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Qantas boosts A380 flights to Singapore
Mar 01, 2026, 12:02 AMGiven the difference in flight times / turnarounds for MEL-LAX versus SYD-SIN, wouldn't that effectively free up a spare A380? With these changes starting in Dec, it may be related to the peak DEC-JAN period when they usually had all A380's flying (and no scheduled deep maintenance) which ha...
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Non-stop Qantas flights to Las Vegas set for take-off
Feb 10, 2026, 11:16 PMEasily could do SYD-DEN in B787. Its about 300 km less than SYD-DFW; and about 1,000km less than MEL-DFW or PER-LHR. Whilst DEN is a good mid-continent location, it's not a major AA hub, with only about 10 AA destinations..
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Qantas frequent flyer changes: more points, higher fees
Jan 22, 2025, 10:25 PMAnd they haven't learnt anything at QF from previous ACCC actions - I had to cancel a Classic Reward F booking recently to Europe, and still waiting 5 weeks later for the circa $4k in fees to come back, despite chasing them twice. The points came back within a week, but it appears their standard ...
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Qantas frequent flyer changes: more points, higher fees
Jan 22, 2025, 10:07 PMPart of the problem appears to be the bottlenecks (availability) to/from the overseas gateway cities ex-Australia:Europe - EK via DXB / QF via SIN / QR via DOH. (The spat between QF & QR on redemptions also not helping)USA - QF and AA via LAX/SFO/DFW.If you search from those hubs to the onwar...
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Qantas frequent flyer changes: more points, higher fees
Jan 22, 2025, 09:42 PMArticle quote: Emirates will moving back onto the same redemption table as Qantas, resulting in an increase in the number of Qantas Points required for premium travel Wouldn't that be a decrease in the required QF points? I booked MEL-DXB-LHR v.v on EK recently for 455,000 points in F, ...
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Anyone dare to explain?
Aug 23, 2024, 12:33 PMI am subscribed to Qantas Fare Watch and got an email overnight that quoted $4,276 MEL-LAX return in First Class. Clearly an error, but I suspect this fine print clause has them covered: Price and availability may be subject to change and cannot be guaranteedWhen trying to book using the link in ...
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Baggage handling for First pax on arrival in Heathrow
Aug 23, 2024, 12:08 PMI've had that happen a few of times flying BA or QF First into LHR, and also QF or BA First into LAX (seems a bit hit or miss when they choose to do it). Not a big deal, and the trolleys (or a collection of bags with F tags) are usually sitting right next to the carousel. First time it was a bit ...
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Qantas : no photos please
Dec 08, 2023, 01:50 PMSurely a right to privacy is a reasonable ask. I was recently on a flight to LAX in QF First and a high profile celeb was sitting behind me. All through the flight a couple of people kept coming down the front stairs and taking sneaky photos through the curtain, including when the person was fast...
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Is Qantas price gouging on International connections?
Oct 09, 2023, 06:12 PMI often get connecting flights from MEL-SYD to connect to international services operating ex-SYD. The connecting domestic sectors in Business are usually added onto the international fare for circa $100 or so as a reflection of the airport taxes of the extra 2 sectors from/to MEL. Last few flig...
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QF17/18 SYD-LAX
Sep 19, 2023, 05:21 PMIn short, there are a number of related reasons:The daily A380 covers the bulk of pax to LAX, with B787 fleet being stretched thin at the moment. Also allows for B787 to have 13+ hours on the ground for scheduled servicing at the LAX Maintenance Base, or longer depending on the schedule needs.Wit...
