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BA used to run 747s on that route - but I guess that's a thing of the past. BA also charge for seat reservations unless you have OW status. RJ has huge surcharges, but their J is a proper regional J and not just Y seats with the middle seat empty. They also serve their meals from a platter...

It’s an unwritten benefit of TPR that it can be used as an arrivals lounge, so yes, you would be able to use TPR for a same day onward connection.

My end of year OWA includes AY flights that were added on to an existing booking.

I seldom hang up on agents. I know that it is unlikely that I will unearth the perfect agent so I work on the basis that the one I am talking to might be the one who can successfully resolve the issue. I say at the outset that I know it might be a long call, but I want to work with them to get...

I can't say for sure, but when I have booked flights on partner airlines through QF awards I have been able to pay for seat selection by going to the website of the airline operating the flight and managing the booking with them. I doubt an airline is going to turn away the chance to charge you...

I have found my chances of success improve by not saying anything I don't need to. The agent doesn't need to know what a one world Classic Flight Reward is (I presume you mean OWA). The agent does not need to understand that they will cap at 318k. The agents may have little understanding of...

The learning point here is not to use the call centre staff as an enquiry service. Do your own homework and go to them with your decisions.

Priority Pass questions: If I want to use Bar Pulpo to get $36 credit, how do I do that? Do I show a PP card when ordering? Do I get a bill and have to pay it? If I want to bring a guest into a lounge, do they have to be on the same flight? is this the same for Bar Pulpo? Is there...

Thank you very much Wellbeing App for the free round the world ticket 😃

Actually, now I think about it it was IKA-DOH-ATQ and I crossed over to LHE by land before flying home via CMB. I try to use frequent flyer points to do routes that you wouldn’t do as a revenue passenger.

I had previously had very ordinary (actually poor) experiences with QR but my most recent flight with them last year (IKA-DOH-LHE) was totally different. I was extremely unwell and the cabin crew and ground staff couldn't have been nicer. And the new J lounge in DOH (the gardens one) is lovely.

This seems to imply that those who have their accounts locked have somehow brought it on themselves. I might have thought the same myself had I had a brand new QR account locked for several months. There were no dodgy transactions because there were no transactions at all. Sometimes it is just...

that seems like a lot of money to spend to get Platinum status for a year. Is it really worth that much?

Would you be best to cancel now and rejoin in 2026? Even if you have to pay the full annual fee in 2026 that would be the same as paying two half fees for 2025 and 2026. Plus, rejoining will get you a new sign-up bonus.

All good - I just don't believe the great day will ever come, and meanwhile the value of your Velocity points is eroding with inflation.

We all do, but it's not and it's unlikely to be so in the future. SQ does not make F available to *A partners either. And increasingly it is unavailable at Saver rates on KrisFlyer too.

Just curious - how long are you all going to wait for this future first transfer bonus to materialise?

You do need to be flying internationally. The F Lounge is in the international terminal and to get past the terminal security and Australian border you need a valid boarding pass and a passport.

I use a much simpler technique - a list in a Word file where I only record the closure date for each card/service . I delete the previous version of each card/service once I have received the points and closed the account with the new one. I honestly don't care about details like CPP etc. I work...

Good to know - but there's only so much food I can eat!