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Awesome, thanks Matt.

Hi all, How quickly do the 20% bonus status credits (when booking a QF flight using the card) get credited to your QFF account? I am looking at booking SYD-SIN in late December for a status run (and quick getaway) to make WP status this year, and would need those bonus status credits before my...

Another question, really looking at the details now. I am flying solo, so it's a given to get an A or J seat - as they are on the side with direct aisle access (since it's a 1-2-1 configuration). I have chosen an A seat, since I usually sleep on my left-hand side which means I can face inwards...

Trip is later this month. Happy to put together a trip report if there's interest!

Yeah, I saw that. AA73 (LAX to SYD) got cancelled on 29/10 too so I am guessing they didn't have a plane in Sydney and had to cancel the return flight back to LAX. It seems to have been pretty good apart from that. I have never flown AA internationally before - the Business looks very nice...

Thanks all :)

First off, thanks so much for everyone's contributions. One of the (many) things that's great about this forum is the no-nonsense advice and attention to detail. Given the consensus I am going to head up to Sydney the evening before and stay at the Rydges. This also avoids the need to get up at...

Heh, there isn't one - so I hope I don't miss that flight. Perhaps getting the first flight out of Canberra on the morning would reduce risk... Following those rules it seems that I can interline bags and boarding passes on separate PNRs, as the CBR > SYD is revenue and the SYD > LAX > LAS is...

Thanks for your replies everyone. I haven't booked the CBR > SYD yet, but I was looking for at least 3 hours as AA72 departs at 11:15am. I booked the rewards flight through the Qantas website, and have a Qantas PNR (which is totally different to the AA PNR, thankfully I found the method of...

Hi All, I am guessing this has been asked before, but searching the forum I couldn't find any threads so please excuse me (likely) asking again. I am travelling CBR > SYD > LAX > LAS. I was able to get a Business reward flight return on American Airlines from SYD > LAX > LAS but it would not...

Fantastic, thanks for your replies everyone...now here's hoping that QantasLink do actually offer priority boarding on the 717 from SYD!

Hi All, I'm QF Gold and will be travelling on a domestic Qantas flight with my partner (no QF status). What are the rules (or at least, etiquette) about having her accompany me through priority screening and priority boarding? We're on the same booking, if that matters. P.S. I did search the...

Thanks for your reply. I contacted Qantas via SMS and they confirmed the heavy charge is indeed a single charge of $85, not per kilogram.

Hi All, I am travelling to the USA in Economy. Looking at the Qantas website I understand the luggage allowance is 2x 23kg pieces per person. If a piece of luggage exceeds 23kg it will be subject to a heavy charge (of AU$85 to the USA, and then US$85 from the USA). Is that heavy charge a flat...

Awesome, thanks for all your help!

Hi Everyone, Thanks for your feedback, this helps greatly! Another question. How does domestic "transfer" work in Melbourne? My experiences have only been in Sydney where you go to the domestic transfer building to drop off your bags and get the bus. In Melbourne I assume that you just walk...

Hi All, I'm flying QF in J internationally from/to MEL for the first time later this year (I usually fly from/to SYD). Just wondering if Melbourne has an Express Path for either the outbound or return like Sydney? Any other tips for transiting the airport would be appreciated. I'm flying from...

Thanks everyone. From what's been discussed here it looks like I will get all my boarding passes in CBR when I check-in, so that makes things much easier in Sydney. On a related topic, what happens in the opposite direction (i.e. when I arrive back in Sydney and need to transfer to domestic)...

Hi All, Later this week I am flying from CBR - SYD - LAX. Having never flown VA internationally can someone tell me the international transfer arrangements? In particular, will I be issued with my international boarding pass when I check-in in CBR, or do I need to check-in for the international...

Great, thanks for the advice. Good to know there's plenty of room in the T2 transfer area. So, the consensus is that we should receive all three boarding passes (SYD, LAX, SFO) at our original point of departure, so all we need to do once we have arrived at T2 is transfer to T1?