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Why Qantas & Virgin need a ‘plus one’ garment bag allowance
Mar 06, 2026, 01:18 PMWho has time to get a laptop out on a 1 hour flight? From my observations most do not. Usually have their head in a tiny phone screen watching, well whatever they watch...Why not just take a break. Do nothing. Read a book. Listen to music. Don't let the sound of your own wheely carry on drive you...
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Opinion: Why airlines must ban inflight video calls
Nov 28, 2025, 07:40 PMThis came up years ago. What is it going to take for the airlines to realise they can turn a buck by charging us for sitting in Business Quiet!
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How Qatar Airways’ free Qsuite Guarantee works
Dec 18, 2024, 07:03 PMNot worth the paper its not written on imho. As somebody else remarked many of us do not have the ability to change carefully laid plans that may have been laid up to 12 months ahead. Have a been a fan of QA but two back to back 777's (Tunis-Doha-KL) has changed that a tad. Worst business seat I'...
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Review: Qatar Airways’ free Starlink WiFi allows FaceTime, Zoom
Oct 23, 2024, 06:23 PMThat's me voting with my feet. In my experience a small number of people will behave badly and that is all it takes. Big mistake Qatar. And that's separate to any views I hold of Elon Musk - for which this is not the place.
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Qantas says it won’t let dogs, cats fly in the cabin
Mar 08, 2024, 03:30 PMThey didn't survey me. I'd switch immediately to whatever domestic airline does NOT allow pets in the cabin.
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United Status Match Current Offer
Mar 24, 2022, 07:21 AMThere's another catch with the current offer, if you've had a UA status match in the last fiver years you won't be considered as I just found out, Bummer!
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Departing Australia on Singapore Airlines and PCR Test query
Mar 14, 2022, 02:32 PMI'm departing Brisbane for Rome via Singapore in a couple of weeks on SQ236 - a VTL flight. I"m triple vacced. Having researched Singapore Govt, and Italian Govt requirments it is pretty clear that one does NOT now need a PCR test to board that flight however SIA"s own site seems a little vague....
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"Qantas Unlocks Millions of Classic Rewards Seats"
Oct 20, 2021, 05:34 PMIGNORE FOLLOWING. MEA CULPA. THere are actually some seats now.In a pig's eye David. Big fat zero for Business Classic Rewards in July To/From either Brisbane or Sydney to Singapore. Dunno where that chart came from? Economy - yes plenty but not Business
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Probability of International Travel from January
Oct 05, 2021, 11:11 AMLike 'Dartpro' I live in QLD. Once the international borders open, as decided by the Federal Goverment, I don't understand at a practical level how QLD can actually stop one from leaving on an international flight from say Brisbane. Border Force who control entry and exit is a Federal entity. Unl...
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Booking Qantas redemption flights available/not available
Oct 05, 2021, 11:03 AMSomething is going on because last week tried to book a business class redemption Singapore-Brisbane one way and they wanted 380,000 points!! Economy is about 29,000!
