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Qantas, Virgin: changes to battery power pack rules
Jul 23, 2025, 03:33 PMBan them completely, and do it now before a major accident happens! It's very obvious they are dangerous. I don't feel we need them as much as we think we do, with more USB outlets becoming the norm at hotels and other businesses plus the batteries in our devices lasting a lot longer.....it's jus...
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Review: Virgin Australia 777 business class to Doha)
Jun 20, 2025, 07:11 PMYou won't receive any Qantas points, status credits or benefits as your booking and or boarding pass will show "VA2 Sold as QR8401". As the actual flight is Virgin Australia. I would stick with your QR or VA membership the whole journey.
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United moves Sydney-Houston from year-round to seasonal flight
Jan 31, 2023, 06:14 AMYesterday morning there was a direct Houston to Canberra service (due to the smoke in the control tower in Sydney)
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Virgin Australia to retain VIP tier, but maybe not The Club lounges
Feb 19, 2021, 02:02 PMThey should just turn the "The Club" into a Business Lounge, for Business and Platinum (and VIP) Passengers Only, this will not only help reduce overcrowding in the normal lounges, but also please the unloved platinums and club members.
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Qantas unlocks unlimited flight changes to January 2022
Feb 08, 2021, 02:06 PMBasically it turns into a credit, so you can use it on any Qantas flight, the real catch is you have to pay the fare difference on the new ticket, so if you can't find that sale fare you paid originally you pay the difference between what you paid and the new fare, of course that's a better pill ...
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Frequent flyer programs
- Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Cathay Pacific - The Marco Polo Club
- Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
- Lufthansa - Miles & More
Hotel loyalty programs
- Hilton HHonors - Diamond VIP
- Accor A|Club - Platinum
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Connecting to Qatar flight from Sydney
Jan 03, 2025, 07:57 PMOriginally Posted by WelcomeAboard QF will allow you to through check onto a separate booking because one of the bookings was made with points.Book a QF revenue or reward ticket, and ask the QF agent to add the connecting flight. If they state it’s not possible, let them know the...
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Domestic to International Transfer in Sydney Between QF and SQ
Aug 21, 2024, 02:48 PMGeneral rule is if both flights on the same ticket (i.e. QF and SQ) Qantas will let you use the transfer bus, if you don't have a boarding pass (for the Non-QF Flight) just show your baggage receipt with the two flights, if you don't have a bag give them your booking ref they can check if its bee...
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Check Luggage through 3 flights
Apr 23, 2024, 10:26 AMQantas will generally link the following seperate bookings:Qantas and Qantas Qantas and EmiratesQantas and Jetstar International OnlyIn some rare cases they may link Qantas and Oneworld If points were used for one booking and money for the other.
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QantasLink flights to Cooma
Jun 16, 2023, 07:39 AMHey OzMattyD, Those are charter flights, not for commercial sale. Cheers
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Eligible flight from London to maintain status
Mar 22, 2023, 02:12 PMOriginally Posted by thelongroad Notwithstanding what others have said about changing your loyalty program, which is a reasonable point…If you only need one more flight…One does not need to show ID to get on a domestic flight….Perhaps a beloved family member or friend in Aust...
