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I don’t think that was ever in doubt if this went through

I’m sure the naysayers will no doubt find something to pot them about

Each to their own but I actually prefer the MEL NZ lounge over the SQ lounge

I thought they explicitly said in the T&C’s that Gold was the highest level they were offering for this status match

Had a friend on QR909 Monday night flying J SYD-DOH-LHR. They were rebooked yesterday SYD-SIN-LHR on SQ and BA.

I did see it mentioned that you could still book award flights up to the cutoff date and that they would be honoured to mid 2026 though.

Yep, that’s what mine said. Very coincidental that they sent it the day before a decision is expected. I’d be fairly confident that they already knew the answer before firing them off

Was it my imagination or pre Covid was VS seriously considering to fly direct to Australia?

Talk at work a couple of months back that AF/KL were investigating the possibility of direct flights to Australia from CDG or AMS

Would do it ASAP have heard that they are looking at closing the loophole

The ME is usually not too bad and perhaps Thailand or other SEA countries might have something

Many countries have ceased using hot spot due to errors and cost. The ICC doesn’t use it any of their tournaments and don’t have it as a test requirement

And even then the benefits aren’t great. -For ANA you only get lounge access on EY coded flights - Gulf Air you only get lounge access between AUH and BAH - Korean has suspended all benefits

I’m saying EK are big brother and QF are the little brother. 🤣 As someone who travels to the UAE 2-3 times per year I know where the power lies there. The locals definitely make it well known 🤣

Perhaps big brother doesn’t want QF playing nicely with EY 🤣

No

The cricket team and the hoardes of staff, press etc will here in a couple of weeks so that might be a tight squeeze.

Have been a Gold Guest previously and unless things have changed drastically it’s a woeful FFP. People complaining about VA’s hitch potch alliances and partnerships beware 🤣

Doha is a great stop over IMO. Personally I’ll always try to stay at least a day or 2 in at least one direction, usually on the way home

I definitely find Australian properties more hit and miss than other places we visit. Adelaide Sofitel we always get a suite but I suspect that’s partly because we stay there up to 20 times per year and the staff know us. Melbourne Sofitel we always get upgrades but I reckon only 50% of time to...