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  1. Sprucegoose

    Exit Row - Definition of “Willing and Able”

    I haven’t and I agree. It won’t be policy rather overworked crew required to come up with a pax solution. There is so much inexperience flying these days post covid. It’s not their fault but there is no substitute for experience ie knowing when to say ‘you can’t fly’
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    2024 Qantas Inflight safety video

    The Koreans don't cough on for the sake of it. We all know this stuff but will we know it when we need it? Training normally kicks in. KISS.
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    Safety while travelling alone

    @Katie sorry to hear of this. Anywhere anytime is my experience, you learn from this and will incorporate into your ‘friend or foe’ mitigation scanning of your surroundings. Next time you may avoid and not pass. Everytime is different and your gut sense will cut in and guide you. You can...
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    AFF Gathering #17 in BNE on 18 - 20 October 2024

    Diggers and Dealers mate.......
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    Qantas DSC October 2024 Offer - book by 31/10/24 & fly 1/11/24-19/10/25

    I hope the good folks at PH correct that before it hits the morning press.
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    BA changes to meals, CW and F serving Brunch

    Will you change your airline choices as a result? What are the options for JFK-LHR? AA/DL/VS/UA (EWR) is not the best lineup. I find catering out of the States bad enough, let alone a wine pairing with eggs. I was disappointed with my BA F flights earlier this year, and now we have another...
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    Is the Australian Landing Card Still Necessary in the Written Form?

    Probably They soon will! It's an eminently sensible idea. Let's hope Canberra is listening. Get it into one of the PM's focus groups may do the trick
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    BNE Airport tour (proposed when COVID allows) interest thread

    I've waited a decade for this moment!
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    King Charles Visit 2024

    Irony abounds. At the MB Muesuam in Stuttgart, they recall giving Di a Merc and she had to return it given it wasn't British! My how the the workd has changed.
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    Yeah, I get all that. But let's zoom out and appreciate their (overall) business strategy and the fact that they are probably the most profitable airline based in the USA. I would never dispute the importance of airline loyalty, but getting everything else right is also essential...
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    King Charles Visit 2024

    If you are prepared to accept advice from the Colonies, I understand British Passports are issued in the Monarch's name. The Prince of Wales did have a passport as he was not the Monarch, but as the current Monarch, he no longer requires one.
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    Many Australian businesses have not mastered data analytics. There are around (say) 50,000 WPs (commercially held information), and Qantas would be the only one to know their flying habits. If Qantas could harvest that information, it would be commercially valuable in understadning the cash...
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    "Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines CEO, has expressed concerns about the dilution of status benefits. He famously said, "If everyone is elite, no one is." This highlights the challenge of maintaining the exclusivity and value of elite status when too many passengers achieve it"
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    I can understand your thinking, but by switching to a corporate hat, I believe they're revaluing the scheme (over devaluing it) and making it 'harder' to obtain status. Not measurably, but at least by some measure. They have increased the rewards for people who bring more cash through the...
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    Major changes to Velocity Frequent Flyer announced 17/10/24

    Apologies if I missed it or if it has been previously explained - why? Asiana was part way through a sale process to Koreans and will probably transfer their FF scheme to Sky Team when it is complete. The EU has conditionally approved that sale; however, the US and Japan have not granted...
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    AFF Gathering #17 in BNE on 18 - 20 October 2024

    I tell them I'm from Melbourne and lost - always get through. 1729516122 Thats interesting. I dont recall getting a note from Qantas about this - I don't read everything from them as I would need to employ an assistant. Do you know how long this renovation is planned for?
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