Wow. Pretty much all of my core earning is impacted by this:
1. "Status bonus stays the same" - except as a WP paying for First where you used to get 100% of the F points as a bonus but you now get 100% of the Y points. So actually that's a 50% reduction in status bonus.
2. First flights...
I had tried that - my closest newsagent doesn't do deliveries, so I've got no idea which of the other newsagents nearby might be responsible for dropping it off each morning. Of course I'm never up early enough on a Saturday morning to collar the delivery guy either.
As much as I hate to drag this thread back from the dead, I find myself with the opposite problem - how to make the papers stop?
My "1 year subscription" should have finished back in May 2013 yet is still being delivered every week, nearly 10 months after it should have stopped. I've now got...
It's just that I'd sooner bend the rules for a customer "because when we buy xx_ we always buy from you" rather than "because I buy xx_ all the time and if you don't help me out I'll buy from someone else". That's not to say we wouldn't help out the more-frequent-less-loyal customers in that...
It's important to remember that loyalty from the consumer's point of view is a bit like monogamy - you might only get some once a year but you're still being loyal to one partner.
I have customers in one of my businesses who make repeat purchases once every decade or so. They're loyal not...
So yet again inconsistency rules when it comes to QF service.
Personally I'm amazed to think they *wouldn't* reserve you a table - you're flying F with a 'full service' airline, they know when you will be arriving into the lounge and how many people will be with you, and it's beyond the scope...
I agree entirely - it does seem like QF holds back on offering the services as if they're afraid people might want to use them.
The only way I found out there were private rooms in the SYD F lounge that could be booked by passengers was to read about it here on AFF. I've never once been told...
The bus certainly is the weak link in what is supposed to be a premium flying experience. At least on the way out the bus is just a prelude to the better experiences to come, but on the way in it is quite a shock to go from the comfort of the F cabin into the back of a massive queue of people...
Circle Pacific fares need to include a south-east Asian port, and only the xCIR29SA fares can be used to fly through South America. You can easily drop HKG into the trip flying CX from the US and QF or CX back to Australia, and you don't need to stopover in Hong Kong if you don't want to - just...
Re: First photos: Qantas reveals new Hong Kong, Los Angeles lounges
As long as they can manage to install a WiFi connection at LAX that works with more than 5 people in the lounge then the rest of the revamp is just a bonus.
My recent QF F flights over the last few months have all been in full cabins. SYD-LAX does seem the busiest overall however the SYD-HKG flights I've taken have all had 14 seats occupied as well.
By contrast my CX flights HKG-LAX recently were completely full in J yet only myself and one other...
When flying CBR-SYD-xx_ where the outbound SYD flight is QF First I always get a call the day prior to travel from the First host in Sydney asking if I need any assistance finding the transfer bus or the F lounge. I've never said yes as I don't need someone to hold my hand on the bus - I suspect...
This thread prompted me to check my booking details - it's the first time I've needed to use the Chauffeur Drive service.
I'm in the middle of an ACIR22 trip with a final SYD-BNE leg. I had booked a Chauffeur Drive service from BNE to the city - all locked in and confirmed - about a week prior...
I flew SYD-HKG in QF First a few days ago - I was up working during the flight and on a couple of occasions I was startled by the sound of a baby crying. Funnily enough the baby was in the front section of Y and the sound travelled through the aircraft rather than respecting the acoustic border...
Can guest 1 for all of the below:
10 Oct CBR QF J - 0600-0730
10 Oct SYD Int QF F - 0900-1030
10 Oct HKG CX/QF F - 1730-2330
11 Oct LAX T4 AA F - 0600-0730
13 Oct SFO AA - 1300-1430
15 Oct LAX TBIT QF F - 2000-2200
17 Oct SYD Dom QF J - 0730-0900
Re: F seating on Qantas A380
The food itself is probably of similar quality, but the main difference is the presentation and service.
I can't relate specifically to the A380 as I've not experienced J on the A380, but assuming it's similar to 747 J the food service is still cart based -...
I actually prefer 5K for that reason - the proximity to the galley means the FAs can always see when your wine glass is empty and take appropriate immediate action...
If I'm up working during the flight I'm happy to be able to pop back to the galley area to stretch my legs and chat to the FAs...
Just to add - the front desk staffer at the CBR J lounge rechecked our passport details as we entered the lounge.
The other issue I'd forgotten was that she also have us our outbound immigration cards and express passes, both of which obviously can only be obtained at the airport.