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This is a follow up to a question I asked some time ago. Next month my partner and I are booked on UA99 from Melbourne to LAX due 0640. Our connecting flight is UA824 LAX-BOS at 0825. An allowable connection but one unlikely to be successful. I appreciate UA should be able to get us on a...

Some interesting experiences shared. Thank you. No one seems to know why the same information is collected twice; at the electronic kiosk and then manually by the inspector. Pail

Yesterday (19 June 2019, I arrived at SFO on NZ8. The immigration formalities took me two hours and 15 minutes. It seemed a very long time. First there was a long line (queue) for the “visitors” category (I didn’t see any “US citizens”). Then you go through the electronic passport/visa...

The "voucher" system was more of a signature board at the "tea stall". I did notice additional supplies being brought in after a few hours. Additionally, I asked CX (in writing) if they'd make a "one off "addition" to my frequent flyer points balance as a "goodwill gesture" and I considered the...

Today I departed HKG on CX105. Flight departed more or less on time around 0010. Plane was B-LRJ Airbus A350-900. Around 0730 passing over Katherine or thereabouts I noticed something “different” but didn’t think anymore about it. A few minutes later the captain announced one of the engines...

In August, I'm booked on a round-the-world ticket (Star Alliance) Melbourne-Los Angeles (United) Los Angeles-Boston (United) Boston-Zurich (Swiss) Zurich-Frankfurt (surface: own arrangements) Frankfurt-Seoul (Lufthansa) Seoul-Sydney (Asiana) Sydney-Melbourne (Qantas) I booked quite some time...

Thank you MEL_Traveller!

Later this year, I have a RTW ticket that involves UA from MEL-LAX and LAX-BOS. The rescheduled connection at LAX is tight (UA99 arr 0640 to UA824 dep 0815). The next connecting UA direct flight is at 2300! The travel agent told me the connection was tight but if I missed the flight (that would...

Bob Katter at Townsville Airport in 2017.

I may be a bit of a nerd but I like to record details of my flights. Once upon a time I had a note book where everything was recorded. But things have changed with the internet and I'm not as conscientious as I used to be! I use the AFF flight tracker and feel comfortable with its little...

Recently I discovered the CX flight I'd booked from Melbourne to Hong Kong CX 104 had been cancelled. CX have booked my partner and I on an earlier flight (CX104) from Melbourne to Hong Kong that now gives a 12 hr 20 min stop in Hong Kong before CX 536 to Nagoya. We've booked at the nearby...

I've done quite a bit of travelling in Germany in recent times and find www.bahn.de a wonderful resource. If you want a quick point to point trip, you can book the fast trains in advance much the same as an air ticket; specific seat and a specific train. Use it or lose it. Book up to 180 days...

I have nearly 200,000 points on my Amex Explorer credit card. I'm wondering if I should join CX Asia miles and then be able to transfer my Amex points? I have an existing Q class booking on CX. I quoted my QF FF number but appreciate there's no earning capacity on CX Q class. If I join Asia...

I have approximately 197,000 points on my Amex Explorer card. At the same time, I have more than 131,000 QF points. I've been a QF FF member for more than 20 years and have taken several 140,000 point RTW awards. My current aim is to accumulate sufficient QF points (210,000) to be eligible for...

May: Melbourne to Nagoya and return: CX June: Melbourne to San Francisco and return: NZ August: RTW Melbourne-Boston-Zurich/Frankfurt-Seoul-Sydney-Melbourne (United/Swiss/Lufthansa/Asiana/Qantas) Got good deals on each in the "early bird" sales. Plus several JQ trips Melbourne to Sydney -...

Thanks mannej; it must have been staring me in the face!

Please excuse me if this is too basic a question or in the wrong place, but recently I flew from Melbourne to Chennai on CX via Hong Kong. The forward trip was V class and my Qantas frequent flyer account was credited promptly. I didn't realise that my return trip was Q class and was not...

Around May 2019, I am planning to visit (from Melbourne) my daughter in San Francisco. Previously, I've had good deals from Air New Zealand and have been happy with that. This time I was thinking of a stopover in Japan. Had a look at various options and it seems rather expensive to do a...

I spent two hours this afternoon speaking with the Qantas agent (based in Cape Town). The end result was that Qantas are still waiting for confirmation from Cathay Pacific of my flight from Frankfurt to Hong Kong. Apparently, when (?) this confirmation is received I will get an email from...

I've got an upcoming round the world Oneworld 140,000 point award booking (made through Qantas in December 2017). One of the sectors (a Cathay Pacific flight [CX288 from Frankfurt to Hong Kong]) apparently "fell out" of the system even though my Qantas E ticket and receipt says everything is...