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Get free instant IHG One Rewards Diamond status
Oct 14, 2022, 07:39 PMBefore the rebanding I was Spire Elite for several years and after failing to requalify, it was a soft landing down to platinum. I'm not too sure if the same rules apply after the shake-up.
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Batik Air ramping up flights from Perth and Melbourne
Sep 19, 2022, 12:15 PMBatik now has 2 branches as such, one Malaysian and one Indonesian.As per the Malaysian one the Wikipedia pages statesBatik Air Malaysia (formerly known as Malindo Air) is a Malaysian hybrid-full service carrier, an associate carrier of Indonesian Lion Air Group, with headquar...
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Virgin Australia reopens Sydney, Brisbane premium entry
Aug 22, 2022, 02:10 PMOne would assume the same requirements for lounge access.
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Korean Air briefly returns to Brisbane
Aug 22, 2022, 08:51 AMKorean will generally fly with Korean Air regardless of price as it's more comfortable for them especially due to language and cultural barriers. Even if Qantas opened up flight ICN-MEL, Koreans who wanted to go to Melbourne would likely still take Korean Air to Sydney. Can't see that changing mu...
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Qantas gets the green light for non-stop flights to Seoul
Apr 08, 2022, 11:14 PMIt would appear so. Korean media outlets have made it seem that way at least.
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Qantas lounge: Seoul Incheon
Nov 20, 2022, 08:15 AMSince Qantas will operate out of T1 and OZ is in theory a codeshare partner, that's probable
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VA upgrades waitlist v cash bids
Jun 08, 2022, 09:56 AMI was in the same boat the a few weeks ago. Asked staff and the unofficial answer I got was to assume cash over platinum sadly. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
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Masks on planes
May 30, 2022, 02:03 PMUnfortunately in Australia it's not up to the airline or airports, mandates come from federal government.
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Did Qantas change priority boarding back to the old way?
Apr 30, 2022, 11:54 AMEven Virgin Australia does priority boarding miles better than Qantas. And Qantas is subjectivity supposed to be the more premium airline...
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ADL arrival formalities - EntryCheck SA
Dec 22, 2021, 09:35 PMDepends on how many other flights are arriving around the same time. Has taken me an additional 90 minutes recently as a lot of people didn't have the correct paperwork and proof of vaccination. Best to air for the front of the plane if you can.