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  1. NM

    Your longest trip point-to-point?

    Amazing. All on one booking/PNR/ticket? Hopefully all the connections come through, especially for different airlines/alliances.
  2. NM

    Your longest trip point-to-point?

    I think we have a winner!! I hope you are the pointy end for at least some of those sectors, but of course that is where I would expect you to be ;). 23,311 miles on connecting flights! That's dedication for a 611 mile journey!
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    Qantas Wine latest offering

    Rock Hill, South Carolina, now that might be considered regional, but probs a little more than $800 return from anywhere in Australia. :eek:
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    What are Cathay thinking? Are they serious?

    Be interesting to know how they plan to have pax bring their own water bottle on board a flight HKG to Australia, where LAG checks are done on the bridge prior to boarding. Bring an empty bottle and fill-on-board? And then perhaps they can save money on emptying waste tanks by asking pax to...
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    Qantas Wine latest offering

    This discussion is about the current offer (valid until 24th April) for a $100 Qantas Hotels voucher when spending $300 (with at least $200 cash component plus points payment) on Qantas Wine. That is worth $100 and way more value than a free breakfast if used wisely. For example, for an...
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    Qantas Wine latest offering

    LOL, auto-corrupt wins again!
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    Qantas Wine latest offering

    The voucher is applied at the time the payment is made. So long as the payment exceeds the value of the voucher then the voucher is applied. But if you book a "refundable" rate, the voucher value is not refundable, only the paid cash amount is refundable - the voucher is fortified forfeited...
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    Experiences with Qantas Hotels and points/benefits of Hotel Loyalty Programs

    When using Qantas Hotels for accommodation bookings at hotels where you have a loyalty program account, what are your experiences with earning hotel chain loyalty points/stay credits and obtaining status benefits through the hotel loyalty program? I am initially interested in experiences with...
  9. NM

    A bit of humour

    But the engines will still produce sufficient power to get the aircraft to the crash site :eek:
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    Pets in the Cabin - Coming soon on Virgin Australia

    Australia's major domestic airports have animal relief areas already. Major airports these tend to be air-side after security screening. At regional airports it may be an outside area so need to relieve before going through security or will need to exit and re-screen if needed. At BNE domestic...
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    A bit of humour

    Well, that is only part of what Genesis reveals. While it is true that according to Genesis, Adam and Eve had three sons called Cain, Able and Seth. Genesis also tells us (Gen 5:4) that in the 800 years Adam lived after the birth of Seth, he has other sons and daughters. So yes, think about it...
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    Unusual airport taxi/transport experiences

    Arrived into Kyiv on a Friday evening, with Mrs.NM and three kids (6-10 years old) in tow. Due to a "lost in translation" confusion, our hosts thought we were arriving the following day. After completing arrivals processing, we entered the airport arrivals area and could not locate our hosts...
  13. NM

    A bit of humour

    But needing to deal with people in the other (civilized??) states means being semi-annually chronologically challenged.
  14. NM

    AFF Gathering #17 in BNE on 18 - 20 October 2024

    Dinners etc. will be central (think City, Fortitude Valley, Southbank, West End). Saturday "excursion activities" still being considered, but expect meeting point to be CBD hotel locations(s) with transport arranged from there.
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    Engine Shutdown MEL-PER flight March 2024

    Aviation Herald initial reporting of this incident is now posted: https://avherald.com/h?article=516a0f60&opt=0 This report states that a PAN PAN PAN was declared. I expect the loud band would have been a little disconcerting for most (all?) of the passengers. All reports indicate the crew...
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    Engine Shutdown MEL-PER flight March 2024

    I would suggest this not only applies to an aircraft with only two engines, but applies to any aircraft with more than one engine. In fact, I posit that a single engined landing on an aircraft with four engines is probably a little more challenging than for a two engined aircraft. Where as a...
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    American Airlines, why are they so unhelpful?

    What is the aircraft type? I have several AAdvantage award bookings in the F cabin and all are allowing me to select which ever F seats I like for myself and Mrs.NM. Theses flights all have my QFF LTG status linked (and no reference to my AA number except for the payment of miles from my...
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    eSims, what is your experience.

    No access to corporate plan details from the Optus App (needs a username/password). But I can see my usage on the company on-line portal. However, looking through my received SMS history, there are very few SMS on-time codes received. Most important are from banks for transaction...
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    eSims, what is your experience.

    Cool. Thanks. Free WiFi included for my hotel stay, so should be easy to do once there. No need for any connectivity until we reach the first hotel as the shuttles for LAX airport hotels come regularly and no need to call the hotel.
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    eSims, what is your experience.

    :cool: Reality is that I would not know if it was triggered unless some finance person decides my SIM costs need to be reviewed/justified that month. I don't normally see the bill and always stay "below the radar" for finance department review :) Thanks. That is the conclusion I had reached...
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