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What's everyone using these days for overseas ATM withdrawals? I've recently opened an AMP Bank GO Everyday account - no fees on the account or international transactions/ATM withdrawals and it's one of the few remaining bank accounts where you can still earn Qantas points on the balance.

I'm regularly finding that ChatGPT/AI tools still routinely spit out incorrect travel-related information. Like the other day, Google's AI overview suggested going for Qantas status over Velocity status because Qantas offers family pooling. The annoying thing is that the incorrect information...

Technically it is a direct flight, by the aviation definition of the word. But it's not a non-stop flight. Same as QF1 SYD-LHR. No, the BNE-APW flight is continuing. SYD-AKL-APW is an additional new service.

Yes, I think you’re right - that engineering extended them as part of their checks. This plane ended up spending 19 hours on the ground in Canberra, so I assume the engineers must have found something during their checks.

Great evening, thanks @blackcat20 for organising, I know it can be a bit like herding cats at times 😝

I’m about 15 minutes away. Sorry for my lateness.

Yes

I’m delayed out of CBR, so might be a bit late. Looking forward to it.

Why would the slats on a 737 be extended while the aircraft is parked at the gate? Edit: I just found out this plane got struck by lightning on its last flight. So I suspect this maybe related. This brings me to a new question: what checks need to be done after landing if a plane is struck...

It’s the same flight number only if you fly SYD-APW without breaking up the trip.

It looks to me like the actual plane Qantas is using for the AKL-APW will fly a BNE-AKL-APW-AKL-BNE rotation. So if you're on the same flight number all the way through from Sydney to Apia, you'll change plane in Auckland.

Carrier charges are not being excluded.

China Eastern is now flying PVG-DEL. Currently 3x weekly on an A330-200 but it will go daily next year. Not many other direct routes up and running yet, which I'm sure is helping carriers like Cathay Pacific!

I just had a look - the taxes on the following itinerary in Y are PHP 31,979.00. MNL-HKG-NRT on CX/JL HND-LHR on BA AMS-HKG on CX HKG-MNL on CX

I’m not sure that this Philippines rule still applies. Nonetheless, if you wanted to post an exact itinerary here (with dates etc. included) I’m sure someone here will be able to tell you what the taxes are.

@blackcat20 do you know if the restaurant allows BYO?

I did. I guess the coffee was fine, by QLD standards ;) I probably sound like a coffee snob here, and yes I agree that the machine coffee was OK. But Melbourne is famous as one of the best cities in the world for coffee, so when I'm visiting for a short time, it seems like an absolute shame to...

The country has a reputation for precision!

I recall being told off when checking in for a Swiss flight at ZRH for having an "overweight" checked bag. The scales returned a reading of around 25kg, which I thought was odd as it had been ~17kg for the last several flights and I hadn't changed any of the bag's contents. The check-in agent...

Yep - and the later attempt ended up returning back to Tamworth as well, landing after midnight!