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Qantas says it won’t let dogs, cats fly in the cabin
Mar 11, 2024, 05:27 PMYears ago, when smoking was allowed on board commercial aircraft, there were designated non-smoking rows and designated smoking-permitted rows. It seems that VA is aiming for that kind of segregation. Clearly, there are going to be economy rows designated for pets. Will there a...
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Virgin Australia Boeing 737 business class guide: seats, lounges
Feb 08, 2024, 08:49 AMI think that one important point was overlooked regarding lounges. From VA website:International Lounge access when travelling on an international Virgin Australia operated flightVirgin Australia do not currently operate any international lounges at any international departure port. *If you...
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Turkish Airlines begins Melbourne-Istanbul flights
Jan 31, 2024, 08:03 AMSo unless I have misread this (and its not 1 April) we are talking about three different aircraft types (777, 787 and A350) with three different configurations and seat products all within the first four weeks of startup ? Incredible planning.
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Singapore Airlines unlocks free WiFi for all passengers
Jun 11, 2023, 06:08 AMI think it is safe to conclude that this project has been a successful recruitment drive by the KrisFlyer marketing team.
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Qantas confirms flights from new Western Sydney airport
Jun 08, 2023, 03:03 PMWell spotted Patrickk; you beat me to it. What a great idea - wind turbines should be installed to line every runway in the country ! Sadly, the 10MP layout drawing on the WSI website shows them to be located in the "Glide Path Critical Area".
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Qantas crew contracts Covid-19
Dec 23, 2020, 03:12 PMFrom the ABC website:NSW health authorities say a Qantas crew member who flew into Darwin from overseas before boarding a domestic flight has tested positive for coronavirus.The male crew member flew into Darwin on a Commonwealth-supported repatriation flight from Paris on Thursday, December 17, ...
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Diary of a quarantined traveller
Nov 02, 2020, 08:00 AMRichard W. New Mint has provided a very good description of the experience. We also travelled MEL-BNE but in July. We were allocated to the Westin which has a pool deck. The pool is closed but the deck is used for exercise and also provides a fenced off area for smokers. We did not have a rig...
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Hotel Quarantine & Hotel Status
Sep 09, 2020, 03:55 PMMy recent experience from a quarantine stay at a Westin confirms AJW's comments 100%. The government is the party billing you, not the hotel.
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QF fares BNE-MEL
May 28, 2020, 07:13 AMThanks mannej. Unfortunately, I was not aware of that and travelled yesterday on Virgin Australia (still no seats on QF for 8 days straight) and paid $1,100 per person, one way for a Y seat.
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QF fares BNE-MEL
May 25, 2020, 11:39 AMThanks Brunz. I think that you were fortunate. The situation has now worsened in that there are no seats (Y or J) for seven straight days. After that you pay $1,163 or 178,400 points for a one way ticket. This seems crazy - an essentially grounded fleet with many thousands of aircrew stood down ...