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Qantas says it won’t let dogs, cats fly in the cabin
Mar 08, 2024, 04:46 PMI predict this will last as long as it takes the first passenger or crew member to lodge an OH&S claim/case against the airline for inflaming their allergy response to dog or cat hair.
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Qantas LAX A380 change will hit thousands of passengers
Aug 24, 2023, 03:09 PMIf you're fed up with QF and want to get into JFK at a reasonable time, you could always try (as for 17-18 Oct): SQ228 MEL-SIN (A380 dep 16:40, 7h50) + SQ24 SIN-JFK (A350, 18h40, arr 18:50)airtime: 26h30m, SIN layover 2h40, P2P 29h10ORSQ222 SYD-SIN (A380 dep 16:00, 8h20) + SQ24airtime:...
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Qantas brings back vegetarian meals, snacks on short flights
Sep 23, 2022, 03:24 PMBTW, Qantas, vegetarians don't eat dead animal, which includes dead fish and dead chicken. (If they do, they're not vegetarian, duh.) The fact that you are pursuing "plant-based meat" shows how limited your world-view is and how nothing is to interfere with the bottom line, not even a "full-servi...
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Singapore Airlines’ new First Class lounge, The Private Room at Changi
Sep 14, 2022, 09:17 PMThe new Private Room is cold and charmless. Visited twice recently on a European trip. The endless browns and grey-on-greys and curved walls and boundless marble make for a drab and rather oppressive environment. The lighting design did not, as was claimed, make up for the absence of extern...
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Virgin Atlantic super-sized ‘The Retreat’ suite taking off in October
Jul 13, 2022, 03:16 PMI would pay the extra money for the Retreat seats across the Atlantic. Have never flown this route with Virgin Atlantic before. Fed up with BA First.
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What next for Velocity elites?
Jul 01, 2020, 04:47 PMI am a Velocity Plat flier. (1) Keep the points transfer and earning arrangement with SIA. (2) Retain business class. Loss of the second is a deal breaker.
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Would Qantas devalue its frequent flyer points?
May 20, 2020, 05:01 PMGood luck trying to redeem QFF points for actual seats, domestic or otherwise. Redemption seats always in limited supply before the pandemic and probably moreso as they resume flying. A hobbled Virgin will provide less incentive for Qantas to play fair with points.
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SQ322 Singapore to London new First suites not available for points redemption
Jun 27, 2019, 05:34 PMCan no longer book this flight from Australia in First on points for travel in 2020. (Although I did just that last year and it was wonderful.) It is the best of the choices because it arrives LHR early in the morning AND has the new First fit-out.SIA Call Centre today confirmed that to be the c...
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AMEX Centurion Card invitation
May 20, 2019, 01:16 PMI had a Centurion card about 6 years ago, and eventually gave it up. Pros:- relationship manager to do all travel, restaurant, special bookings, gift-getting, etc- you can get into some events, and have special tables at restaurants, that others can't access- social and business prestige (valuab...
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Stick with Velocity Gold or chase Platinum?
Nov 23, 2018, 08:59 PMI use the four upgrades year in and year out. However, they are not guaranteed to be available on every flight. What I do is check online the flights I want to take and then ring the Service Centre to see whether they will apply the upgrade on these flights and, if yes, we go ahead and book Fre...