My first flight on QANTAS was on the B747SP from HRE to PER in 1984. Fond memories, even got an invite to the cockpit upstairs! This was before it became a triangle route in the early 1990s (PER-HRE-JNB-PER). HRE was eventually axed in favour of a return to JNB.

Had paid for the service for the past few years … a great time saver. The reverse was true last night (May 23), where the line for the e-gates at T2 at Heathrow were much slower than the staffed gates. I elected to go via the staffed gates, and was through in a few minutes. Interesting, Et...