Originally Posted by Warrior OOL makes sense. It can capture Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne passengers with no backtracking and high frequency connections. There would be some level of 'backtracking' for Brisbane passengers (at least driving ~1.5 hrs south on the M1).

I have a same day return trip coming up in QF domestic business. Am I able to use the lounge on arrival if I show my return boarding pass (as that will be my next onward flight that day), even though the flight will be 8+ hours later? If so, does that prevent me from using the lounge again later ...

Originally Posted by daschok You can still fly AC and get VA points and SC....either status match or get a free SINGAPORE AIRLINES SILVERKRIS membership. Fly AC and get the points and credits sent to SQ (as they are Star A friends).then transfer those points and SC to velocity (possible to do,VA...

Apparently the state with the highest Taiwanese population in Australia is QLD, with a population about 25% higher than the next state (NSW). CI has flights to BNE, SYD and MEL so perhaps BR didn't feel that there was much enough additional room for them to play. https://www.dss.gov.au/our-r...

They should at least move CNS to Zone 8 (on par with PER, DRW) on the redemption table.