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In 2019, I booked SYD-MEL-AKL-RAR in J for $1500 (dubbed the "RAR run") and scored 950 SC in a single RTT. Plus got to chill in RAR for 48 hours. I notice VA don't service this route anymore, any other offers like this in 2023?

Lot's of talk for SQ, what does this mean for EK? From what I can see it doesn't look like this will effect EK much. EK via QF isn't that much more then the current EK rates. The only thing to consider is if availability is the same booking through QF vs direct through EK. EK SYD-CDG F: Old...

If a waitlist is approved, they give you a few days to confirm (depending on how soon the flight is). My last SMS from SQ had a deadline of +5 days from the time I received the waitlist approval. If not confirmed in time, they release it back to the pool. You can request an extension but it's...

Sadly it's still the best option, that's why most aren't seeing it as good news. There's no competition for Amex due to the RBA mandated interchange rates. The question is how many will justify the high annual fees anymore? Amex Plat Old Rate: $1 = 2.25 MR = 1.125 KF New Rate: $1 = 2.25 MR =...

I'll be moving at least 3 years (36 months) of points into SQ. SQ offer a 6 month extension on miles, and they can be used to book VA flights (worst case). In saying this 3:1 is horrible given how SQ has already been devaluing and making redemption harder the last few years. Is this the...

Haven’t been able to find the schedule apart from the Sydney flights. And also haven’t seen any redemption seats available on these flights. Would love to know if anyone has managed to score a seat on reward business class booking. I flew this plane back in 2019 on a positioning flight from...

It does appear they’ve been positioning these planes quite a lot lately. Has anyone been able to systematically find the routes that the 787 will be on? Or is this something that just pops up in a lucky dip style.

Looks like they are delayed landing, ETA is now showing 19hr43m. If they don’t land in the next 5 minutes (which they won’t) they will have broken the record. 👏🏼 1586920074 Same could be said for project sunrise though - empty plane! Operating such a flight with paying humans on board for...

It’s obvious now that Virgin has an intention of beating QF‘s record. Even their original schedule had an ETA of 19hr20min (departing CDG 8am arriving BNE 11:20). They are still on track for this flight length even with delayed departure, and I assume they would be carefully tracking this...

Only if you don’t have a kangaroo on the tail 😉

Longest flight time on a commercial airline. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/qantas-test-flight-london-sydney-nonstop/index.html

I felt the same, I do feel sorry for the pax who have to endure a 19 hour flight without any of the programs Qantas had. In saying this, most of those programs were research about how to beat jet lag and less about enduring a 19 hour flight. I’m sure most of these families just want to make it...

It left HKG under VA9015 on 12 Apr bound for CDG.

What’s HKG got to do with this flight? This is the return leg from CDG-BNE. “The jet will leave Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport on 8am Monday 13 April as VA9941, reaching Brisbane at 11am on Tuesday 14 April. With no stopover listed in the schedule, this is expected to be a 19-hour long direct...

Current world record is held by Qantas for 19hr and 16min on its project sunrise flight from JFK to SYD. This could be very close call. Edit: just realised LHR-SYD by QF was 19hr and 19 mins, this is a *very* close call. Also Virgin stated it switched off the IFE and Wifi (unconfirmed) for...

nope not a transfer. You can still purchase a redemption within virgin for SQ flights

Just a standard SQ redemption using VA points (I.e the VA booking engine). Yes there’s a risk if VA go bust SQ may not honor the tickets - but I have my doubts given how good SQ have been to me over last few years.

I’ve taken this approach but PURCHASED the points using VA points. Given my gold STATUS I assume that SQ will honor any issues that could be foreseen if SQ go under. The way I see it - I got 1 RT to Europe for 280k points in J vs a single one way J (if booked with KF) to Europe for the same...

I‘ll take my chances. Currently showing a confirmed seat and ticketed booking. Must note I’m also SQ gold which may help my chances if any issues arise. Having to deal with toasters and hair dryers just seems “pointless” at this stage. And I missed the news and/or recommendations about...

Redeemed my 280k points through VA for a return trip in J to Europe end of November on SQ. Risky that SQ will be flying by then? Very Risky that VA could go under and not honor ticket? Yes Better to risk this than buying 12 toasters that may never arrive? HELL YES