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Usually I whinge, but this time I just booked 2 seats on a multi sector ticket for March on the internet without trouble: MEL-CBR-ADL-Alice Springs and Ayers Rock to Sydney. All on the dates I needed them too!! Could not get the flights in and out of Devonport, mainly because the plane is...

I gave up on paying for "real" travel insurance after my mother, with two kids, had to pay an additional $1700 or so to fly back to Canberra from Cairns after missing their flight. They were on a Qantas holiday with Q. accom, and Q. travel insurance. The fact they got to the airport late, due to...

Re: Travel Insurance - Amex Plat. I have read the fine print for the Amex Platinum Credit Card, and it is certainly good enough for me. It was the primary reason for getting it as it covered my wife and I for the 1 month we spent in the USA and the 1 month I spent in Europe. I have not had to...

Obviously Qantas pays lots of attention to their very frequent fliers. People like me who flew a lot in the past but not any more still *expect* the same 'bending over backwards' service because we have that little gold card. But because we no longer fly nearly as much we get treated like *the...

Re: Seating Allocation and other little grudges - grin! I used to always trust seat allocation, especially as a Gold FF you tend to get half decent seats even though they often disregard your preferences. Generally I am not too fussed where I sit. British Airways however, 10 hrs in advance of...

Probably right... But they did tell me on the phone (rarely ever the correct answer) that the ticket was completely non-changeable... which I have been told about every ticket I have ever bought in my life it seems. I can no longer be bothered to fight for my rights. Sometimes I call a second...

Yes, we got the Economy Plus seats! This is why my partner had a different seat as she was a reg. flier, but they got us both in Ec.Plus. On the way home she is flying alone and so will be reg. economy and I could not do it to her (bone graft from hip to fix shoulder was done in July)... HEr...

I thought, for a healthy change to use United for my OZ/USA trip this year and applied for the status match. I did get Premier status, but was still asked to check-in using the regular cattle-class queue and had no lounge access. The service desk at the airport blamed everything on everyone...

Re: redeeming voucher Funny to hear that. I was once the lucky winner of a $50 voucher many years ago. I had the same restrictions, and went to a Qantas travel agent in the end and had to make something like 3 trips out of my way for it and somehow they had stuffed up and not entered the...

Have not heard, but just noticed the East Coast - Perth return flights on the Platinum card bonuses are cancelled!!! That was one of the main reason I got it as well! As of June 1. I got the card early June after thinking about it for a while.... My luck... I must be the most negative person on...

Interesting thought... I have the Plat. AMEX. NB. When I earned US$ living in the US and was paid in an OZ account and spend $ living in USA was a good deal. Q.Visa gave double points for dollars spend overseas at the time. So US$1 was worth about 3 points and one spends more $$$ in USA in...

So is it easy to use the AA points to book Qantas flights domestically? You call AA for the booking? Same availability? Collecting AA points cannot be done through the australian credit card schemes correct? Walter----

I personally am very disorganised and my plans change a lot. I forever seem to get depressed and annoyed with redeeming points. They do not work for people like me. The amount of surcharges and extra points that are always charged left right and centre always ensure I end up being worse off in...

Fuybuys online... Flybuys is free. There is no reason to not use it... but I would use it a whole lot more if the receipts at Shell, GraceBros. etc. would say 'this purchase just earned you xx_x points'. I know you can check your balance online, and even see which stores they came from, but...

One World living up to its name... I understand that, but the way the 'AA CSA' did that was totally unprofessional using another expletive! But I am not worried about this either, I understand they are stressed, maybe his partner didn't roll over that night... none of my business either. But in...

Annoyed with One World.... (rant) I returned from a 4 week USA trip yesterday and thought I'd tell you about some annoyances on this trip! First I was charged US$80 for a third checked in bag by AA on my way home. It was OK on the way over when I checked in with Q. But AA knew nothing about...

Qantas came to the party! All's well that ends well! After a bunch of angry letters to Qantas my mother received a letter around XMas from Qantas to advise that her complaint had been reviewed and under the circumstances Qantas decided, though not taking responsibility, but as a gesture of...

Sceptical about offers.... I have little faith in collecting FlyBy points. After a period of serious saving, including 4 new tyres from KMart, stopping at all Shell servos between Cairns and Canberra, buying bonus items at all stores, shopping at Coles... the points collected were minimal, and...

I must agree... Also cannot imagine insurance covering this. The flat tire excuse would work better than some uncle excuse! Anyway, I feel bad for them, wished I could change it, and I will be more on time myself in future too. No complaints about the staff either, they no doubt have bosses...

Point taken. It is currently with the travel insurance... The booking had nothing to do with me, they were my relations, I offered to get them to the plane, I tried my best but got them there late. They paid for the consequence, Qantas got their money, Qantas did not loose the full fare to the...