The Frequent Flyer Gazette
Monday, 29 October 2018
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| Airlines Play Blame Game as Passenger Awaits Refund |
An Air New Zealand customer is significantly out of pocket after a series of unfortunate events that none of the three airlines involved are willing to take responsibility for. While Air New Zealand, Qantas and Emirates play the blame game, this passenger is still waiting for a refund.
Artorias was booked to fly across the Tasman with Air New Zealand, but the flight was cancelled due to weather. This member needed to get to New Zealand urgently, and Air New Zealand was taking a while to offer an alternative flight. So, they booked a new Emirates flight from Sydney to Christchurch for the following morning using Qantas points.
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| New Qantas Singapore First Class Lounge |
| Qantas will finally open a dedicated First Class lounge in Singapore, addressing the overcrowding problem plaguing the current lounge. But the new Qantas Singapore First Class Lounge won't be open for another year. The new Singapore lounge will include seating for 240 passengers. Qantas promises a "luxurious" design for the lounge, which will offer premium more... |
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| HK to Australia: $1,344 return in Business |
| Garuda Airlines has a great ongoing airfare deal on Business Class flights from Hong Kong to Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. The Garuda Business deal is available for travel until the end of the year. Return Business Class tickets from Hong Kong to Perth are available with Garuda Indonesia from $1,344 return. To Melbourne or Sydney, you'd pay $1,584 or $1,588 respectively. That's less more... |
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| Diners Club Axes SPG, AAdvantage Transfers |
| Diners Club has removed the ability to transfer reward points to Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), which recently merged with Marriott Rewards. As of last Thursday, Diners Club Rewards points can also no longer be transferred to American Airlines AAdvantage or EVA Air Infinity MileageLands. Until recently it had been unclear how Diners Club transfers to Marriott more... |
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| The Ultimate Dubai Stopover Guide |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In aviation terms, it's the centre of the world. One third of the world's population lives within a 4 hour flight of Dubai International Airport, and two thirds live within 8 hours. It's for this reason that Emirates has been able to create a super-hub in Dubai, connecting passengers flying to destinations all over the world. If you're flying with Emirates from more... |
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