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Emirates goes thrice-daily from Melbourne, Sydney
Feb 02, 2023, 12:07 PMwhere are the QF FF redemption seats for this new service (or indeed any service to/from Dubai to Mel) - seems to be none available for rest of the year...
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Qantas to launch Melbourne-Jakarta flights
Feb 02, 2023, 12:05 PMgreat move - also opens up connections to Europe from Jkt - Jkt as a stopover is not as silly as it seems, with the new metro, the city is starting to move...
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Earning Qantas points and status credits on Emirates flights
Jan 27, 2023, 05:55 PMyou can access seating, meals etc on the QF flight numbers, just use the EK booking ref on the EK website (after ticketing)
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Earning Qantas points and status credits on Emirates flights
Jan 18, 2023, 08:30 AMIt should also be noted that not all EK flights have a QF codeshare (ie Dubai to/from Saudi Arabia) - and as pointed above there can be substantial fare differences between the EK flight and the QF codeshare, with generally the QF codeshare showing a higher fare than EK
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Airfares have hit a two year high – and they’re not slowing down
Dec 07, 2022, 08:21 AMlack of wide body jets for both QF and VA on domestic routes is an issue with capacity
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Masks to Bali
Feb 06, 2023, 04:23 PMCertainly over Dec holiday period masks were required ex Aus to Bali (Jetstar) and also on domestic flights within Indonesia (Grauda). Masks were required in Bali airport. In Bali, not much mask wearing, but in Jkt over early January masks required in hotels and shopping centres - even vaccine ce...
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UpgradeMe Premium - Buyer Beware
Jan 23, 2023, 09:25 AMUpgrades generally (whether by bid or points) get the points and status credits of the original fare
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Transfer in Dubai
Jul 25, 2022, 03:51 PMTransfer in Dubai is relatively easy and I would expect 2 hours is way more than needed - and if you have Platinum status you will be able to access lounge once going through the transfer area for ease of boarding onto next flight.
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Desperate advice - Adelaide or Sydney?
Aug 30, 2020, 07:46 PMAdelaide has the Pullman as one of the hotels - possible to be allocated large room and some have balconies
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Any luck with Virgin Refunds?
Jul 30, 2020, 11:32 AMgot an email from VA refunding a cancelled flight which I used travel bank credit for. The email indicated that the credit went back into travel bank - fair enough. Went to travel bank which showed NIL balance, then went to transactions - yes credit applied but with the original travel credit exp...