I see that One World has a number of other multi-continent "Circle" fares including Circle Pacific, Circle Asia, Circle Atlantic, etc. Are the rules for these fares also "built into" the Qantas booking engine and could these OW fares also therefore be booked through the Qantas website using Qanta...

As a matter of interest, once the aircraft doors are closed prior to take off (or even if they are still open during passenger loading), how would customs authorities know whether a bottle of champagne has been opened on the ground or in the air?

It would be interesting to know what percentage of SQ pax revenue is derived from routes in and out of Australia.  Might give a hint on how they treat the Oz market

Even with the changes in the AA frequent flyer program after March, I think that purchasing points is still a pretty good deal.  Under the current deal being offered by AA, points can be purchased for as little as 1.8 US cents each.  A business class return fare from pretty much anywher...