• Another consideration for the new government is to allow dual-citizen Aussies to enter/exit the country with a foreign passport and some proof of citizenship attached to it (like New Zealand) or by travelling with the citizenship certificate.

  • Perhaps this will give credit card concierge staff some additional work. I wonder if they are prepared to answer questions about internal borders in Australia, especially if the agents themselves are based offshore.

  • Perhaps they could at least implement green lane on the departure flights from NZ to AU and/or AU to SG as a staring point.

  • Hi Chris, I thought EK’s flights from AU to Singapore were from BNE rather than MEL or perhaps both? Any news on whether BNE would be reinstated alongside MEL pending borders and travel conditions? 

  • Unfortunate news for S. America bound travellers in economy. Chris, in general does Qantas recognise the FF status at time of ticketing, boarding or whichever is higher?Any news of codeshare impact to QF passengers flying on LA or vice-versa? 

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  • Thanks @Clancy. I wish Qantas would update their website accordingly, because Air France insists their agreement is purely for earning and burning points. In any case, I considered flying business, but with 2 passengers in tow the points would add up quickly. However, the fees and taxes for Busi...

  • Unfortunately the Qantas call was a joke. Firstly, the agent tried to push me to contact Air France, then they read an extract from the Qantas website saying online check-in and purchasing additional luggage in advance are not available with Air France - not the point of my question really.I the...

  • G'day all and a happy new year full of travels!Has anyone travelled recently on Air France and can report on the current status of the QF partnership re extra baggage allowance?I'm looking into redeeming QF points for a Singapore-EU leg on Air France as a QF Silver and am trying to establish whet...

  • Hi all, I’m planning to redeem 2 tickets on Etihad and noticed on Velocity’s website that there are some changes coming up for tickets issued from the 5th of October, including a reduction in the number of points required and was wondering if I read the chart correctly?I was also conf...

  • Qantas flight award discrepancy

    Jun 18, 2022, 11:36 AM

    I’ve seen that many times when trying to redeem QF points on partner airlines, e.g. Air France, KLM and Qatar Airways. I ended up not flying at the time.

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