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Australia, China to establish new multi-year visa
Nov 09, 2023, 08:28 PMThis was a pleasant surprise. I had a few trips to China this year with near monthly trips planned from March next year so I hope it gets rolled out soon (seems unlikely but still…). Also hopefully this will see an even bigger influx of Chinese carriers over time, I appreciate having so ma...
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What’s next for Qantas in the post-Alan Joyce era?
Sep 05, 2023, 10:03 AMThe only thing they could do to win me back at this stage is overhaul QantasLink.Old, slower aircraft in dire need of refurbishing with no wifi or entertainment and poor quality, unfilling food. All for triple the price or more than routes on the golden triangle. That’s true for even large ...
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Review: how Qantas’ new boarding groups system works
May 30, 2023, 06:34 PMQantas do need to sort out their premium boarding, but Virgin does it just fine without groups for everybody else. Just needs a bit of enforcement.I really do dislike travelling in the US where you have like 5 different types of priority groups (Veterans, Credit Card Holders, People who gate chec...
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Bait and switch: should you be compensated for an inferior seat?
Mar 14, 2023, 02:09 PMYup. And laws need to be tightened around it.In the Emirates case, where they were actually using misleading or false advertising it’s very clear cut, but there are plenty of cases where even if it’s not marketed, compensation should be due in case of aircraft swap. The number of time...
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10 years on, has the Qantas-Emirates partnership delivered?
Feb 02, 2023, 11:30 PMI'm in the minority in that I preferred Dubai as a transit point - mainly because most of my travels are to Africa, the Mid East and Central Asia, so Singapore is fairly useless as a connection option for me.The first few years of the partnership were the only times I ever flew Qantas internation...
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Velocity HNA partnership still intact?
Nov 22, 2023, 10:14 PMOriginally Posted by djtech Yes. Should lodge a missing points claim with Velocity. Even though this partnership isn't going to go anywhere and is nowhere near as good as pre COVID, it still exists. You still get some status benefits and you should earn points/status credits as per the chart. EDI...
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Velocity HNA partnership still intact?
Nov 22, 2023, 03:04 PMI flew domestically within China a few times on a fully paid business class ticket ( C ) on Hainan airlines in October. When booking the flight through a third party there was no option to add a Velocity number, so I thought the partnership was over but looked on the Velocity website and it state...
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Best in Bangkok
Sep 10, 2023, 12:43 AMI like the SO/ Bangkok
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What I would like from the new Qantas CEO
May 11, 2023, 11:57 AMI would like to see substantial upgrades to QantasLink to reflect the price they charge.I just flew Bonza from Sunshine Coast to Rockhampton and it was superior in pretty much every way - clean, new jets, power points in seats, good selection of food and great selection of beer, more legroom than...
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Air Niugini Minimum Bid for Upgrade SIN-POM
Apr 05, 2022, 06:33 PMAppreciate it thanks!