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True, might still happen. I noticed that I never had to wait to talk to anyone at VA call centre all the times I called. Got straight through, which I've never experienced with Qantas.

Yeah all fixed! I've learned a bit about ticketing and booking systems in the last couple of days by just trying to make sense of it. Seems to me what happened is that with both bookings (NTL-MEL and MEL-DOH-OSL) the reissuing of ticket numbers failed to update original booking reference. Both...

Just got word now that she has two boarding passes in hand :) I'm so relieved - her English isn't the best and she's not an experienced traveler.

And of course the NTL-MEL flight is cancelled, so she's put on JQ473 (but shows as JQ123 on the new ticket?) at 6.20pm. Leaving her with pretty much exactly 3 hours check-in time if it's on time.

Yes somehow she managed to check-in, not sure how if the booking ref has no valid ticket attached 🤷‍♂️ She'll have plenty of time to work it out at the airport 🤞

Update VA booking supervisor called me and told me that he confirmed with QR that the ticket number I have (that was reissued during a flight change on 13 Dec) is confirmed for the flight. The booking ref and the VA reservation code are both useless, but if my sister provides the check-in staff...

My sister arrived on 19/12 and the inbound flight was totally uneventful, no problems. It was also a separate booking as I held out hope that I would find some business class rewards seats but peak travel season didn't allow for that. I will assume that they'll sort it out for her by the time...

She was able to check in and, yes, she has been allocated seats (terrible ones, but still) I'm hoping it gets resolved. But even with a full refund, I'll still be out of pocket as she really does need to fly home tomorrow, and one-way tickets aren't much cheaper than return ones.

I redeemed Velocity points to get my sister to Australia and back. She's supposed to fly out tomorrow. She was able to check in online but we are not having any luck getting into Manage Booking. I booked it in her name using my Velocity account, so I am able to talk to Qatar and VA about it, but...

Thanks both!

Oops! MEL-DOH

Can I get loading for QR905 Fri 3 Jan? Please and thank you

We actually walked to Dudley! Then up again from there

Sorry, should have specified. It's in Newcastle

With my sister visiting, I'm doing all the local touristy things. Here is Glenrock State Conservation Area. Walked 16km, roughly 18,500 steps, 3 hours. Edit: Newcastle, NSW

Doing a harbour cruise to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. My sister is visiting from Norway and is an avid sailor She insisted we watch

As an Android user I'm certainly excited about it. The next time I purchase location trackers I will be getting some for Android. I wonder how well they work compared to the Apple ones, though. The marketing departments love saying "over a billion Android devices" but only a small fraction of...

I almost replied to your Trip Report to say "bring a jacket on board" but didn't want to offend such a seasoned traveller as yourself. Being from Norway, this is a travel mistake I'll never make.... I think

I loved Dexter, looking forward to this show.

ANZ saw on my payslip that I was on parental leave. He seemed confounded that a father (gasp) got 18 weeks paid leave. He scarcely believed me - in fact I think he didn't. He even demanded I get a letter from HR specifying that I would return to work after my paid leave. The audacity...