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If you have Priority Pass, the Bidvest Premier Lounge in Johannesburg is also surprisingly decent. Staffed bar, a better buffet than the Aspire Lounge and a la carte dining. It’s also a bigger physical space.

I’m at the Aspire Lounge at JNB currently and there’s a Qantas logo at the entrance. It’s not a bad lounge, decent bar and OK buffet. Showers available. I’d rate it above the Shongololo Lounge downstairs, which I think Qantas used to use back in the day. I would still use BA if that was an...

Given the amount of times Air NZ has had to get in the Wamos wet lease, it looks like they might actually just need an extra widebody in their main fleet.

Lufthansa Group has some sharp Early Bird pricing on now.. Like SYD-BCN under $1,300 return (using QF between SYD-SIN). https://www.lufthansa.com/au/en/flights?OriginCode=SYD&tripType=RETURN

Triple Points on Qantas Hotels bookings is on again until 16 September 2025.

50K bonus Velocity points is now available again on this card until 5 November 2025. You'd need to spend $3,000 within 3 months though (not $1,000 like in previous promos).

The Amex Velocity Platinum card is now back at a sign-up bonus of 100,000 Velocity points until 14/10/25. Need to spend $5,000 within 3 months. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/credit-cards/american-express-velocity-platinum-guide/

I took my very first Qantas A380 flight in F yesterday. The seat was great, but I did notice one very small and very niche bug with the control panel next to the seat which houses the recline, massage and lighting functions etc. I noticed that this control panel provided the option to switch...

Singapore Airlines is currently running an Early Bird sale for 2026 travel. They're also giving 50% bonus KrisFlyer miles if you book by 30 September 2025: https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/au/plan-travel/local-promotions/australia/early-bird-deals-2025/ Separately, Velocity is running an...

New offer on CommBank Digi Home Loan applications submitted by 30 November 2025 and settled before 31 May 2026. Minimum loan amount is $300K with a LVR of 80% or less. The bonus points are tiered: 100,000 Qantas Points for loans between $300,000 and $499,999 200,000 Qantas Points for loans...

They got moved to the 737, so I think they had a slightly better time than those of us who stayed on the Dash 8!

In my experience, offloading passengers after they’ve already boarded is one of the least desirable outcomes in this kind of situation. Unfortunately, in this case, the pilots didn’t know they needed to start offloading until the pax had already boarded. The captain made a few announcements...

The ground staff (well, probably some algorithm actually) already decided who they were going to offload before any of the pax were informed. I assume none of the people who got kicked off had status. Said ground staff then came onto the plane and individually informed each of the offloaded...

I was sitting on the Dash 8 feeling lucky I wasn't in a Saab! I've had bad turbulence before, but what was different about this was it was just relentless. It didn't really stop until we were on the ground.

Yes - see Pax offloaded from Dash 8 due to weight and balance

Absolutely. I have nothing but praise for the way the flight crew handled the situation. Turns out the reason we needed to offload weight was so that we could take on extra fuel, which we needed as we indeed got put into a holding pattern. That was probably one of the worst flights I have ever...

So, my bag was offloaded from my CBR-SYD flight today. When we landed in Sydney, the Qantas app didn't show any bag tracking info at all. Not really that useful if the feature doesn't work when your bag doesn't arrive? Luckily I have an Airtag in it and can see it's on a later flight.

This is a new one for me after many Dash 8 flights between CBR and SYD. I’m currently on QF1450, a fully booked Q400 and we’re delayed because the plane is too heavy. The captain explained that with the weather conditions the way they are currently, they can’t take off here in Canberra with a...

Sure, please PM me your mailing address and I'll send it to you today.

I'm quite sure more options will open up for you at T-80 :)