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It’s alright. It’s a complex topic that requires a lot of background knowledge to fully understand. Also a political minefield so I won’t go into the details here.

I’m sure if OP was only sharing this as a lesson not to book a flight that’s departing in 1 hour and didn’t try to pin the blame on online checking not working or unaccommodating staff refusing to let him on despite being only 5 minutes late then we wouldn’t be here. It’s ironic isn’t it. Pax...

Where are you finding those ?! From where I can see there's sporadic availability on MU (seems to the only Chinese QF partner if you don't count CI?) going to PVG ex Australia but usually nothing on the return. Also can't really find anything on EK even just SYD/MEL - DXB often turns up empty...

Your familiarity with the system didn't do you any faovr this time around. Even for the simplest domestic flights you should not assume you would be able to check in online until you've actually checked in online. A number of issues (say flight being oversold, lack of available seats to the...

Not sure how relevant but I was supposed to fly 8IA Wednesday morning MEL-SYD on VA811 but got a A/C change in the morning. The A/C was supposed to continue on to PER as VA555. 8IA ended up only doing 2 MEL-ADL-MEL before it resumed its normal rotation going to PER Thursday morning. Seems to...

I wouldn’t be surprised if they wait a week or two for all the normal SC to post before they turn on the script that posts the bonus. I’ve previously waited 3 days (some people have waited longer it seems like) for SC to post after a flight so I guess they wanted to make sure they let the dust...

FWIW I tried the online form, the cancellation was instantaneous, the reservation was gone from my VA account and the SG PNR became invalid in the matters of minutes. The refund of points took 2 business days (separate redemption triggered for the 7500 points cancellation fee) and the...

You should book directly with Singapore Airlines or wherever you found those fares. simply add your Velocity membership number to the Singapore airlines booking and you’ll earn Points and Status Credit just fine. Even though Virgin Australia is a partner of Singapore Airlines not all Singapore...

That’s the direction the industry is moving towards one way or another. Whether you make a separate brand to do it or introduce slimmed down product (VA Lite/UA Basic Economy) it’s just a technical difference. The US big 3 and EU carriers have been operating like this for the past 20 years in...

A return ITINERARY consists of two ONE WAY flight. Hope that explanation makes it clear to you. But I do find that wording a bit strange, seems like flight segment would be more appropriate here.

Well I couldn’t find a MU operate flight that suits my schedule so I’ve went ahead to book the FM flight anyway. Worst case I’ll credit those to VS and redeem them for VA flights 😂

Hi experts! Just wondering what’s the deal with earning QFF points when flying on domestic China flights with China Eastern MU flights number but the flight is operated by Shanghai Airlines (FM) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern? The wording on the earning chart seems to...

I’d say the contrary. QF plays hardball because it’s got a share price to look after and a much larger airline with significantly higher cost base - this is not true for VA2 under Bain. Plus it’s already got a trashed reputation, it literally can’t get any lower 🤷‍♂️ Bain will want to keep...

That can be easily sovled by a strategic credit card churn at the right time to get a big chunk of the points at low cash price. Even with the annual fee depending on the points given and promotion at the time it can still represent great value if you are actually able to use those points at...

From a CPP perspective, depending on what QF is actually charging at that time, it might very much be hitting the 2cpp target and be considered good value and that's totally fine. But personally (and probably the majority opinion here) I find flying in J on those route completely unnecessary so...

Only if you stick to redeeming QF flight and have top tier status and book well in advance. Otherwise it’s pretty well-known that it’s incredibly hard to redeem points for J/F rewards seats for everyone else. And when you try to redeem points for partner awards surcharge are high. It’s not...

Seems unlikely. 777 and 787 are fly by wire but still has the yoke. I guess if Boeing is to ditch the yoke it would have done so back then.

Yes, it would be the NRT/LGW of Sydney. It will still grow and be a decent-sized airport (unlike the sad AVV), but if you talk about volume then I expect MEL to grow to bigger than SYD or WSI in the medium term but SYD+WSI would still have more volume than MEL. It's just simply because there's...

I used the web form to cancel a SQ rewards booking but don't recall putting in a selection on whether I want to pay the cancellation with points or money. Does anyone know what happens in that case and also whether its a better idea to pay the cancellation fee with points or money?

Only if they commit to shutting down or significantly restrict operations at Mascot Airport. Otherwise Melbourne Tullamarine will most likely become the biggest and busiest airport in Australia in the future once its 3rd runway is complete. LHR is a prime example of that phenomenom already...