AMEX's credit card changes? Here's how they affect you
Nov 21, 2018, 05:01 PMHi Chris, following these changes, does ABT still consider Explorer to be the best card going around for those who want flexible Singapore/Cathay points?Or are there better alternatives now?
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Would Qantas devalue its frequent flyer points?
May 21, 2020, 07:57 PMThey will want to get people spending points to get the liability off their books.Q FF is a sophisticated business. and I suspect they will be looking to see how fast demand for flights grows as restrictions ease. Virgin is another unknown. If they have empty seats, they will encourage people to ...
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Best redemption program for Europe rewards
Jun 18, 2019, 01:44 PMThanks all! Very helpful.Should have mentioned I am QF silver, ex gold, but not likely to get back up to regular gold. No status with virgin, kris, Asia miles or skyward. It sounds like swapping my Amex to a flexible points card could be the way to go.... But is flexible Amex still better (follow...
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Best redemption program for Europe rewards
Jun 17, 2019, 11:48 PMHi, I've built up around 450k qantas points which I'm aiming to redeem for 2 x business class classic reward return flights to Europe, if I ever find availability for the times I fly. I'm wondering if I should change programs before I start saving up for the next reward flight. What is the best p...
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Qantas Boeing 787 premium economy - worth spending points?
Mar 25, 2019, 10:47 PMOriginally Posted by OttoV To maximise your PE experience, try and book a forward bulkhead seat in the PE cabin. In full recline and with FA staff providing ottomans, you will be able to fully stretch your legs ( unless 2 m+) Currently it seems near impossible to get an upgrade to J on the B787 i...
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420 Status Credit Points vs $650 price difference
Mar 25, 2019, 10:43 PMI don't think Emirates and Qantas status match each other (at least that's what Emirates customer service told me a few years ago when I tried), so the only benefit of booking through skywards would be if you're likely to use Emirates much in the future... Not sure how easy it would be to status ...