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BNE-MEL return in J - $1298 for (60 x 2) x 2 = 240 SCs, around $5.41 per SC. It's not the best value vs. other actual status runs, but it's fairly straightforward and is somewhat of a useful flight for most. (With DSC promotion).

Pies are always hard to do - there's a really fine line between soggy and dry. If I had to choose, I would much rather soft than too dry, but that's just me. FWIW, this has always been the case with QF vs. VA, at least IMO. VA have always had better looking food, much more neatly presented on...

Flew SYD-MEL in QF today late afternoon. Overall, it seemed relatively normal. SYD was definitely less busy, but it's not as empty as some of the pictures I've seen suggested. The Qantas Club was closed, everyone got access to the Domestic Business Lounge instead. There were quite a few people...

Forgot to take a picture since I was too hungry, but I had “turkey and brie on sourdough” on my morning MEL-SYD hop today. Also came with some biscuits and cheese. Overall, I’m more of an eggs + sausage/bacon breakfast sort of guy, but I was happy with the meal. It didn’t look quite as nice and...

Was in the VA lounge at MEL from around 9am - 9.30am this morning. There was a fair bit of a queue, especially because it was two queues - one at the entrance to get everyone to sign in for contact tracing, then another line inside for checking into the lounge. Thankfully there inside line...

Honestly, does it actually make sense to fly SYD-CBR? As someone who used to make that journey regularly, I would always just drive - 3 hours and no stress.

That's really disappointing for PER-MEL., oh well, at least there will be a new menu out tomorrow. Hopefully the food in J is good. At least J in VA has been really cheap recently. To be honest, almost all of my flights are early morning (when I just want to have a solid brekky - i.e. sausage...

Flying VA in J this Thursday morning, you guys reckon I'll get a proper breakfast? Not a big deal if I don't, but I'll need to hit the road after the flight, so if it's a snack box I'll have to arrive early to have a proper breakfast at the lounge.

Is MEL still "The Club" lounge or has the regular one opened yet? I've not flown for probably a year now. I do want to check out The Club, but to be honest, I actually really liked the regular Virgin lounge at MEL, super spacious and bright (which I find helps me wake up before my morning...

Got an email from AMEX today with a voucher for cancelled flights. Given Qantas cancelled the flights, I'll chase up in a few days and see if I can get a refund.

So is it safe to say that anyone with an international ticket departing before the end of May will be given a refund once those flights are "officially" cancelled given that they're not going to operate? I don't see how a voucher is acceptable for flights that are not going to take place. I'd...

Wouldn't travel to TAS given the quarantine laws. To be honest, I'm surprised that this is even legal given that free people movement was one of the reasons for federation in 1901. I doubt there will be issues with any other states, particularly the big cities. There's just no logical reason...

Would assume that some Y's got upgraded to J? There's only 8 J on VA flights though, so probably not terribly surprising given the consolidation into less flights. That sounds dire though, I'm surprised people aren't flying domestic. Is there really a difference between MEL and SYD?

There are probably plenty of domestic road warriors here still battling on. What's it looking like? Are people still flying or are planes literally empty?

That's exactly why I said that we need a strategy of cocooning the most vulnerable. It's actually less risky for them if the rest of the population have herd immunity because they are much less likely to be vectors.

Firstly, don't panic! It's best to approach this with a rational mind and not let the last leg of your journey destroy your entire journey :) It's important to point out that whilst "fight or flight" is human instinct, you are not in imminent danger. It's very unlikely that you get COVID-19...

Probably time to start expecting to get COVID-19, just like how I always seem to get tonsillitis and other bacterial infections. If it's not tomorrow, it'll be next week, next month, next year, or even if things get under control in Australia, it'll just be the next time you go overseas. We're...

Here's some good news coming out of the media about COVID-19 for a change: Northern summer may help stem tide of coronavirus This is what I was alluding to here yesterday about the warmer months stemming the tide. Looking positive for anyone heading to Europe in the coming months. Also good...

This is interesting, though I would have been more interested in fare differences when booked across these different regions (maybe worth looking into!). My suspicion is that it's because Australia has quite lax advertising laws. In fact, the ACCC specifically lists "puffery" as an exception...

Ciao All! Had an interesting run-in with staff at the Qantas LAX lounge a few nights ago, hoping to get some advice. Travelling with my family (I'm QF Gold) + a work colleague who is a Qantas Club member. Flew in from MEL on QF95, arriving LAX at 18.10, then connecting to JFK on QF4784 (which...