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    General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

    Jan 3rd - A dire situation in UK hospitals: LONDON — At some emergency wards, patients wait more than 12 hours before they are tended to. Corridors are jammed with beds carrying frail and elderly patients waiting to be admitted to hospital wards. Outpatient appointments were canceled to free up...
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    Aeroplane Seat Belts

    I selected 'Other' for rear-facing seats. (Wouldn't have suited JB747).
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    General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

    Same happened to my (UK doctor) nephew last week, four days after the first jab.
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    General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

    Thailand has had a significant outbreak, the first in a long time. Mainly among migrant workers from Myanmar. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2038107/samut-sakhon-goes-into-lockdown Samut Sakhon has been put under lockdown with a curfew from 10pm-5am in effect until Jan 3 following...
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    Qantas to fast track airline loyalty program status

    The state premiers already have CL membership.
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    Book a flight and Extend Current status to 2022

    That's correct. The only issue might be getting through on the phone if you cut it too fine. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/last-minute-cancellation-of-classic-reward.92817/
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    Hmmm, St Mark ended up being lynched by the citizenry.
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    Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

    I can't recall.
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    QFF Classic Upgrade Priority - T&Cs Changed

    Kind of academic just now, but the QFF T&Cs have been quietly changed, viz. Old version: 16.3.3 Classic Upgrade Rewards will be awarded to Members according to their Qantas Frequent Flyer status levels in the following order: Platinum One Members first, then Platinum Members, then Gold Members...
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    Australian women on Qatar flight internally examined

    According to this article the actions were unlawful and the investigation is still in progress. https://www.dohanews.co/harrowing-details-emerge-in-abandoned-baby-strip-search-case-as-qatar-launches-attempted-murder-probe/
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    Predictions of when international flights may resume/bans lifted

    There's no need to reinvent the wheel - just dish them out in order of airline status. (This is AFF after all.)
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    New Zealand Travel Bubble Announcement

    I don't have the link to hand, but it was reported that Sutton verbally OK'd it, in Andrews' presence, at the Oct 3rd presser...
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    General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

    Not that I don't trust implicitly social media posts, but I did a bit of googling on that image and the provenance seems to be here: https://www.covidexitstrategy.org/ Interestingly, it also turned up this map, which shows the relative strictness of gun control laws.
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    When is Qantas going to cancel November flights?

    QF127, Qantas metal & flight number.
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    When is Qantas going to cancel November flights?

    My November 3rd, SYD-HKG, booking disappeared this morning. It was an AA award so the refund process will be painless.
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    Predictions of when international flights may resume/bans lifted

    I've been in Thailand since March and have no reason to doubt the official statistics. Any time there's even a hint of an outbreak it's all over the news and social media; there's no way they could be concealing the numbers. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/thailand/ Having...
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    When is Qantas going to cancel November flights?

    My November 3rd booking, SYD-HKG-BKK, is still confirmed in both the QF and CX systems.
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    Thai Airways restructuring approved

    Lack of fleet commonality wouldn't have helped. I'm struggling to think of an aircraft model that they haven't purchased, at least a few of, in the last 20 or so years.
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    Photographing paintings behind glass

    And remember to put some clothes on, just in case.
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