Noumea. Flying Qantas and Aircalin in J.

[SYD]

Tried calling them?
I have previously asked QF for the SB PNR, and they have provided it.

Depends on the nature of the code share arrangement.
Some simply allow the marketing airline to sell a certain number of seats. Some are more complex.
On QF flights between SYD and SCL for example, LATAM buys blocks of seats from QF and pax booking the LA flight number will only be seated in those blocks. Conversely, pax booking the QF flight number will not be seated in those blocks, even if this prevents an upgrade, for example.
However when the flight closes it becomes a free for all, which means LATAM can sell upgrades into QF's seats on checkin at SCL airport. Meaning QF staff often manage to get a spare business seat SYD-SCL (because QF do not sell upgrades at checkin) but almost never SCL-SYD because any spare J seats are sold by LATAM at checkin. (Thankfully LATAM doesn't sell upgrades to premium economy, usually sparing them the indignity of a seat in whY.)
Returning to the topic, if the block of middle seats is allocated to QF, then you may not be able to be allocated a seat outside that block, such as a window seat. But this might change once checkin opens or, later, when the flight closes.

Yes, both the QF and SB flights have their respective “blocks”. Which can be a PITA selecting seats if there’s 2 or more PAX on the booking and the flight is getting full (you need at least 3 seats to move around - otherwise you get “Window” or “Aisle” choice).

But after checkin opens, all available seats should appear.

On QF metal (B737), QF J seats are 1A/B, 2D/F and all of Row 3.

On SB metal, QF J seats are middle pairs (D/E) in row 2, 3 and 5. But window seats 2H and 3H ought to be visible (but probably taken first!).

You can see the QF seat maps on EF (including codeshares) but SB flights (and seats) don’t show - so you only see available seats a few days out.

 

[Lynda2475]

Questioning safety of swimming at Chateau Royal Beach Resort & Spa:

Australian man killed in shark attack in New Caledonia

A 59-year-old Australian man has died after he was mauled by a shark in New Caledonia, local media has reported.

www.smh.com.au

Australian swimmer dies in shark attack in New Caledonia

The 59-year-old had been swimming close to a pontoon near a busy tourist beach in the capital, Noumea.

www.abc.net.au

Two Aussies attacked within a month at same beach, one dead the other lost a hand - yikes!

May have to stick to the pools and coughtails.

 

[SYD]

Questioning safety of swimming at Chateau Royal Beach Resort & Spa:

Australian man killed in shark attack in New Caledonia

A 59-year-old Australian man has died after he was mauled by a shark in New Caledonia, local media has reported.

www.smh.com.au

Australian swimmer dies in shark attack in New Caledonia

The 59-year-old had been swimming close to a pontoon near a busy tourist beach in the capital, Noumea.

www.abc.net.au

Two Aussies attacked within a month at same beach, one dead the other lost a hand - yikes!

May have to stick to the pools and coughtails.

You have to go a long way out to be in deep (ish) water ie more than waste height. It’s all one big lagoon.

Actually surprised it wasn’t netted but I guess that would be a real hazard for the turtles.

 

[dairyfloss]

Questioning safety of swimming at Chateau Royal Beach Resort & Spa:

Australian man killed in shark attack in New Caledonia

A 59-year-old Australian man has died after he was mauled by a shark in New Caledonia, local media has reported.

www.smh.com.au

Australian swimmer dies in shark attack in New Caledonia

The 59-year-old had been swimming close to a pontoon near a busy tourist beach in the capital, Noumea.

www.abc.net.au

Two Aussies attacked within a month at same beach, one dead the other lost a hand - yikes!

May have to stick to the pools and coughtails.

You have to go a long way out to be in deep (ish) water ie more than waste height. It’s all one big lagoon.

Actually surprised it wasn’t netted but I guess that would be a real hazard for the turtles.

Yes - I saw that; quite unfortunate indeed. I understand that they were swimming out beyond the end of the jetty that goes out about 100m from the beach into the lagoon (see pic below), and so unless you were heading out that kind of distance, then I wouldn't be overly concerned. If in doubt, stay closer to the shore!

 

[drron]

You have to go a long way out to be in deep (ish) water ie more than waste height. It’s all one big lagoon.

Actually surprised it wasn’t netted but I guess that would be a real hazard for the turtles.

bull sharks don't need much water. When the one came at me the water was no where near my waist. Probably about 50cm.

 

[SYD]

bull sharks don't need much water. When the one came at me the water was no where near my waist. Probably about 50cm.

That’s true but the lagoon in front of the hotels is really really shallow. Like ankle deep at low tide out for 50+ m. It’s deeper of the piers and much further out.

I was just listening on the radio to a shark expert from up that way stating that they believe I could be the same shark that’s attacked 3 peeps in as many weeks.

 

[Steady]

I spent a couple of years FIFO into Noumea 2008/2010 and frequently saw people swimming ”miles” out into the lagoon- way beyond where seemed sensible at Anse Vata Bay

 

[Lynda2475]

If you watch the video I posted (yes it was capture live), he was not past the end of the jetty, he was near the buoy.

I just wonder what is attracting bull sharks there, as usually you find them near murky water or river mouths. Wonder if some machinery is generating ultra low frequencies to attract/annoy them or some fishing charter is chumming nearby.

I am surprised there isn't at least a small section netted off - there have been 3 attack there in the last month, and also a fatality same spot in 2006.

Ive scuba dived and snorkeled with reef sharks, whale sharks, wobbygong, grey nurses no worries. But i wouldnt want to be tailing a turtle and then lose a hand to a bull shark.

I will be researching if there are safer places to enjoy the reefs.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

You have to go a long way out to be in deep (ish) water ie more than waste height. It’s all one big lagoon.

Actually surprised it wasn’t netted but I guess that would be a real hazard for the turtles.

One big lagoon.
The emphasis is on "big".
The lagoon goes all the way aroound Grande Terre (the main island).
There is plenty of deep water inside the lagoon, and numerous sharks.
There is a colony of bull sharks near the naval base which is west of La Baie des Citrons.
They sometimes swim around into the Bay and occasionally into L'Anse Vata.
They are the usual suspects.
I am surprised that a tiger shark may be in the frame for at least one of these attacks.
Tigers do sometimes attack humans but in a reef environment most are too well fed to bother.