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What are the chances this airport actually reopens on 1 February?

Cloncurry Airport is closed until the end of this month after monsoon rain a couple of weeks ago damaged the runway. Resurfacing works are underway now. Qantas is rebooking passengers to Mount Isa, 120km away, and the TSV-CNJ-ISA flight is skipping the CNJ stop for the time being...

Not sure, but NTL-ADL (direct) is available for $437 and earns 60 SC.

Is this the cheapest regularly-available QF J flight out there?

This would be fine on a single booking but I would not attempt it on separate bookings, particularly if you have checked luggage. Without checked luggage it might work if the inbound is on time. Assuming that the issue preventing you from booking this on one ticket is not married segments, I...

This is probably as good a place as any to tell this story... Some years ago, I checked into a random independent boutique hotel in Belgium and the owner was super nice to me. This was a short time after a Winter Olympic Games in which the other Australian Matt Graham did well. I got upgraded...

Whether you should is another matter :)

The charges on Cathay redemptions have also massively increased. So this seems to be something initiated by Qatar Airways, not Velocity. HKD7,755 is ~AUD1,486. This would not affect AAdvantage redemptions because AA has never passed on fuel/carrier surcharges on partner airlines (with only...

Point Hacks has its own new podcast which succeeded Points of View, which is simply called "Point Hacks" and is hosted by Tobias Venus. It's a video podcast but you can also listen to an audio version on podcasting platforms. This is their most recent ep...

Velocity has not updated its table of carrier charges applicable to QR redemptions. https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/flying-status/use-points-for-flights#partnertable2 Any charges not listed in that table should be genuine third-party fees/taxes, not arbitrary airline or program-imposed...

I booked a stay at Radisson Flagstaff Gardens a couple of weeks ago on the Radisson website. Turned up yesterday to check in and there’s no longer any Radisson branding whatsoever. Turns out it rebranded on 1 January as Flagstaff Gardens Hotel Melbourne and will become a Rydges hotel at the end...

Earn 10,000 bonus Velocity points if you keep cover for 90 days, and a further 5,000 points after 11 months: https://www.medibank.com.au/pet-insurance/c/pet-insurance-velocity/ I got a quick quote for a cat and it looks like it would cost around $90 for 3 months. I’m sure someone could find a...

Have you ever tried to check in for a flight, only to realise that you booked the wrong direction (such as MEL-SYD instead of SYD-MEL), the wrong month, or made some other kind of silly mistake? If so, what did you do? I once accidentally booked a 6am flight instead of a 6pm flight. I couldn't...

SEO is a very broad topic and there's a lot to learn - definitely too much to cover here. I'd suggest starting by having a look at the resources available here: https://yoast.com/get-the-most-out-of-yoast-seo/ If you don't already have Yoast SEO installed on your website, that would also be a...

I'm not really sure where this comment came from, but 1. Most people fly Economy, and 2. 45% of AFF reviews in the past year have been for premium cabins.

Looks like this is being weight-restricted on the southbound sector. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251229-czns26drw

For ~$700 return to Budapest or Geneva I'd put up with it :)

NZ261 (ADL-CHC) on 22 December also took an odd flight path. Flight took an hour longer than usual. The inbound aircraft went a similar way, so presumably there was an MEL requiring them to remain closer than usual to an airport at all times...

JQ888, already running a few hours late, took the long way around from BNE to MKY the other night: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/jq888#3da01f74 Other departures from BNE were also heading south first. I wonder if a certain section of airspace was closed.

You should be able to use the suite night upgrades on flexible/refundable points bookings, subject to all the other conditions. I think that was previously not the case, but changed a while ago so that this is possible. You can test this for yourself. Since points bookings are generally...