mad_atta

mad_atta

Member since 20 Jul 2018

Activity

  • 15 Total posts
  • 4 Discussion comments
  • 0 Discussions started

Frequent flyer programs

  • Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
  • Asiana Airlines - Asiana Club
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  • The best first class airline suites [2024 guide]

    Mar 15, 2024, 11:34 PM

    No Air France La Premiere? That seems like an oversight.

  • Review: Air New Zealand’s nonstop Auckland-New York flight

    Sep 22, 2022, 11:18 PM

    Great review, and nice to see AirNZ kicking the food and beverage offering up a notch. But there's absolutely no way that $120 Felton Rd Block 3 pinot noir is going to be a routinely available wine on this route. Highly unlikely that the regular, $65 Felton Rd Bannockburn (also a fantastic drop) ...

  • Did Qantas really invent business class?

    Jul 16, 2020, 01:58 AM

    Interesting article! Does anyone know what the approximate pitch and recline of those early Qantas and and PanAm business/clipper class seats was? Given regular economy class pitch was still pretty generous then, you'd assume pitch for business class was comparable to the more spacious Premium Ec...

  • Air Canada Signature Suite Vancouver: review, photos, access [2022]

    Feb 14, 2020, 12:33 AM

    So for SYD-YVR-EWR flyers, presumably this lounge would only be accessible prior to the YVR-SYD flight, not the YVR-EWR leg?

  • Review: EVA Air's Boeing 787-10 Royal Laurel business class review

    Nov 16, 2019, 04:13 PM

    Your advice about the odd-numbered window seats being the 'true' window seats (as opposed to the ones closer to the aisle) is not entirely true. I know this because I followed your advice and booked 3A on the 781 TPE-HKG, and to my surprise discovered that I was in an 'aisle window' seat. However...

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  • Upgrade a Qantas reward point booking with China Airlines

    May 17, 2023, 09:55 PM

    I recently booked China Airlines PE, using QF points, on SYD-TPE-SGN and was wondering the same thing, which is how I found this post - so I figured I'd answer the question in case others do the same. I asked at check-in and they were definitive that there were no cash upgrades (before they even ...

  • Asiana Club Frequent Flyer

    Jul 19, 2020, 02:15 PM

    I've been Diamond on Asiana for about 7 years. The #1 advantage of the program is the ease of attaining and maintaining Star Gold - the modest requirement and 2 year window make it super easy. If you like to be able to fly other airlines/alliances or use your miles when it suits you, it's great n...

  • Malaysia Airlines & Oman Air Business - What lounges can I use?

    Jul 20, 2018, 12:28 PM

    Originally Posted by moa999 Checkin generally 3hrs before. I think that is WAY excessive, unless you particularly like getting to the airport early and/or get anxious. Checking in 2 hours prior for international when in business class is plenty of time in my experience. I also check in online wh...

  • Malaysia Airlines & Oman Air Business - What lounges can I use?

    Jul 20, 2018, 10:29 AM

    Theoretically you can use the EK lounge in SYD, which definitely has some advantages over the QF lounge: the wine and spirits are better (including actual champagne); the food spread is usually pretty impressive (though I don't know how good it is late in the evening prior to MH140, as the lounge...

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