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Ubank - It was on a Visa card though it was a debit card not a credit card.

I did that, got a no! The bank wouldn't even put it through.

Well that was rather fruitless. Just off the phone to Ubank. Maybe I'm with the wrong bank (as I said it's a debit card, but it is Visa so I would've thought it should have that protection). Anyway they said their disputes team have specifically been told they can't provide chargeback disputes...

Would we need to wait until the flight has been officially cancelled though? At the moment I haven't received official notification that my June flight won't be going. Obviously it won't, but to dispute the transaction would I need to be able to prove that the service won't be supplied?

Unfortunately I paid with a debit card so I suspect it's not eligible for a chargeback. I did get paperwork by email to register as a creditor with the administrators, but agree it's likely to be difficult to get anything back there. I've put in the claim anyway. It's still a bit odd, as I...

I had a very good flight with Bonza to Tamworth last year for work and thought they were excellent. Flight on time, good service, modern plane. Unfortunately on the back of that I went ahead and booked flights in June for a family holiday Melbourne to Mackay. Obviously not happening now...

Mine must have been in the same batch. Just landed this morning.

Nothing here yet, I did 4 flights booked and flown in the promotion period - the last on March 8th, no bonus status credits landed at this stage.

Is there a way to tell which plane you're going to be on? I fly MEL-PER next week and was hoping it might be Wifi enabled.

...and I just applied for the Amex Platinum card yesterday! Should I cancel and reapply to get the bonus?

I'm also looking at these. There was a lot of availability in economy last week, but looking today, seems like zero availability in the next year on United. Would they have been booked out or removed by the airline?

Presumably would have to quarantine for 7/14 days if the plane were designated close contacts. That's a risk we're aware of and it would ruin the holiday but that's COVID for you! It's been impossible to plan for anything with certainty for a long time. Thanks for the feedback - I was thinking...

For those watching the borders on here - what do you think are the chances of being able to go on a booked family visit to Sydney (from Melbourne) in the week before Christmas. Borders are open but I'm concerned Dan will slam them shut again if there is significant Omicron transmission in NSW...

I knew it wouldn't last! We finally booked a trip from Melbourne to Sydney just before Christmas to visit relatives. Hoping that NSW and Vic borders were the least likely to slam shut. May be too risky now.

I wouldn't even know where to get a *paid* COVID test - only know of the mass testing centres and you're right - they do only give you a text message. What is the other thing you need?

Can't you just go to a drive through testing centre? If you say you have a sore throat it's not like they check you for symptoms.

I'm interested in how SA is going to enforce this. When I was going to SA twice earlier this year (both cancelled in the end), I had to apply through the SA police. So do they check your home address against the vaccination stats and send your testing requirements through or is it up to the...

It's not just leisure travellers - I (used to) travel interstate for work quite a lot. I'm not an essential worker, so have been working from home for the best part of 18 months. Looking at when I can go interstate again for work - initially from Vic to NSW, may be possible in the new year? I...

Isn't it really a matter of when they make NSW all an orange zone? Then you have to get a test on arrival and isolate until negative. At the moment Greater Sydney and a mix of regional zones are red, so 14 days quarantine. But is that for NSW visitors, or only open to returning Vic residents at...

So with most of Regional NSW downgraded to an orange zone, does that mean I could go there from Metropolitan Melbourne and return, or is outbound blocked now (I would think NSW would be more likely to block us based on the case numbers now)? Of course this is once the current 15km limit from...