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I was watching a video on YouTube the other day about several routes out of Philadelphia that American Airlines serves using buses departing generally from the airside of the airport (see the applicable part of the AA website), and it was mentioned that tickets on these 'flights' are extremely...

There was recently a debate in state parliament relating to the removal of 3 and 6 month Discovery Passes, as well as some subsequent news coverage: https://www.netimes.com.au/2025/06/20/discovery-rail-passes-quietly-disappear-in-review/...

I was on VH-EBV last night and it was still out of action, unless it was a coincidence. I assume that in a heavily stretched fleet, a broken Wi-Fi system would be a low priority fault to fix.

I would have imagined that for unscheduled diversions to WSI after curfew, the expectation would be for the airline to arrange chartered transport (e.g. buses) to take the effected passengers to their booked destination of SYD, after which it would be their own problem to arrange onward...

Sydney has a network of NightRide bus routes that follow most railway lines (including the metro) overnight. It would be likely that the WSA metro would also get a NightRide bus route, although it could be a torturously slow journey to the CBD. The N71 bus takes 84 minutes from St Marys to...

NSW TrainLink appears to have recently made a change to their booking site in that it now tells you which seat it's going to allocate you during the booking process prior to payment, even though they still don't allow seat selection: In the case of this test booking that I attempted, it was...

I wonder what the chances are of NAB giving me a pro-rata refund of my first year annual fee following the announcement of these changes? I know that NAB is usually strict on that, but given the circumstances, it can't hurt to ask.

Invercargill is the nearest other significant town that may have had accommodation available. Still 2.5 hours away by road though. The only possible contingency that I could think of in this situation would be for an airline to hire buses to take passengers to accommodation down there, if it...

I could have $10k in the bank at ING, and get $45.00 in interest each month @ 5.40%, which after taking into account income tax will probably be more like $31.50, maybe a bit less depending on your tax bracket. Or I could have $10k in the bank at AMP, and get 1000 QFF points each month in lieu...

I'll happily admit to enjoying Starbucks iced beverages in Australia, from time-to-time. I wouldn't go there for a hot coffee though.

NSW TrainLink have now withdrawn the 3-month and 6-month Discovery Passes for sale, apparently due to an 'update to their booking system': https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/regional-tickets-fares/discovery-pass I'm not sure how their new booking system can presently only have the...

I got two 'perks' this month: It takes 12 months for all of the points to credited for the pet insurance offer. I'm not personally too enthused by either of them.

Just don't forget this clause from their T&Cs: I had an offer last year where I was entitled to 250 Velocity points on my next purchase at 7-Eleven, and scanned my barcode at the time of purchase, but nothing appeared on my Velocity account. Until about a month later, when the standard 2 VFF...

I don't know about QF's contact centre operations in particular, but having had some professional experience in that sector, it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't WFH during the pandemic, especially seeing as Tasmania copped the pandemic very lightly compared to much of the mainland. Most...

Today was the final day of the older 'N set' locomotive hauled trains from the 1980s on the Warrnambool line, which is closing for trackwork for the next two weeks, and will be serviced exclusively by newer trains when it re-opens. This means the end of the onboard buffet service and checked...

The 'head office' of that company registered with ASIC appears to be a very ordinary looking house an outer south-western suburb near Campbelltown. There's also nothing on their website that appears to be aimed at passengers, not even any information about how to book any of their taxis. I...

They completed the rollout of contactless payment on all Gold Coast bus services two weeks ago: https://translink.com.au/news-and-media/articles/704276 Although if you're needing to travel on a bus across the other side of the border (e.g. Tweed Heads), you'll find that the local bus services...

This policy change is a sharp u-turn from their view on this matter at their 2024 Investor Day Presentation... I guess that one point of differentiation that still remains is that in a few of the biggest metropolitan areas they primarily operate from secondary airports, e.g. Houston Hobby...

There might not even be many domestic flights there for much longer, as when Jetstar was last threatening to cease servicing AVV in 2015, they eventually were able to obtain a government subsidy to continue operating 7 daily flights for another 10 years...

If Victoria Police can justify having 2x PSOs at every single railway station in Melbourne after 6pm each evening, then I don't see how it couldn't be justified having an on-site presence at AVV.