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    Passport Renewal / Application - Time Taken?

    Applied at the post office on the 17/6 for a kid's passport, received text yesterday to say it was in the mail. So it took just over 7 weeks' processing time.
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    Article: No Availability: What’s the Point of Buying LifeMiles in 2022?

    I agree, will only buy if I can immediately use them. Pre-covid I used them for a few different trips on CA J, OZ J and TG F. The CA J flights were a real PITA when BNE - PEK was cancelled a few months out and neither CA or LM would help re-ticket. CA put their own pax on a QF flight to MEL but...
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    VA cancels all NZ flights up until NOV22

    Thanks - I have booked a one way in J ZQN-BNE-TSV in early December. I wanted a stopover in BNE and for some reason the garbage VA website didn't seem to bring up Queenstown as a valid option in the multicity search page. However subbing SYD for ZQN in the search and then altering the URL on...
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    VA cancels all NZ flights up until NOV22

    Would it be risky to book flights to ZQN when VA return to NZ in early November? I see reasonably priced J, but I'd hate for this restart to be pushed back and get stuffed around with cancelling and re-booking etc. Do AFF punters think this is a safe bet or would hold off until VA fully...
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    Mel - Sin Business Class redemption seats on Qantas for next 8 months - none

    Spot on JohnK, I am also not a fan of booking 12 months out. Given the current call centre shambles I just can't be stuffed risking booking partner awards if they may not be ticketed in time or incur changes/cancellations needing further call centre fun times. Too stressful and a big timewaster...
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    PHILIPPINE AIRLINES Sydney to LAX/SFO from $4,320 AUD [Business]

    Has anyone tried their A321 J class? I would be travelling with my partner so not too worried about not having direct aisle access but of course would prefer their 1-2-1 A330. Shame they don't have a 1-1 config a la American domestic first class on the A321 :cool: .
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    Made any travel mistakes lately?

    Last week we were flying to BWT from TSV and had a wonderful day(s) of QF shennanigans but I think some headaches could have been avoided in hindsight. QF1987 TSV - MEL (Alliance E190) went irrops after pushback due to an avionics fault that rebooting several times wouldn't clear. Fair enough...
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    Memorable experiences going through airport security?

    Varanasi, India - security agent opened my earplug case, picked up the ear plugs and fondled them between his dirty fingers, squishing and rolling them back and forth. He then looked perplexed and asked me what they were! 🤦‍♂️Told him they were his to keep. One time departing FRA I had a glass...
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    Discussion on Ukraine situation 2022

    Oligarchs fleeing: Oligarchs Flee Russia
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    Qantas duplicate flights ex-TSV. What to book on AAdvantage?

    Thanks guys for the feedback. I personally would be happier on either the E190 or 717 compared with a 737. Lack of a middle seat is a big plus for me, particularly when travelling with my partner. I also like the old F100s but that could be nostalgia for those East-West F28s I flew on as a kid...
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    Qantas duplicate flights ex-TSV. What to book on AAdvantage?

    Hi, apologies if already discussed elsewhere or if I should have posted on the AA sub. I am hoping to use up some AAdvantage miles returned from a cancelled covid trip and found some strange duplicate Qantas flights out of TSV - I imagine some of these will be deleted/merged later on once pax...
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    Qantas to fast track airline loyalty program status

    Similar experience here - ticked over 100 SC yesterday morning ~9am and the upgrade to Gold went through ~11am today. I also noticed yesterday, prior to the upgrade, that the "Qantas club bronze" 3 month expiry date (originally March 2021) had been pushed out to June 2021, no idea why. My Gold...
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    How long is a reasonable time to wait for a refund?

    Update - I have just now received this refund in full, approximately 6 months after the flights were cancelled.
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    Qantas to fast track airline loyalty program status

    Here's a summary of my experience: Velocity Gold, applied late November. I received two emails for two different SR#s a few days later requesting documentation. One SR# was for a different surname. Emailed back to advise they may have had made a mistake with the other bloke. Heard nothing for...
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    Baggage Allowance on QFF booking on Jetstar

    Exactly the same as my experience - booked a QFF reward on JQ a couple of weeks back for Xmas eve - after I located my JQ PNR I looked up the booking on the JQ website and was concerned that it said zero checked bags included. I had saved a screenshot from the QFF app that said otherwise in case...
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    Planes, ferries and automobiles. Kangaroo Island in these unprecedented times

    Also staying tuned, heading down to KI in a few weeks' time from NQ. Cheers bpeteb
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    How long is a reasonable time to wait for a refund?

    Philippine Airlines have advised up to 5 months wait for a refund. I had two return tickets BNE - MNL in J for late September. These flights were cancelled by PAL in early July. My initial email for a refund went unanswered and my follow up email a month later got a response advising they had...
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