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Qantas trials automated boarding gates
May 28, 2026, 10:47 AMExcellent idea. Assuming 90% of boarding is simply verifying the boarding pass including boarding group, then this will make it a lot easier for the gate team to handle all sorts of other things like requests or general inquiries, passenger assistance, maybe even open one of the 'human' gates to ...
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Melbourne Airport moves to digital arrivals card
May 28, 2026, 10:44 AMSingapore and New Zealand have websites and mobile apps, always a good option to have both.
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MoVida returns to Sydney Airport
May 28, 2026, 10:43 AMAt long last! Used to love Movida@T2, I would usually skip the crowded Virgin lounge and head straight here, and the $36 Priority Pass dining allowance through Amex Platinum was put to very good use!
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Qantas’ new first class cheeseburger takes flight
Mar 31, 2026, 01:11 PMRe: the steak sandwich, I know it doesn't sound fancy but the steak sandwich has apparently been the most-ordered menu item in first class and I think business class since, well, pretty much forever. It went from being a 'mid-flight snack' to becoming a permanent fixture on the main menu becaus...
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Qantas’ new first class cheeseburger takes flight
Mar 31, 2026, 01:07 PMEK and SQ benefit by being heavily state-backed, and EK also has lower labor costs, so easier for them to really 'go to town' in First catering. But I agree with Qantas' silly approach to including caviar in First on that tint 'caviar tartlette' appetiser, it's almost insulting to boast caviar an...
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Emirates 777 Business Class
Jan 07, 2022, 09:47 PMI don't know, and there is no way of telling really unless you've been on one of the planes to see first hand, you would really have to ask Emirates,
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QF SYD - LAX RETURN Experience RE: Testing
Jan 07, 2022, 09:45 PMI know somebody who did this at the airport, said it was very fast if you got there early ahead of the queue. I would rather get it done a day or two before I fly so it's one more thing I can cross off my "to do" list, and instead of waiting at the airport I can be just getting on with my day. Bu...
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Qantas to USA - internal flights
Jan 07, 2022, 09:42 PMI don't see the LAX-JFK Boeing 787 coming back for a while, not until Qantas can see enough demand for it. In 2019 that demand was fuelled by daily flights from SYD MEL and BNE to LAX, and SYD and MEL were Airbus A380s. Current AU-US flying is barely a patch on that.I would agree with tommygun, j...
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Lack of QF flights and A330s PER>East Coast
Jan 07, 2022, 09:40 PMI think Qantas is a bit gun-shy after WA has been closed for so long and it has NO way of predicting demand after this long, so it simply isn't willing to roll the dice on putting a bunch of A330s onto the east-west routes, not until the reopening of WA gets closer and Qantas can see a noticeable...
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Flight cancellation - will Qantas cover accommodation?
Jan 07, 2022, 09:37 PMI would agree. Qantas is NOT bound to cover you for accommodation, and I don't even think any form of travel insurance would, this is just "sh*t happens" territory. But it won't hurt you to make your case to Qantas and see what they say, at the very least they might offer you a free night via a t...
