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It's a wet lease to AY. I've been on them (was a Danish crew) and it was actually a nicer flight than most AY regional flights. The cabin was in a better shape than your usual AY A319/320/E190's and crew chirpy & switched on.

I like the new seat maps and also appreciate the ability to simplify it, if you want to. One aspect I used AeroLopa for often was the alignment of windows to your seat: I like having an easy view out and AL also shows you the placement of the wings (in case I fly somewhere potentially worth...

Where have they hidden the FF account login from the website front page? Yes, this looks cleaner than before but misses a key function...

Once I blindly trusted a TA who accidentally had fat fingers. The draft flight itinerary for two people was all good and I gave the agent green light to book. Cue in the check-in time a few months later when I'm puzzled of why I can check in my partner but not myself. Turns out, the agent had...

They could also install a plexiglass to protect the display. Problem caused by kids solved with a single purchase.

After my partner purchased a Samsonite Nuon trolley a year ago and I've taken it for a spin a few times, I've now converted to finally replace my old trusty trolley with a new one. My two favourite brands have usually been Samsonite and Antler. Both have served me very well and long. Of the...

RFID in itself is going strong but I was thinking more of the system QF runs for the Qtags. They had a 15 year run which is a good time for a business system, even with upgrades along the way.

The tags have been very handy, indeed. Perhaps the underlying tech is at the end of life and a business case to upgrade the system(s) to continue with the tags didn't stack up. Hopefully the next version works as easily as the earlier. In fact, QF has an opportunity to simplify the customer...

I ran out of DSC options for one pax (for a single trip, i.e. a little status run to flick me over the renewal threshold). If you happen to know a way forward, I'd appreciate a note in direct messages, please.

A slightly different question: I wonder how will this impact AY's A350 operations in Europe? Currently they use one aircraft for the HEL-LHR run and have recently started also AMS runs. Would these be scaled back to A320's? One great side benefit was the ability to snatch a PE seat on a Y...

While tracking SANTA1 and just playing around on Flightradar24 (while waiting for my presents 🎅🎁), came across this one. What's happening here? GPS spoofing or just the usual tracking bouncing all over?

Many thanks, @Mattg, for all the hard work and fantastic articles & posts & podcasts you've produced over the years. I've learnt heaps though them! All the best with your next adventures, wherever they take you!

Came across the same 'Preferred seat' mystery which was just discussed a few posts ago. The placement of the preferred seat row makes zero sense at this point. These two are from QF291 and QF2. If only the preferred seat would come with better pillows, food, drinks, width & legroom, service and...

Whether PE is great or a no-go really depends on your expectations and needs. Having bummed in the rear cabin too many times, my first PE was HND-HEL over Alaska & Greenland (and eventually back). That was a massive step up in seating comfort and I felt like a human on arrival. Admittedly, it's...

I wonder if they kept the seat arrangement which would include a set of Y Comfort seats from AY? They offered a few extra inches of legroom and for longhaul Y it was quite adequate (much comfier than the regular Y).

The day before you can get a one-way morning flight for about AUD $200 (about 30% cheaper than 23/7). I have done some QFF awards on AY in Scandinavia but they usually work best then doing a return from HEL and in your case, I'd go direct to the cash fare.

Yup, that's a correct translation. Based on the original article, 710 crew pilots have been negotiating and now 36 will be furloughed (that would be only 5% of the group). The furlough will start at the latest in September and continue to at least May 2026. The Finnish labour laws have many...

Is this still the case? QF20 departs at 20:35. Does your reference mean that the counters / bag drop open 4 hours beforehand (and the QF counter 6 hours before departure)?

I've had this for a couple of years now. Very capable in keeping a laptop and a phone going. Paired with small individual converters for various power sockets has been enough.

SYD-LHR in Y flex would net 280 SC return. 13 of those should take you over the line. Though, personally, I'd throw a few upgrade requests in to make it more bearable.