GregXL

GregXL

Member since 26 May 2014

Activity

  • 465 Total posts
  • 322 Discussion comments
  • 12 Discussions started

Frequent flyer programs

  • Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards

Hotel loyalty programs

  • Hilton HHonors - Silver VIP
comments community discussions

  • Australians to get payment for delayed, cancelled flights

    Aug 26, 2024, 09:04 AM

    I hope they tackle the problem of oversize passengers that occupy neighbouring seats.  

  • Rex scraps 737 flights, goes into administration

    Jul 30, 2024, 10:12 AM

    Perhaps VA will reverse the game plan and pick over the bones of REX, getting the regional network.  

  • Qantas brings Classic Plus rewards to domestic flights

    Jul 03, 2024, 10:01 AM

    I have been watching Perth-Singapore for availability on release day.  For flights up to 4 June 25 there were economy classic awards available daily, then it changed to classic plus.  Don’t even dream of classic awards at the front!  I am interest to see if it is seasonal but...

  • Cathay Pacific boosts flights, adds A350 to Perth

    Jul 02, 2024, 10:03 AM

    Qantas offerings on most Asian routes are a fraction of their competitors’.  Perth - Hong Kong was dropped many years ago.  Perth - Singapore is seriously in favour of SQ with 4 flights a day with 787/10 and A359 to QF’s single A332.   To some extent expansion is hamper...

  • Cathay Pacific boosts flights, adds A350 to Perth

    Jul 01, 2024, 09:56 AM

    Great to have Cathay back to pre-covid levels of service, perhaps one more if I recall correctly.  The timing of the CX143/144 pair is not as good as previously, with connections in Asia limited on arrival in Hong Kong at 6:45 pm and who wants to depart Hong Kong at 2am?

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  • Shinkansen

    Sep 24, 2024, 08:00 AM

    Trains in Japan are very easy to use, even for English-only speakers. Shinkansen tickets have always been available immediately before departure in my experience of probably 20+ intercity journeys. Pricing is a bit complicated with a ‘fare’ ticket and a ‘seat’ ticket, w...

  • Finnair business light OWS inclusions

    Aug 14, 2024, 04:48 PM

    I flew on a Finnair business lite fare Paris to Helsinki (transit) to Singapore as OWS a year ago. I received the free checked bag and lounge access with guest. I think I verified with Finnair before travelling to be sure I wouldn’t get a bag fee at checkin. Paid for one bag for wife. H...

  • Time to remove Qantas Gold from priority boarding.

    Mar 18, 2024, 10:29 AM

    You might be platinum now, but will you get to life platinum. Probably not given the crazy points earn needed, but you might get to life gold.

  • QANTAS Status Points on JAL

    Mar 06, 2024, 09:50 AM

    Keep your boarding passes. I recently had to request a boarding confirmation statement from JAL before Qantas would credit points and then they objected because the booking system sometimes joins my first and second name together. One of those less than satisfactory interactions with Qantas.

  • QF Interline with AA

    Jan 12, 2024, 11:03 AM

    From the Qantas website: oneworld flights on separate tickets/bookingsare not eligible for through check–in, except if you have a Qantas Frequent Flyer reward or Qantas commercial booking, advise airport staff at check-in of the booking references. Which I interpret as including a commercial boo...

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