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Government hits back at Qantas on overseas flights
Jan 05, 2021, 11:24 PMSQ and QR have been collectively flying to and from PER, MEL, ADE, SYD and BNE throughout the pandemic and serving a very important role in servicing Australian citizens and other travelers who needed to travel into or out of the country and were authorized to do so. So why shouldn't QF now...
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Thai Airways shelves Brisbane, Perth; plans Melbourne return
Dec 11, 2020, 03:00 PMIt doesn't matter what the THAI flight schedules look like for MEL-BKK or SYD-BKK as outside of those holding certain types of non-immigrant visas e.g. business/employment, volunteers/NGOs, retirement, spouse, you won't be able to visit Thailand without undertaking 14 days alternative state quara...
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Korean Air to take over rival Asiana in $2.2bn buyout
Dec 08, 2020, 12:00 AMA real shame if Asiana is lost from the Star Alliance. There goes one of the easiest ways to get to * Gold and stay there.
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Why bytes will never replace business travel: Harvard study
Aug 19, 2020, 03:25 PMAny international organization or business requires a global team
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Qantas gives grounded frequent flyers bonus status credits
Jul 15, 2020, 12:12 PMIf you need to fly and can get permission to leave Australia to do so, QR and CX are your Qantas partners that you can still be earning QFF SCs flying internationally
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Exemption APPROVED !! Now to find an Airline leaving Australia for Thailand
Sep 27, 2020, 01:27 PMThere is flight run by Emirates EK2510 from SYD-BKK several times a week. You can read about the special tourist visa and decide whether a non-immigrant O (spouse) visa might be easier and better. There's a recent review over at Loyalty Lobby. As for alternative state quarantine options there ar...
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Exemption APPROVED !! Now to find an Airline leaving Australia for Thailand
Sep 27, 2020, 01:07 PMThere is an expensive repatriation flight run by Emirates EK2510 from SYD several times a week. You can read about the special tourist visa for Thailand here https://loyaltylobby.com/2020/09/25/its-now-possible-to-apply-for-thailands-special-tourist-visa-program-through-a-disastrous-process/ It l...
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Asiana Club Frequent Flyer
Jul 14, 2020, 08:37 PMFor years flying THAI I could never attain needed miles in 12 months for * Gold Status. As an Asiana Club member you have 2 years to fly 40000 qualifying miles on Asiana or other Star Alliance airlines so it's easily possible to reach Diamond Status (equivalent of * Gold). After qualifying you n...
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Do you get Status Credits in MH flights?
Mar 02, 2020, 12:08 AMMalaysia Airlines flights within Asia, especially Z-class business will earn good numbers of SCs. Between Australia and Asia not so many. Check how many you will get using the Qantas calculator here https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/calculators.html#/
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Fast-track at Bangkok Airport for Qantas Platinum?
Jan 19, 2020, 02:38 PMAs a Qantas Platinum member booked on an Emirates flight should I get a fast-track pass to get through customs/immigration?