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10 ways to fly from Sydney to Seattle

Oct 05, 2019, 09:57 AM

Last year i flew QF/AS SYD to SEA via SFO. From memory, it was about 2.5 hours between scheduled arrival and scheduled departure in SFO, the QF flight from SYD arrived about 20 minutes early, and they had started boarding the AS flight to SEA about 10 min prior to my arrival at the gate so i wal...
How important is priority boarding?

Jun 28, 2019, 09:34 AM

If i’m in economy, then I am with Brandon. Get on, avoid the queue in the aerobridge, get my carry on in the overhead bin, and wait for everybody else. This applies to both domestic and international.For business class, depends upon aircraft type. For B737, as above. For larger aircraft, e...
Claim compensation for a delayed European flight

Feb 22, 2019, 11:14 AM

Brandon, just to clarify, a person travelling on QF2 all the way to Sydney, for example, is entitled to compensation if the flight arrives more than 4 hours late into Singapore, but less than 4 hours late into Sydney. Or does the flight have to arrive more than 4 hours late into Sydney before com...
Review: Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 business class

Sep 17, 2018, 07:55 AM

Chris, any plans to review Korean Air 747-8 Business Class? Flying the -8 is on my bucket list and am undecided between Korean Air and Lufthansa.
Qantas brings the A380 back to Hong Kong

Jul 06, 2018, 01:42 PM

Chris, correct me if I am wrong, but Qantas Frequent Flyer Ltd sells frequent flyer points to a variety of different companies, then, when a frequent flyer upgrades using FF points or buys a FF rewards seat, Qantas Frequent Flyer Ltd pays money to Qantas Airways Ltd. So, does it matter to Qantas ...

Why does Qantas not fly New York to London?

Dec 06, 2019, 07:55 PM

As far as I am aware, Qantas does not have 5th freedom rights between USA and UK. The USA has granted such rights, but the UK has not. The UK has only grated 5th Freedom rights to Australian carriers for flights between Asia and the UK.
Should Qantas fly to Seattle?

Jul 21, 2019, 08:14 PM

Hi All,I am a bit hesitant to start this discussion and ask the question i am going to ask, but i am going to be brave and go for it.Now that the QF/AA Joint Venture has been given the final tick of approval by US authorities, QF is going to start non stop services between BNE and SFO, and BNE an...
Hilton Pre Paid Stay - Pay Twice Requirement

Apr 26, 2019, 08:27 AM

Is your new credit card with the same company as the old one? If so, have a chat with them to see how they would process a refund against the old card. Your old account may be still be (internally) active until the provider is satisfied no further charges are coming. This would depend how long a...
Hilton Pre Paid Stay - Pay Twice Requirement

Apr 26, 2019, 05:45 AM

If a credit card is fraudulently used, either the merchant or the credit card company is liable to reimburse the credit card holder, and neither of them want that, hence the policy of producing the credit card used to pay for the room on check in. My best guess is that this is a legal requiremen...
Hilton Pre Paid Stay - Pay Twice Requirement

Apr 25, 2019, 10:42 AM

Sounds like a fraud prevention policy to me, ie making sure that the person who is paying for the room is the person who is checking in. Similar I guess to having to show a passport or drivers license when checking in. Not sure what happens if the booking is a gift, ie adult children buying a ge...