MelbFlyer
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The thing is - she mentions all the issues with JQ as of late, but isn't willing to budge with changing to a QF business flight purely because it isn't a direct one!
Happy flying JQ?Alternatively, accept your partner's JQ choice and be happy
Iād invoke the Royal family / POTUS clause:Happy flying JQ?
The kids received gifts in both Qantas lounges (SYD+BNE) on our way to SIN last year, Daughter got a flight attendant uniform and put it on in the lounge in SYD. needless to say we were treated very well and her in particular on both flights.One Christmas Day arriving in Perth everyone received a wrapped gift that was on the conveyer belt !
a Qantas umbrella ā
which stayed in Perth with my golfing brother-in-law
Just book QF J and tell her it was the only option.
This whole saga seems a little unreal.
Happy flying JQ?
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So I've called up and again some inconsistent information:
1. The agent is "unable to see" the PE reward seats that I can see and book online
2. The JQ leg is unable to be cancelled, without losing the entire itinerary (ie. the 5 legs preceding)!
So basically I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place:
- My partner won't accept a non-direct flight (even on business!!), but at the same time then complains about JQ and the latest issues etc etc..
- I can't change my flight within my existing rewards booking as the agents "can't see" what I (and this whole community) can see and select online
- The agent is claiming that I cannot cancel this leg
I've HUACA around 50 times already (literally) and I really just want to get it sorted out - why does Qantas make it so difficult - I honestly don't understand. The biggest issue to me is that it's available online, so why can't the agents see that too?!
Lounges in singapore are cheapā¦ about $30. The flight SIN-BNE is going to be 6 hours and changeā¦ by the time you eat and have to wake up for breakfast your sleeping time is a few hours max. Unless you really go hardcore and miss out on all the food.So I've decided to meet halfway in between - Premium Economy on the direct Singapore to Melbourne flight even though it's only 17k points difference between PE direct and Business via BNE.
See some seats available, currently calling to see if they can see the flight (as I'd rather have everything on the one PNR rather than booking a 2nd itinerary).
I don't think she's going to buy this unfortunately!
I understand the concern and additional time about a transfer, but for lounge access in both Singapore and Brisbane plus a fully flat bed on the international overnight leg, I'd pay the extra 17k in points (plus taxes) and transfer.
Me too, but I guess not everyone else sees that logic.
Yeah it's a 11.5hr total trip vs 7.5hrs - pretty much 50% extra but business vs economy - hmm..
But thankyou everyone for your messages of support - I knew I wasn't going crazy when I thought that taking a JQ economy seat after all legs in business was a crazy idea!
In hindsight I wished there was at (the very) least a QF economy reward seat from Singapore to Melbourne at the time of our booking. Instead, we had to settle for JQ reward seats out of all flights and seats.
I couldn't think of a more useless way to use points (even compared to the Qantas store!).
IMHO, accept your partner's decision and go with it.
Should it go pear shaped, well then you can always say 'I told you so' or after the event if a similar impasse occurs you can say 'remember the time I suggested QF but you insisted on JQ?'
Either way, if you end up recoverying in hosital after either statement, let me know and I'll send you a box of chocolates
Lounges in singapore are cheapā¦ about $30. The flight SIN-BNE is going to be 6 hours and changeā¦ by the time you eat and have to wake up for breakfast your sleeping time is a few hours max. Unless you really go hardcore and miss out on all the food.
So you arrive tired, then have to connect. Itās not always roses!
...The flight SIN-BNE is going to be 6 hours and changeā¦ by the time you eat and have to wake up for breakfast your sleeping time is a few hours max. Unless you really go hardcore and miss out on all the food.
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Probably warrants a seperate FF Dilemma thread?I wish it was unreal, but it's real.
Blocked at 7h30, flight time at the moment around 7h10. Less the time after take-off and then cabin being prepared for landingā¦ maybe around 6 hours for sleepā¦ if you had no meals! Flights like SIN-AU, TYO-SIN, along with trans-atlantics are pretty brutalThis one is 7h30, I believe skipping dinner is the best thing to do in this situation. J and F Qantas lounge provide some nice food, but even without lounge, I would happily pay for an airport dinner to convert 1h30 of dinner service to 1h30 of sleep time. I flew this one recently, my bed was ready, and the second the belt sign was off, I was lying flight, do-not-disturbed engaged. I felt great the next day.
Just be mindful JQ are moving to T4 at Changi from the 22nd of March so you will need to leave the Qantas lounge earlier to allow enough time to catch the transfer bus to T4We've both linked our JQ flight with Qantas lounge invitations so we should have lounge access in Singapore prior to our overnight flight.
Thankyou
In the end we've just decided to stick with JQ economy as it's too much hassle to book a new trip and/or get the existing flight changed without a (probable) screw up from Qantas. Just booked some extra legroom seats and will just stick with it.
The last thing I'd want is for my whole itinerary to go pear shaped due to a change of 1 leg.
We've already changed it twice (1st leg from CX economy to CX business, then to what it currently is - QF business) and that was enough hassle having to HUACA multiple times until I got an agent who could "see" the reward seats that we could see, and change it accordingly.
We've both linked our JQ flight with Qantas lounge invitations so we should have lounge access in Singapore prior to our overnight flight.
The invitations expire prior to our travel date (invitation expires in July, and our travel date is in October), but we've already linked it to our flight and the email / QR confirmation has the date of travel, so it should be okay.
If not, I should get a 2 more invitations in a few months time when my Qantas Premier CC anniversary comes up, so if they don't accept our expired passes (even though we have a QR code w/ the travel date), I can re-link with fresh invitations.
Yes, from 25th March, ALL Jetstar flights (JQ and 3K) will operate out of T4 at Changi.I think JQ is moving to a different terminal in SIN from the terminal that the QF lounge is in so might need to factor that in.Thankyou
Just be mindful JQ are moving to T4 at Changi from the 22nd of March so you will need to leave the Qantas lounge earlier to allow enough time to catch the transfer bus to T4
I think JQ is moving to a different terminal in SIN from the terminal that the QF lounge is in so might need to factor that in.
My last Xmas day flight was to visit interstate inlaws and crazy cousins. The flights and the lounges were the highlights of the day.Same here JK, its a great day to fly IMO, everyone is happy, passengers & crew.
Also, you get to stay away from the in-laws and crazy cousins
What, switch to a Virgin partner?Have you considered getting a new partner?
I had SYD-NAD-LAX return on FJ J, in November to go to the Las Vegas F1.
Late last Friday evening (after a frustrating hour at 11am seeing QF F for my date, but the website erroring out, when trying to select, and then being otherwise engaged for the day), I managed to get QF J SYD-LAX return, and the direct flights I was after (although wasn't too upset with the FJ I had originally to try their A359 J class).
Then this morning, logged in and checked as I usually do, for availability on my dates. And an F SYD-LAX QF11 was there, a day prior to my J, which was not there from Friday evening onwards. And a whole bunch of J QF11 from mid-Oct to early Nov. Jagged the F, very happy.
So seems some more trickle release is ongoing, for the route I have been sweating on anyway....