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Qatar Airways to restart Canberra flights
Dec 18, 2024, 10:47 PMYet again, a cynical ploy to get around capacity limits.If they actually wanted to serve Canberra, they'd serve it direct. It's hard to believe a well-priced, well-timed daily direct connection from Australia's per capita wealthiest city, to the Middle East and Europe couldn't succeed.As it...
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New Qantas bag tags alarm airport security
Oct 19, 2024, 01:46 PMI was just offered the new tags when I renewed my status again. I said yep, go ahead - always handy to have the Q bag tags on everything. Save swapping them between different suitcases.Wouldn't have bothered if I'd known they didn't actually work for checked luggage!
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Qantas eyes flights to Athens, Seattle, Chicago, Las Vegas
Jul 19, 2024, 11:16 AMSurely Frankfurt is next on the list? I used to fly QF5/6 regularly and it seemed like it was always packed in business and economy.
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Qantas cuts A380 flights, trims New York schedule
Feb 08, 2024, 01:16 PMA380s prematurely scrapped. 787 options and purchase rights cancelled...Just think - in a different world, QF could be taking a share of resurgent demand for air travel amid a booming economy. Instead, it's a barely-relevant bit player.
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Qantas: more new international routes to come
Nov 22, 2023, 04:41 PMLoad factors on QF5/6 to Frankfurt were very high right through to the end. It's a high yield, business-heavy destination and a far easier connection than LHR.It's strange to be starting routes with little track record, when they had a decades-long presence in Frankfurt until only recently,...
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EK - paid upgrades on a QF flight number
Jan 18, 2024, 12:38 PMHi all - I'm booked at the very back of the bus on EK shortly, all on a QF flight number (EK407 + connections to Europe, return).The EK website says "cannot purchase an upgrade" but has anyone had any luck either calling them or asking at the airport? Would being QF platinum make any difference ...
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Arrivals Lounge - FRA
Sep 01, 2023, 12:33 AMBy referring to emerald it sounds like you'll be arriving one a Oneworld flight into Terminal 2? In that case the answer is "nope"!There's a Sheraton and a Holiday Inn at the airport if you want to get a proper room. And there are pay showers air-side in Terminal 1 if you can get there.
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QF Lifetime Gold - leftover Qantas Club membership
Nov 16, 2022, 10:44 PMI'm 87 status credits from lifetime Gold, so I should get there soon. I'm pretty sure I've got at least 18 months Qantas Club membership still to run - it's been sitting there for many years since I last hit Gold. Obviously I'll never need this again.A while back I think someone suggested Qanta...
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QF status on Iberia/Air Nostrum
Aug 15, 2022, 06:49 PMHi all - any idea if QF status credits are earned on an Iberia-marketed flight which is listed as "Operated by Air Nostrum for Iberia"? Apparently Air Nostrum is a "Oneworld Affiliate" and the QF partner earning site suggested the relevant flight (IB8707) would accrue status.The call centre didn...
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Welcome to Country?!
Oct 29, 2021, 08:26 PMIt would be nice if they focussed on getting us from A to B safely and comfortably, rather than indulging in fashionable tokenism.The maps in the QF lounges showing various language groups are fascinating. If they really feel the need, simply tell us whose country we're flying to or over. Make ...