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How important is priority boarding on domestic, international flights?
Jun 28, 2019, 09:59 AMdomestic priority boarding in Australia is woeful, Virgin are miles ahead of Qantas who have the worst I have ever seen, American airlines do it much better were they call each group forward one at a time, it works reasonably well after you fight thru the waiting crowd, southwest is even a bette...
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USA lengthens ESTA processing times: no more instant approvals
Dec 18, 2018, 08:27 AMAgree with above the fake sites are very good! I did one on Saturday and it was approved by Monday morning when I checked back. They ask for more info now as well and have some strange passport scan process on the site, but I ignored it and it went thru ok. Some of the info slots are also bl...
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New benefits for Qantas flyers as Fiji Airways joins Oneworld Connect
Dec 06, 2018, 09:53 AMso pretty well nothing!
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Should Qantas, Virgin acknowledge members of Australia's armed forces?
Nov 06, 2018, 09:25 AMI thought is was a nice gesture from Virgin Australia, I have also seen it often in the USA and it seems to be unobtrusive. Being a retired Police Officer and ex serviceman I believe this belongs with the Services, no other job is inherently as dangerous and comes with a real risk of death, for...
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Review: Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner premium economy, Perth-London
Mar 26, 2018, 03:27 PMI am suprised QF did not go for the shell design in PE, I flew Japan Airlines last year on a 787 and the legroom is fantastic with the seat sliding within the shell. Although I did have trouble sleeping the legroom and personal space was terrific
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How do you rate Southwest Airlines US?
Jun 08, 2019, 04:48 AMyes families board after group a so you will be ok with your kids, the first on board always go for the first few rows so if you wander down the back a bit there is always plenty of space at that time in boarding. Seating is as good or bad as qantas in economy, you get free drink and snacks but...
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USA hotel Mandatory fees/Resort fees.
Aug 13, 2018, 03:07 PMI believe they started in Miami and I watched as they became common in Vegas, their would be a number of reasons, one was the advent of wifi which everyone was charging for at around 10-15 dollars above the room rate this turned into a package of ammenities which you already had for free such as ...
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Taking advantage of very good USD/AUD rate
Jan 31, 2018, 08:50 AMI use the Westpac travel card, ex rates seem very competitive if you are a westpac customer it is very easy to push money onto the travel card with access to the funds pretty well immediatley.If you withdraw cash at Bank of America ATM there are no fees, the ATM will let you draw up to 500 a day...
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Virgin Australia lounges: are they up to scratch?
Jul 07, 2017, 09:45 AMI am Plat with both and find overall the QF lounges especially the buis ones superior to all VA lounges, they really rely on toasted sandwiches as the fare of the day all day every day. I have always been able to grab a seat in either lounge, this is the one area that QF are clearly ahead ...
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Qantas slip in Skytrax rankings
Jun 28, 2017, 09:51 AMthe ratings seem consistent with other ratings and postings online, I know there are alot of Qantas apologists out their but their International Buis product is just plain ordinary pretty well everyone else has a better product I fly the Pacific to USA quite reguarly and Qantas are about on par w...