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  1. equus

    Filling in some gaps in Spain, a Greenland cruise and I'm getting a tattoo!

    Maybe, maybe not. I have an Uncle who is a Pipe Major having played the bagpipes for a long time (Australian) who has performed at the Tattoo a few times. All those different bands from the various regiments etc. aren't really. Those that are playing doing multiple uniform / costume changes...
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    Booking a Multi City cash fare in Europe

    It would help to know if all those points are stop overs - and for how long, as well as class of travel etc.? You may well not need multi city. It could be a combination of one way, multi-jaw, with stopovers etc on multiple tickets. All depends on fare conditions etc. It was an award booking...
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    AFF Point Valuations

    But what was the price before you booked? With the dynamic pricing and very small cabins, if an airline is willing to offer an award seat they may also be offering a cheaper fare bucket revenue seat that disappears as soon as the reward is redeemed instead. It may well have been the the cash...
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    AFF Point Valuations

    I think some of the caveats in the article need to be taken more on board by the readers. The value of such an analysis is really on looking at the relative value of each scheme in comparison, and is using a "valuation" in cents per point to do it. As they say "value is in the eye of the...
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    Attempted Fraud Call - Be Careful

    To be honest, I wouldn't expect that any sophisticated scammer that had access to status information would try and sell "lifetime platinum" to someone who was currently P1. The point I was trying to make is that FF number is in a wide number of places, but status (correlated to FF number) is...
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    Attempted Fraud Call - Be Careful

    Anywhere that earns points - Woolworths Everyday rewards, BP etc. Also consider email being read from either an ISP or any relay on the way. If someone can read you email, name, FF number, status and old points balances are on those emails QFF sends out all the time.
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    Travel agent for complex, high-stake arrangements?

    Don't discount some of the "virtual" versions of such agents either. There are some very good agents that don't require the overhead of physical bricks and mortar as they work online (or via phone). All the same advantages of building the relationship, and sometimes easier because you don't...
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    The lithium battery problem has hit Australia - fire on Domestic Flight

    All very well - but how much trust in what is printed on a device? Lots of cloned stuff printed up with all the compliance but the cheap clones just copy everything.
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Now we know who that injunction was aimed at. :rolleyes:
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    How much baggage allowance should I expect? (Jetstar/QF same PNR)

    The gate dragon won't be the problem for the checked baggage (if any), but could be for the carry on. As a single PNR, then the IATA baggage rules certainly apply, and that itinerary would be applying the QF rules. What you are entitled to on JQ does not include any status benefits - so...
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    How much baggage allowance should I expect? (Jetstar/QF same PNR)

    Unless they are on the one PNR, when you are talking Jetstar, all you will have on Jetstar is what is on that ticket - so nil checked without paying for it.
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    Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

    All depends on who is making money out of something, and is it worth doing it yourself to save money. Many years ago I knew of a bus company that had a panel repair shop for cars (not buses), that was a full time enterprise that did nothing but repair cars that their buses hit. Was cheaper...
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    That would make sense. I have had lost (actually delayed) baggage, and got the extra email, +1 has been luckier, not lost any bags, and didn't get the extra email (although we both got the full card less meal preferences which we haven't set).
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Depends on how the account got compromised. If a password / second factor reset was done by a QF call centre making use of compromised data, Qantas would pretty much be obliged to reinstate the booking on non-Qantas metal - even if they had to pay the commercial fare. You might have to push a...
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    That is not true. There are a lot of checks and balances, but it is not a blanket ban that applies to "all data" and "any level of Government".
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    I suspect that there has been a lot about what happened that has not been disclosed as yet (and may not be). It is being represented that a scammer has tricked a call centre agent into giving up their credentials which allowed the scammer to access the system and access the data. Unless...
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    What a terrific idea - lets give them access to more information not already leaked so that the next attack can get that as well. Before anything like that can be done, the whole keeping of information in locations where it can be mass extracted by someone with presumably relatively low level...
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    Qantas Damaged Bag

    I don't think you have much comeback for nicks in fabric an the like, but if that is a Delsey (which it looks like), simply get in touch with them and tell them it lost a wheel due to the baggage handlers, and that it is still under warranty. I had similar happen, and they sent out a...
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    Qantas' Schedule Change Fails MCT at SYD

    Ir would be more than just being first flight out using an aircraft that had been parked up over night. You would need to look at the on-time performance for the flight, how late it might be and anything else. Other factors could also influence (just speculating), including ability to assign...
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    Qantas' Schedule Change Fails MCT at SYD

    MCT is all about the airline perception of risk to them of the connection not being made - for all the reasons in their control. The two main factors affecting the time are most probably the physical time to transfer - get off one plane, frequency of transfer bus, get though immigration etc...
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