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They currently have several A380s out of service as well, in maintenance etc. Because of this JNB won't actually get the A380 until several months later than planned (was early July, now October 2024). The A330s were last upgraded around a decade ago. There is another refresh coming in the...

The only US routes that Qantas is currently using the A380 on are SYD-LAX (QF11/12) and MEL-LAX (QF93/94). BNE-LAX (QF15/16) is always an A330-200 at the moment, which might also be a decent option if you want to avoid the 787. In fact, BNE-LAX is perhaps the safest option because that route is...

This is a nice development! Unfortunately it looks like the QR website doesn't yet recognise a lot of VA destinations. E.g you can't search for flights to or from HBA or LST. Also, the taxes & charges on VA Y awards seem unusually high. In J they're about as you would expect.

I was recently in Ecuador and many shops etc. only accepted cash. The good news though is that they use USD as their official currency and everything was very affordable, so getting cash wasn't a big problem. I was also in Argentina recently. Many businesses do accept credit cards, but offer...

Came across this on the Qantas website: https://www.qantas.com/au/en/qantas-experience/qantas-passenger-perks.html If you have a Qantas international ticket into Australia, you can get various discounts on tours, activities, museum entries, etc. at popular tourist attractions around Australia...

According to MIAT's website: For point #3 I assume they mean carpet, not pet. The cost to add a carpet to a ICN-UBN booking is around AUD120.

I haven't seen this before... Was just booking a flight with MIAT (Mongolian Airlines) and they give you the option to add a special request to carry a carpet onto your flight.

I just called Etihad Guest to try to redeem some of my miles for a one-way flight on Asiana. There was availability, which the agent confirmed, but they couldn't then provide a quote of the miles or taxes. The agent then put me on hold for a while, and eventually informed me that it's not...

I'll be in economy. But will probably see you in the lounge :p

I think we're on the same flight.

I don't mind checking in early at the Jewel. Better than no early check-in option ;)

Yep. It's why I collect points with multiple different frequent flyer programs (or better, where possible, third-party reward programs that give you the option to transfer points to a choice of airlines as needed). Each program is good for different things.

Do you think all those AAdvantage members are really going to fly Rex when they can get their Oneworld benefits on Qantas?

Haha - it was in Parkes.

I don't think it's targeted? I got this email on 15 April: These are the offer T&Cs from the email: That seems to have worked, thanks! Unfortunately I've already made the booking I needed elsewhere. That is one of the various errors I got yesterday.

There's a promo on at the moment for 2,000 bonus QBR points if you book through their website.

I've been trying to make a hotel booking through Qantas Business Rewards and I just can't seem to do it. First, I tried logging into my account using my Google Chrome browser and I couldn't even get to the login page. Next tried using Firefox - I can get to the login page but after entering my...

In my opinion, the key to getting the best value from award bookings is to understand (a) the sweet spots in each program's award chart, (b) what the award routing rules will let you get away with, and (c) which airlines partner with whom. Of course, this isn't simple and there are so many...

That's a good question. I can recall a few stays in different hotels where my sleep was disrupted - sometimes due to issues where the hotel was (somewhat) at fault, and other times due to factors totally beyond the control of the hotel. E.g. I recall once that the radio alarm beside the bed...

I boarded a flight on the weekend and immediately observed when I entered the plane that someone was in my seat. I just told the flight attendant at the door and they promptly sorted it out with their colleague without a fuss.