ian62

ian62

Member since 23 Aug 2014

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  • 27 Discussion comments
  • 13 Discussions started

Frequent flyer programs

  • Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer P1
  • Singapore Airlines - KrisFlyer PPS

Hotel loyalty programs

  • Hilton HHonors - Diamond VIP
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  • Qantas pulls A380, first class off Melbourne-Los Angeles

    Oct 21, 2022, 01:22 AM

    Not missing muchThe F product has been so downgraded that it was embarrassing for both passengers and crew on my Syd-Lax flight last month The Business product is still grossly overpriced but less disappointing 

  • The beat seats in Singapore Airlines’ A380 business class

    Oct 06, 2022, 10:25 PM

    If you have PPS status they are available at the time of booking and rarely later

  • Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer guide: earning & using miles [2022]

    Sep 27, 2022, 08:47 PM

    PPS membership has been an extremely reliable way of obtaining bulkhead seats on aircraft that don't have a First or Suites and have a considerably larger footwell in these rows which for some can make the difference between good sleep and restless sleepAdditionally their PPS priority line is ver...

  • Qantas brings back vegetarian meals, snacks on short flights

    Sep 23, 2022, 09:26 PM

    For an asking price of up to 24K return, just returned from Syd-Lax in F on the A380 as a paid passenger Words cannot express the dramatic decline in the F product, including food, wine and amenity kit, the former approaching poor economy mains at times (I have taken pics of all of this) On the...

  • Review: Qantas Boeing 787 Business Class (Sydney-Johannesburg)

    Aug 30, 2022, 02:46 PM

    The potato/fennel plant based dish and the beef fillet on this J menu were both mains on QF 11 in First from Sydney to LAX on 26/8/22Very very poor product differentiation between the food in F and J now with many components on my flight inedible - a real shame 

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  • Qantas F A380 "refreshed" menus

    Jun 14, 2022, 07:51 PM

    Qantas have promised a Neil Perry "refresh" for the A380 F menu.ET reported on a less than industry standard F experience on QF a couple of years ago, widely supported by readers.Readers may be interested to know that despite this claim, a recent series of photos taken by Volvo Mike onboard QF F ...

  • All A380s to LAX refurbished??

    Jun 10, 2022, 01:09 AM

    Thanks Phil

  • All A380s to LAX refurbished??

    Jun 09, 2022, 11:57 AM

    There is a trip report by VolvoMike on Flyertalk stating he flew a non-refurbished A380 in F on Qantas on 2/5/22 I thought they were only using the ones that had the makeover?

  • Qantas online F airfares

    Jun 02, 2022, 09:44 PM

    Could someone explain to me why the First (saver) fares on the Qantas website from1. PER-BER (Nov-Dec 2022)2. SYD-BER (same time period)are virtually the same, with no reduction given the massive downgrade for the PER-SIN fare in J?When I attempt to book using the SQ website, for example, the far...

  • Executive Traveller review Sin

    May 10, 2022, 12:26 AM

    Any chance of Executive Traveller commenting, via an article, on the state of affairs at Changi, where J class passengers are sitting on the floor on the Silver Kris Lounge?

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