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    Lithium Powerbank Ignites in Qantas Lounge

    I recall Rusty Crowe threw a massive tanty when told he couldn't bring hoverboards on the plane https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3380749/Russell-Crowe-goes-Twitter-rant-Virgin-Australia-days-airline-refused-let-board-flight-children-s-new-hoverboards.html
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    Lithium Powerbank Ignites in Qantas Lounge

    Not because of the cheese itself, but rather certain types of explosive material can be made to look like soft cheese.
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    What makes a good airport and what's your favourite?

    #1 attribute for me is that it is connected to downtown by a train line. Other factors: Airport hotels that don't require car/bus shuttles Places to eat and drink both air and land side Clear signage ahead of security queues advising whether laptops in or out of bags, shoes on or off etc
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    QF105 MEL HNL March 2026 cancelled

    It doesn't appear that the direct QF105 service is being dropped entirely. It may be a frequency reduction. Looking at some random dates in April, it looks like it runs Tue/Thu/Sat What day of the week was your flight?
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    Is it possible to return from SE Asia to East Coast AUS on day flights?

    Are you open to other airlines? Singapore airlines has day flights from SIN back to SYD Ditto for Cathay from HK
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    Classic upgrade rewards and re-pricing CR tickets

    I feel the same. I struggled to understand the changes described in the first post, even though they are set out in writing. If you're trying to describe that over the phone to someone it Fiji etc, it's a gamble at best. I'd cut your losses at this point. Messing with CR's is always perilous.
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    Classic upgrade rewards and re-pricing CR tickets

    Did you cancel/refund the 15000 upgrade first, then make the mass changes to the booking?
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    Qantas wine poor shipping quality

    Was it a randomly sized box or a good snug fit for the 6 bottles? I suspect it's ok to forgo the dividers if the box is the right size.
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    Minimum connection time LHR after QF9 to BA flights

    Very good point. The other issue with such cases, is that even if you do make the connection, your bags may not. Especially at Heathrow. Then you are left dealing with a luggage separation issue. Better to get this sorted before travel, as you say.
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    Public Qantas Fares Not Honoured for Booking Changes

    What is the route? And was it booked as a flex fare originally?
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    Qantas wine poor shipping quality

    Was this 6 identical bottles in the winemaker’s packaging. Or had these been reboxed into a generic box? In my experience, when you buy a case of 12 they always come in a sealed box as packaged by the winemaker. For orders of 6 - usually but not always it’s the same story. Many winemakers...
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    Qantas bar carts back on sale

    And that is the whole point! I recall these sold out very quickly back in 2020. Definitely shows there's a market for heavily used aviation memorabilia.
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    Gifting baggage allowance

    I reckon that’s right. For every Imelda Marcos with 6 giant suitcases, there will be a few Hand Luggage Only types. They will work off some sort of average, as they do with the weights of the passengers.
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    No app, no flight: airline axes paper boarding passes

    Are you certain it requires a data connection? I've used other such apps for airlines and various european train operators, and they work in "offline mode" where you can display the ticket QR code without a live data connection. If the Ryanair app doesn't work like that, then it's a fail...
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    Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

    Yes no problem, we are using EK more than QF these days. EK's new family pooling system looks very good on the face of it. For this trip: If we credit to QF - 40000 points and 0 SC's If we credit to EK - 72000 Skywards Miles and 72000 "tier" miles (gets all of us most of the way to EK silver)
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    Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

    As far as I can tell, EK doesn't support this. There is the option on the MMB to change each passenger's QFF number to an EK Skywards number, but that's it.
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    Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

    Wasn't aware of that site. Looks useful, thanks for posting. Is that still the case if we allocate the bookings to our Skywards numbers though? In any case, we wouldn't get much out of lounge access on this trip and would prefer a better earn rate
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    Should we credit to QFF or EK Skywards

    Hoping to get some knowledge on this scenario: Family of 4, booked on EK to Europe. (2 of us are Qantas Gold). I've put our QFF numbers against the booking. Performed preferential seat selection etc. Flights are 100% EK. Booked direct with Emirates, and all flights on EK flight numbers. It...
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    What are your air travel micro-hacks?

    It's as if they are chilling it in liquid nitrogen.
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