mspcooper

mspcooper

Member since 09 May 2013

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  • 443 Discussion comments
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  • Brisbane Airport’s Plaza Premium Lounge to close May 31

    Apr 30, 2024, 09:29 AM

    Compared to Sydney, Brisbane airport is a breeze to transit or clear security or immigration. It is far more spacious too.

  • Qantas confirms A380 bound for Johannesburg in September

    Mar 12, 2024, 10:50 AM

    few weeks after relaxation of travel, i had to go to JNB, the flight was 100% full, on the 787. There is a significant south african origin population out of sydney, melbourne.

  • Last chance for Qantas Double Status Credits

    Feb 22, 2024, 01:13 AM

    You can bring guests with you for access, as long as they are flying on a QF aircraft i believe.

  • Big changes coming to Cathay business class this year

    Feb 20, 2024, 03:50 PM

    Unless your flight is less than 2 hrs, these profitable 2-2-2 may not be well liked, most people may connect from a long haul or medium haul, paying for international travel business class nowadays means one would expect lie flats. With SQ you would always get consistent lie flats except for thei...

  • Thai Airways resumes daily Perth-Bangkok flights

    Jan 10, 2024, 01:34 PM

    For people who are much more aviation smarter than i'm, would BNE be lower than PER when it comes to economics of filling up an aircraft? Both TG and MH have stopped flying into BNE, but it looks like PER is getting a lot of love recently.

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  • Tokyo Haneda Hotels

    May 08, 2024, 07:28 PM

    Can any of you share your personal hotel recommendations for 1-2 nights around Haneda, nagasaki and hiroshima, ideally more japanese and less western if possible. Thanks.

  • Time to remove Qantas Gold from priority boarding.

    Mar 18, 2024, 02:14 PM

    Better to announce Platinum one first, check and board them, and if a platinum goes up, they would be sent back etc, then you won’t have the problem of golds being part of the line. American does it very well, and locally virgin does an amazing job. QF do not mind, because they are giving a...

  • MPC Update

    Feb 17, 2024, 01:18 AM

    I used Mobile Passport Control App for the first time to enter the US (via LAX) today. I was directed towards counter 43 (diplomats and crew line), two officers were in that line. Only 3 people in front of me. It took 45 seconds for those people to be cleared, and when i walked up, i showed him t...

  • QF15/16 cancellation

    Feb 14, 2024, 10:01 PM

    Surprise surprise, my flight got cancelled tonight. Options were to choose EK or QR (tonight) or AA from sydney tomorrow.

  • QF15/16 cancellation

    Feb 14, 2024, 09:56 PM

    Surprise surprise, my flight got cancelled tonight. Options were to choose EK or QR (tonight) or AA from sydney tomorrow.

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