Ok, so why does everyone continue to bag Qantas?

[kpc]

Sydney airport parking!!!

Need I say more...?:evil:
Effective from 1 September 2006 Rates: (includes GST)
up to 1/2 hour $ 7.00
1/2 - 1 hour $13.00
1-2 hours $20.00
2-3 hours $24.00
3-4 hours $27.00
4-5 hours $30.00
5-24 hours $40.00

 

[maninblack]

Read the thread about Virgin live2air for yet another reason. Perhaps too many old men on the QF Board of Directors.

 

[Dave Noble]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

Need I say more...?:evil:
Effective from 1 September 2006 Rates: (includes GST)
up to 1/2 hour $ 7.00
1/2 - 1 hour $13.00
1-2 hours $20.00
2-3 hours $24.00
3-4 hours $27.00
4-5 hours $30.00
5-24 hours $40.00

If meeting at SYD, I go to Krispy Kreme just on the entrance of the airport , park for free, have a free hot doughnut and mebe a $2 cup of coffee and wait for the person Im meeting to call n say that they have their bags and then just drive the 2 minutes around to the pickup area.

Much better value than short term parking

Dave

 

[JohnK]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

Need I say more...?:evil:

A while back we discovered the sailing club or Kogarah Golf Club as an OK free parking alternative. Perfect when you expect to spend 2-3 hours at the international terminal.

Park your car and then walk over the Cook's River Bridge and through the car park and you are at the terminal! Only a 10-15 minute walk.

 

[kpc]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

If meeting at SYD, I go to Krispy Kreme just on the entrance of the airport , park for free, have a free hot doughnut and mebe a $2 cup of coffee and wait for the person Im meeting to call n say that they have their bags and then just drive the 2 minutes around to the pickup area.

Much better value than short term parking

Dave

I do exactly the same :mrgreen: but how do you get the free doughnut??

 

[NM]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

Need I say more...?:evil:
Effective from 1 September 2006 Rates: (includes GST)
up to 1/2 hour $ 7.00
1/2 - 1 hour $13.00
1-2 hours $20.00
2-3 hours $24.00
3-4 hours $27.00
4-5 hours $30.00
5-24 hours $40.00

Just wait until they add the boom-gate maintenance surcharge, the line marking surcharge, and the ticket validation surcharge next month :evil: .

 

[Dave Noble]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

I do exactly the same :mrgreen: but how do you get the free doughnut??

That's easy; when their "hot" light is on and they have hot doughnuts, you can get a free one. Don't ask me why, but that's their policy

Dave

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

That's easy; when their "hot" light is on and they have hot doughnuts, you can get a free one. Don't ask me why, but that's their policy

Dave

Perhaps they're the one's they are about to throw out?

 

[Yada Yada]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

Perhaps they're the one's they are about to throw out?

Nah... whenever they have hot donuts coming off the conveyor and there is a bit of a queue at the counter, they assign someone to hand out freebies. They are at their best (taste-wise) when hot off the conveyor.

I've probably passed you a few times at Krispy Kreme in SYD, Dave Noble.

 

[Dave Noble]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

They are at their best (taste-wise) when hot off the conveyor.

That's the only time I have a doughnut; don't really like doughnuts once they have gone cold

Dave

 

[wandering_fred]

Alas I grew up in a different era. I would not go out of my way for Krispy Kreme. I guess Dunkin Donuts spoiled me. :mrgreen:

But then ... free parking?

I wander again

Fred

 

[Dave Noble]

Alas I grew up in a different era. I would not go out of my way for Krispy Kreme. I guess Dunkin Donuts spoiled me. :mrgreen:

But then ... free parking?

I wouldn't tend to go to Krispy Kreme normally but I do like the free parking just by Sydney Domestic terminals

Dave

 

[Ric]

Dave,
Where is the pick up area? I get the Missus to wait at Krispy Kreme too but picking me up at the Departure area..........where they have "No Pick Up" signs now and the mongrols are starting to issue traffic offence tickets for pick up!!!:evil:

Thanks,
Ric

 

[Dave Noble]

Dave,
Where is the pick up area? I get the Missus to wait at Krispy Kreme too but picking me up at the Departure area..........where they have "No Pick Up" signs now and the mongrols are starting to issue traffic offence tickets for pick up!!!:evil:

Thanks,
Ric

There are immediate pick up points outside the terminal at the middle island

Dave

 

[serfty]

At these effectively you may only pick up someone actually waiting there: The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: Lost in Transit / Archives

 

[Dave Noble]

At these effectively you may only pick up someone actually waiting there: The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: Lost in Transit / Archives

I find it quite good since these days I have found that finding space to stop to pick someone up is v easy now

Dave

 

[Altair]

Re: Sydney airport parking!!!

That's the only time I have a doughnut; don't really like doughnuts once they have gone cold

Dave

Just follow the instructions on the box a few seconds in the microwave....beautiful:mrgreen: .
Oh I regularly get picked up on the departures deck after calling my father when I visit Sydney, cost Krispy Kreme fee.
Oh on a few SYD-WLG flights there have been boxes of KK in the overhead which MAF allows through you just have to remember to take them with you
Oh QF do not like you eating the powdered ones in the J seats....to messy
So for once I have brought an off topic thread back on topic

 

[parsonstrish]

welcome to my jetlag world, how do people do lots of flying.....
flew cx hk to rome, return and qf bne to hk return. the cx crew going over were fantastic, the return crew were another story. why they kept locking the toilet near front economy was mystery to me as the crew going over to Rome had no prob. with anyone using it. i have learned on previous experience the crew ususally makes the trip pleasurable or not.
i love-e-e qantas. i had great crew on both flights but the return crew in my section were outstanding, one fa was a natural comediene (sp?) and it was great experiencing the aussie humour.
BUT why did the qa guy at domestic bne int'l book me with the wrong name for my flight home from bne? Too jet lagged to notice my boarding pass. When I requested as close to front of economy as possible was advised that row 10 aisle was closest. I enquired if row 4 was available on on-line for future info. I was advised that the higher status receive these and that booking on-line is still edited by qa. I didn't get that thought from reading this site prior to my o/s trip.
Imagine my surprise when a gentleman also had booking for same seat and when my boarding pass was sighted by fa, it had the gentlemans name on it . boy was i really jetlagged, I usually examine everything with a fine tooth comb. The fa's were fantastic (and for a moment I thought I was going to get my very first upgrade). Surprised to find there were empty aisle seats between row 6 and 10. No upgrade but in my stupor I was happy.
i'm not in the category of lots of users on this site re travel but give me qantas anytime.
happy to be back in oz, trish

 

[Ric]

Dave, Serfty,

Many thanks for the info. Will try this out next month.

Ric

 

[Dustin]

I completly agree, the sirs, the welcome aboard on all internation flights, an of cause the priorty tags and check-in is something i value very much. although there is an occastional stuff up and i have experiance 1 or 2 bad delays overall qantas is great. without platnium ff status travel would not be nearly as easy or enjoyable