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When I fly PY (not on Qantas though), I select a bulkhead seat and use an inflatable cube to rest my feet on. These inflatable cubes have a fabric-like texture and can be packed down to next to nothing and easily packed in your carry-on. I saw a lady on a long haul JAL flight doing that and...

Perhaps they were a self-upgrader?

Indeed, and that's why I won't be either elite or spending with them shortly. Where VA (Bain) have miscalculated, is that Australia is not the USA, and what works there won't necessarily work here. It will be fun to watch...

I imagine you might work for the Government.

Well, it's not so much a plan as a done deal. I've burnt the last of my QFF points on CBR-CGK-CBR in J, and then booked 2 x CGK-TPE R/T's in J on CX in February. I do like TPE (CGK not so much) and this trip will get me to WP again for 2027 (assuming Qantas don't shift the goalposts, as they...

Yes indeed. However, my experience with UA has been somewhat different. Quite a few years ago my son and I were flying SYD-LAX on a 747. We were ticketed in Y and were upgraded to J at check in. Very nice I thought. Then, when seated in J, a FA came up to me and said you've now been upgraded...

Optus prepaid has a 7 day, 7gb $35 option which I prefer to a daily $5. Isn't that the same thing? 7x5=35?

Yeah, guys. I'm flying into LST in the not too distant future. Done it before and got ripped off royally by Uber/taxi from the last flight of the day This time I'm renting a car. Then I have to find a place to park overnight in Launceston, Lovely place, really.

Email from Qantas has just landed: it looks like a full house of possible data that was stolen. Nice to know they've got my best interests at heart. When's the class action commencing?

Yes, I'm in the same situation.

What makes you think that it's an improvement? And a "C" grade band doesn't sound that great. If you're going to have live music, why not light classical, by a professional ensemble. That would go down better perhaps. But the best solution, IMO, is not to have live music at all. Saves money and...

Perhaps Qantas should be spending the money (and more) on improving the security of their (and their contractors') data systems, amongst other things, like decent food. I can't imagine why they have done this, I just hope it can't be heard in the business lounge. Surely not a vote winner for...

Indeed. The only ones I wear (and that's at home, not on planes) are the Armani PJs from Etihad first. My wardrobe is overflowing with lesser ones (that I haven't been able to give away) from other airlines (eg Qantas).

Yes, I'm sure that's true. However, as far as I'm concerned, I'd prefer, generally, to be in a lounge rather than be outside in the public areas. I have a reasonable tolerance to background noise, etc and as long as I can get a seat and a coffee or beer or whatever, I'm usually happy. This is...

Yes, certain airlines which they seem to think have a higher level of fraudulent transactions. In my case, Bankwest declined all my payment transactions with CX, so I rang them up and asked what was going on. I was informed that, yes, CX transactions were blacklisted and automatically declined...

Of course they're not. If they were they'd open the upper floor in SYD. It's all about short-term money and why would they care about lounge crowding. People will still book and go there. Ever tried getting a seat in the BNE QF Pub, for example?

I'm not sure that the OP would really appreciate this "advice". I wouldn't.

Well, as I've probably said before, Virgin/Velocity is now a dead duck to me. I'll continue to fly them, when it suits (as will my family) in basic Y, but all of our serious travel will be with Qantas, where I'll maintain my Platinum status. If this is what the American owners/managers intended...

Bankwest is quite strange. It declines many of my online transactions with airlines So, needless to say, I no longer use them for this purpose.

Flew PER-SYD yesterday in row 3 with the new config, and decided that row 4 is better in this scenario. When row 2 reclines into your face, it's not a good place to be.