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It appears some people will always have a hard time with reality & common sense when they conflict with "comfort" or "entitlement"... I'd say the whole subject of seatbelts was a no-brainer but obviously there are people who don't like being told what to do, even when it's clearly in their...

You're lucky you got a real offer! I got a farcical "Get 10K points for spending $10,000" ... yeah, right ... in which alternative reality on which planet is this an offer?!?! :eek:

Sounds like they might be strengthening their protections in the light of muppet's incident?

I'd love to fly direct to Europe with EK, but am having trouble finding flights which fit this category... 😜

They borrowed the I.T. department from QF. But, to be fair to them, no-one had informed them of the name change... American Express Shop Tiny Join the shrinking number of people using our cards, and embrace the full meaning of: "Limited benefits, Big Costs!" :p

Not surprisingly, its taking a while for Qantas IT to get a handle on how to code the two scenarios: Plat ... "Its estimated to take 4 minutes to talk to someone in Hobart who can fix the issue." Non-plat ... Little animation of hell slowly freezing over... followed by "Your issue will be made...

Qantas will always offer first class ... on flights to/from Sydney. Q A N T A S - The National Airline of Sydney®️

Rather than thinking the worst about Matt's editorial decision, be generous in the interpretation that he assumed he was addressing a bunch of cynics (aka ... us!) In terms of selling out, etc ... it seems like there can't be too much slush money coming in, given the apparent requirement for...

...and at least they could then change the glossy credit card ads to read: "Sign up to this, and every other credit card available in Australia, and, after paying the card fees and putting through the obligatory $30,000 in blah months to qualify, you may be able enjoy Qantas' ultra cramped* J...

Which makes it simpler to be honest in the advertising... "Sign up to this expensive phone plan, and you can enjoy 20,000 QFF points, which, aside from a toaster, might get you [insert an example of a a flight under $200]" ... aspirational!

[Rather than continuing on, or merging into, one of the countless complaint threads... here's an icebreaker!] Credible QFF Award availability (well, okay, the distinct lack thereof, and relative paucity compared to "the good old days") keeps cropping up in various threads. As does commentary...

Well, tbh, I haven't watched it, however, I'm sure it still includes "attach your own mask before...", which is one of the more sensible items. Probably also includes something about vaping in the loo again as well...

Yeah, a memory item to be sure... And cause a blockage of the flow of people exiting in order to vet the carrying of baggage? Totally agree. But sadly the world was (re-)created by lawyers. Hopefully, though, most evacuations are performed whilst on the ground (or at sea level)!

Yep - by now everyone's heard the line about engineers vs accountants at Boeing. Having previous lives in both flying and within the "millitary industrial complex" I have to keep my mouth firmly shut on the details, but more will keep coming to light thanks to Boeing's recent attitude and...

If it were read by a pilot it would start along the lines of "Ladies and ... erm <click> ... gentlemen. <pause> Listen to the following <pause> um ... or you might, um, <rattle> die" However, it would never get that far, as, if written by a normal pilot, it would be re-worded by the Chief...

I see I'm way too late to the party to make the "F" comments, but, if it hasn't already been mentioned ... it depends a lot on: *Age *Number of fellow travelling companions as well as the obvious length of flight(s). If you're young, you can hack solo Y. If you're not going solo, you can...

Usual metric for Airline(and most similar) awards is a complicated calculation based on freebies, gifts & backhanders. :p

Even if its just a token number, I believe they'll keep a few CRs ... otherwise the current advertising for CCs wouldn't be able to keep claiming "With our churning signup bonus you can fly to all of these beautiful locations!*" *Flights shown are subject to availability & the terms & conditions...

However, like a casino, QF is the bank ... and if it decides that there's more money to be made from grinders than churners, it can make the call. I doubt the punters will stop showing up.

Certainly not saying they won't, but the problem with releasing another big batch of CR at the introduction of CR+ is that it would draw the obvious comparison ("Boy, the CR+ is a ripoff!") and question ("Why CR+ when I can get CR for a fraction of the cost?"). As far as profitability for QF...