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    Tokyo Haneda slot - how will Virgin Operate it?

    I am trying to book this and cannot There seem to be no HND to MEL flights at all loaded on their system, MEL to HND are loaded. It is amusing that they are promoting something that is impossible to book, with all the press they are getting this morning about it. edit: same applies for bookings...
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    Velocity reinstates Singapore Airlines redemptions

    I just want to say, I have booked 2 trips using Velocity points on Singapore Airlines recently, South Korea in May and Japan in November (maybe it will be open by then) Immediately after booking I was able to go to singaporeair.com and make seat selections for all 8 legs I know its been a...
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    South Korea reopens border to tourists

    Its the on arrival test that I think is the problem I have recently recovered from COVID and plan to travel to SK in mid May if I test positive before departure, I wont go, but I have seen at least 4 people now reporting their pre departure PCR was negative, and their on arrival was positive...
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    QFF points delays?

    syd - adl from friday not posted for me, last 30 days activity also 0
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    Ever had anything stolen in flight?

    Hasnt happened to me, but a few years ago coming back from London where you get two hours in Singapore, they told people to leave their stuff on the plane, especially because of the additional liquid check station delays. When I got back on a few people around me claimed to be missing things...
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    After spending all that time choosing your seat...

    The thing that seems to effect me is I am always in 6A or 6F on a domestic 737. Qantas often sub a 300 for an 800 on my route, which when full causes a big reshuffle. Even as a platinum, I often get moved in such situations, quite often to 4B or 4E. The Qantas system probably thinks this is...
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    MEL-SYD weekly commute - talk me out of it

    I have been doing this every week for 8 years, for 2 years it was ADL to MEL but now its been 6 straight ADL to SYD That included a 2 year stretch without any holiday, including xmas etc, so literally over 100 weeks straight. I have a girlfriend whom I share my house with in ADL, we have been...
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    China Airlines J Vs VA or QF PE

    given that you want to stopover and have done L.A. a number of times, personally I would happily fly discount economy just to stopover somewhere new assuming you havent been to Taipei before (which is a great place, I was there in April), I would take that option in a heartbeat
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    Rhino (Super Hornet) mass flypast Brisbane/Gold/Sunshine coasts this Friday!

    the cost question is an interesting one in my opinion unless these planes are usually mothballed and not used, the additional cost of having them flying in formation along the gold coast vs flying touch and goes or whatever other training exercises they do is minimal If they are usually...
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    What the heck is "Lateral 46"?

    I am on ADL-SYD-PVG next Tuesday I have seen many people who have baggage issues on this flight, at least 3 in the last month on this forum Hopefully because I am taking the 6am ADL flight instead of 7am it leaves them an extra hour to take my bag from domestic to international in Sydney where...
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    New 737-800

    I have also been on it a couple of weeks back Sydney to Adelaide I liked how the entertainment was working as soon as I got on and it kept working pretty much all the way to the gate theres generally at least 30 minutes from the time you sit down until the time you take off in Sydney if you do...
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    Strange Premium Economy on Syd - Tokyo?

    I flew tokyo to Sydney on Friday night / Saturday morning just gone I was on a classic award y ticket and when given my boarding pass (whilst transiting terminal 1 to 2 in Tokyo), the Japanese lady at the desk who wasnt even a Qantas employee explained she had found me a better seat turned out...
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    Visa needed for connecting flight? AKL & ICN

    I realise its a bit off topic, but I can confirm as an Australian you dont need a visa I just got back from a 10 day solo visit to Seoul for no other reason except I havent been there and needed some place to go to get lost in my thoughts (I do this often) it was fantastic, I highly recommend...
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    Noise Cancelling Headphones

    Indeed, I think I have suffered permanent hearing damage from this before I could barely hear the movie, and there was turbulence on and off throughout it with many announcements its a matter of detecting the picture pausing in the movie and immediately ripping them out of your ears but then...
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    frequent flyer whine

    lots of talk about tethering etc I have a nextg pcmcia card, 2 actually, but of late they are becoming useless specifically in qantas lounges I suspect every other business person around me doing the same thing is saturating the cell I end up getting bursts of internet for 30 seconds followed...
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    lounge access in seoul - flying ICN to SYD on any seat award

    hi all have an upcoming trip - ADL - BNE - HKG (3 day stop) - ICN (9 day stop) on a classic award using QF and CX on the way back I am going ICN - NRT on OZ (Asiana), connecting to NRT - SYD - ADL on QF using an any seat award As a QF WP, will I get oneworld lounge access in ICN in the CX...
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    Best compact camera.....for a trip report

    I have extensively used a Canon S90 which is the previous gen to the twice mentioned S95 The low light performance is the key for me but it does not have the zoom you want A couple of extremely extensive trip reports done with it below Taiwan / Hong Kong / Singapore / ? - March/April 2011 -...
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    Inflight Connectivity Survey

    domestically, my blackberry has internet connection about 50% of the time and I send emails and read the news without too much hassle, might have to wait 5 minutes for reconnection And I dont pay for that The phone rings occasionally (on silent) but I dont answer it, cause I would get...
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    Scaredy Cat

    I am also with a partner who wont fly. However, I think I am potentially worse off than the original poster I have 800,000 QFF points. I won an award at work that gives me $10k to spend on travel. My girlfriend (of 9 years so lets call her de facto) has recently failed the qantas fear of...
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