What cheeses me off

Pushka said:
You seriously think all travellers know that? I think you forget we exist in a world of our own here on AFF and honestly it isn't real traveller world.
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I do, I've only had the pleasure of J in the last couple of years. I had decades of being in self funded whY on LH and ULH, and work funded whY at 6am/7pm on Syd/Mel.

On A380 not uncommon to exit whY by walking through F or on 747s through J, plebs were accutely aware of what luxury lay left of boarding or beyond the curtain. Even recently on A330 SYD-PER we had to walk through J to get to whY.
 
Lynda2475 said:
I do, I've only had the pleasure of J in the last couple of years. I had decades of being in self funded whY on LH and ULH, and work funded whY at 6am/7pm on Syd/Mel.

On A380 not uncommon to exit whY by walking through F or on 747s through J, plebs were accutely aware of what luxury lay left of boarding or beyond the curtain. Even recently on A330 SYD-PER we had to walk through J to get to whY.
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Sure, but I don't think the layman really thinks about 'turning left' or 'turning right' ... they just think about getting on and into their seat.
 
Lynda2475 said:
I do, I've only had the pleasure of J in the last couple of years. I had decades of being in self funded whY on LH and ULH, and work funded whY at 6am/7pm on Syd/Mel.

On A380 not uncommon to exit whY by walking through F or on 747s through J, plebs were accutely aware of what luxury lay left of boarding or beyond the curtain. Even recently on A330 SYD-PER we had to walk through J to get to whY.
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And again this isn't the pattern of travel for those who might take a flight once a year to visit relatives interstate or overseas, which is the target audience the advertisement is directed towards. Not us. We didn't fly J until our fifties.
 
Pushka said:
And again this isn't the pattern of travel for those who might take a flight once a year to visit relatives interstate or overseas, which is the target audience the advertisement is directed towards.
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QF run multiple ads, the feels like home one has a sentiment of uniting loved ones post covid; I disagree that it's necessarily targeted only at the once or twice a year flyer in whY. It's a variant of the I still call Australia home one, aim is brand recognition not selling a specific class.

Although the one with Wippa and his son sitting in whY (yes use a short c grade celebrity and a child to make whY look roomier) was aimed solely at Y.

If you feel strongly that it is misrepresenting QF service there are channels which you can send a complaint via.

In NZ a couple recently won an action against EK whose advertising showed a luxurious J cabin, not available on any aircraft flying there.
 
Pete98765432 said:
FWIW, the boarding pass shows business class.
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Yes but unless I'm wearing glasses I can't see that. Didn't know which country he was even flying from (hence I said 'flying from wherever' in the first post.) And also that people know where to look, and expect to need to look, in the scene where it flashes in. I'm suprised Lynda didn't mention it as well. Maybe she missed it too.

Given the explanation given by @Guvner, that needs to be the story here but they completely missed the chance.
 
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WCMO - Booking tickets for a concert etc via ticketing websites and you select the email or SMS me my tickets etc there are no additional fees (all good so far) and then you get to the page to enter your CC and BAM -

NON OPTIONAL - Service and Handling Fee - $XX.XX

WTF.... what service and handling have you or your staff done???

None is the correct answer. You have already paid for the technology and servers etc.

Stop ripping people off and hoping that no one will notice!
 
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Flying Fox said:
WCMO - Booking tickets for a concert etc via ticketing websites and you select the email or SMS me my tickets etc that are no additional fee (all good so far) and then you get to the page to enter your CC and BAM -

NON OPTIONAL - Service and Handling Fee - $XX.XX

WTF.... what service and handling have you or your staff done???

None is the correct answer. You have already paid for the technology and servers etc.

Stop ripping people off and hoping that no one will notice!
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No - ripping people off and not caring if they notice.
 
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Pushka said:
WCMO. The Qantas ad, Feels like Home, where there's no mention of the fact that the guy flying from wherever, is flying J class. Giving the impression that everyone gets their Jim jams and has a flat seat.
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If I understand the ads storyline, mums present is that her son is flown home business to see her, rather mum being sent on a trip overseas. I’ll expect my kids to fly me to where they are 🤣
 
Flashback said:
Sure, but I don't think the layman really thinks about 'turning left' or 'turning right' ... they just think about getting on and into their seat.
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We had family friends who were going to NZ and they said to my mother that they were going to get to the airport early so they could board early and get a seat up the front (and no we are not talking Ryanair here).
 
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love_the_life said:
We had family friends who were going to NZ and they said to my mother that they were going to get to the airport early so they could board early and get a seat up the front (and no we are not talking Ryanair here).
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You mean not talking Southwest. Ryanair definitely preallocates seats, as seat reservation payments are an important part of their business model.
 
love_the_life said:
We had family friends who were going to NZ and they said to my mother that they were going to get to the airport early so they could board early and get a seat up the front (and no we are not talking Ryanair here).
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At best it may have been something lost in translation and could have been "check in early at a counter and get a better seat".

Either way, it would likely be a waste of time.
 
serfty said:
At best it may have been something lost in translation and could have been "check in early at a counter and get a better seat".

Either way, it would likely be a waste of time.
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No these people did not realise that seating was allocated and that the front of the plane was business class (which they weren't). They thought it was like a coach trip with whoever got on first could sit at the front of the plane. It was quite a few years ago and was their first flight of any kind.
I suppose it could have been WCMO for this couple when they ended up at the back of the plane. 🤣
 

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