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Turkish Airlines begins Melbourne-Istanbul flights
Feb 10, 2024, 04:12 PMBefore anyone gets too carried away, TK have just in the last day or two announced a massive devaluation of its Frequent Flyer program (erroneously) called Miles and Smiles.Not only have the miles required for many flights increased, but now connections (though IST) are priced as two flights rath...
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Thai Airways adds second daily Sydney-Bangkok flight
Feb 10, 2024, 04:03 PMThe extra flights are welcome but I doubt I'll be taking one soon. I regularly fly business class between Stockholm and Sydney. Thai offers a convenient one stop connection, while Singapore requires an additional stop.Until recently Thai was cheaper by a small margin but just now their flights ha...
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How to use Qantas, Virgin Australia ‘on arrival’ lounge access
Nov 21, 2023, 04:45 PMSYD has a Priority Pass arrivals lounge just as you exit customs on your left.
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Thai’s latest A350 business class is a blast from the past
Nov 16, 2023, 09:41 AMI, and my size 15's, like this style and hate the cubby hole concept.
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Review: Emirates A380 Sydney-Christchurch first & business class
Jul 27, 2023, 08:47 PMCan I book on the Qantas site and earn Qatar Avios for the Emirates flight?(Sorry but I’m new to Avios following the recently announced Amex to SQ devaluation.)
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Are the flight restrictions worth it?
Jul 31, 2020, 03:29 PMIn the early days when there was minimal community transmission and most cases were from incoming passengers strict quarantine served Australia well. Its benefit outweighed its cost (financial, emotional, psychological, Etc)However now there is high rates of community transmission (particularly i...
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Is Sydney to London - via Beijing - a good option?
Apr 23, 2019, 08:13 PMMy experiences have been with Air China in business class. The worst part is long layovers in Beijing (PEK). Their product is mostly good, food is ok, IFE is poor, PEK lounges are a bit below par but by no means “terrible”.Their FA’s really try hard. They aren’t as polishe...
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Buying a Sim card at San Francisco Airport
Sep 26, 2018, 03:37 PMIf you can get to a t mobile store they have a $30 USD plus taxes tourist sim. 3 weeks unlimited calls messages etc plus 2 GB high speed data then unlimited slooow data. You can’t extend the plan. At the end throw away the sim and get another. There are some slightly cheaper plans elsewhere...