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    A bit of humour

    A kind neighbour gave me a lime from her garden, but... ... I'm gonna need a bigger bottle of gin.
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    Qantas brand badly tarnished

    Call me a cynic, but I have to wonder if his current animus might, in some small part, be formed by his loss of CL status.
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    BKK international lounge options

    There's some current discussion of this over on FT which might help. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/2079688-open-lounges-have-showers-open-bkk-2.html
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    Qantas brand badly tarnished

    This spoof promo has its moments.
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    Thai Airways

    BTW, they're resuming flights to Perth next month. After a long break, Perth is finally coming back. THAI will resume it’s services from Perth to Bangkok. If you're missing Thai food, enjoy warm Andaman seas and sunlight it’s time to return. THAI will operate non-stop from Perth to Bangkok...
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    Qantas brand badly tarnished

    I have to confess that I did once post that he should go back where he came from. Though I meant Jetstar, not Ireland, so not sure if that counts.
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    Why masks in airports?

    There is evidence that they increase severity and case fatality rate among wearers. https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/Fulltext/2022/02180/The_Foegen_effect__A_mechanism_by_which_facemasks.60.aspx...
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    Why masks in airports?

    There's also the Prince Andrew variant. That's the one you conveniently acquire a day or two before, otherwise, having to face an awkward situation.
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    Why masks in airports?

    Here's a recent study on mask usage which concludes: While no cause-effect conclusions could be inferred from this observational analysis, the lack of negative correlations between mask usage and COVID-19 cases and deaths suggest that the widespread use of masks at a time when an effective...
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    What is Qantas playing at?

    But those countries don't have Chairman's Lounges, so it's swings and roundabouts, sort of.
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    Qantas Project Sunrise goes ahead, 12 new A350-1000s ordered

    QF will provide blankets that can be draped over the 'suite', thus ensuring a total privacy experience.(i) (i) Blankets provided subject to availability and not being required for crew rest purposes.
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    Qantas Project Sunrise goes ahead, 12 new A350-1000s ordered

    The fact sheet states "25% less CO2 emissions per seat". Less that what, it doesn't say. https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Qantas-Airbus-A350-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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    Egyptair Flight MS804 Disappeared from Radar [New conclusion]

    A 2018 BEA report concluded the crash had been caused by a fire on board the aircraft upon analysis of black box data, but stopped short of establishing a specific reason as to why the fire was ignited. But a new report, which was sent to a Parisian court last month at the request of French...
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    The Aviation Expert Challenge

    If you're on this forum you might be interested in trying this aviation-themed quiz. To my layman's eye it seemed quite well put together, but I'd be interested as to what the professionals among us think of it. I scored 139/530 which, fairly accurately (pre-Covid anyway), classified me as a...
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    Article: SAS Age-Based Price Discrimination

    My first flight, in 1972, was on a discounted student fare with KLM. I had thought they'd become redundant since deregulation and the proliferation of LCCs.
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    COVID-19 and Tennis

    When I worked FIFO, being given a 'window seat' was code for being booted off site. Akin to a footballer taking an 'early shower'.
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    Predictions of when international flights may resume/bans lifted

    Implants or liposuction? Edit: Or did you mean Katie Hopkins?
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    You know you are a former frequent flyer when...

    When it takes six months before you can be bothered chasing up a refund of points for a cancelled award flight.
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    It's taking a long time for a QFF Award refund, Used to be (relatively) Quick

    Try email: [email protected] I used this last week and received the points in two days.
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