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Russia’s S7 Airlines suspended from Oneworld

Apr 20, 2022, 06:12 PM

Been wondering when this was going to happen. Guess I got my answer.
How to keep your Qantas frequent flyers status with just one flight

Nov 25, 2020, 03:42 PM

Am disappointed that this offer excludes those with status end dates between Jan and Feb 2022. So had my membership year ended 30 days earlier, I would have been eligible for a free 1 year extension and 40% SC rollover till Dec 2022, but now I have to get 600 SC in 2021 to retain status through t...
UK to axe most duty-free sales, close VAT refund scheme

Sep 16, 2020, 04:16 PM

Just as well, the VAT refund process in the UK, and many parts of the world operated by third parties are a complete shambles of an offering anyways.. 30% service fee for a tax refund plus a 15% ForEx commission anyone? I guess it’s really hard work to scan those Global Blue receipt barcode...
NSW-Victoria border closure to hit Qantas, Virgin Australia flights

Jul 06, 2020, 01:48 PM

Yes but how long before the "so little deaths from corona" turn into "big deaths from corona"? 3 months ago, the US had a few hundred deaths, now they have 130,000 dead, and that's with lockdowns in place. Are we really having to explain the infectiousness of this virus?"Just lock down the unheal...
Qatar Airways Privilege Club benefits on Qantas flights

Jun 15, 2020, 11:52 PM

One has to hope that with all the social distancing requirements and the limited capacity in lounges that Qantas might favour its own FFs over other partner airlines, especially if people like QR are dishing out status matches like candy at a doctor's office.Though give the current state of thing...

TRS changes

Feb 18, 2022, 01:53 PM

I can't find any news articles about this change even though the ABF website has been updated to reflect the new rules, so thought it would be worth posting here.For many of us that used to claim Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) when departing Australia, back then we could bring the goods back into Au...
Qantas Club Reopening?

Mar 30, 2021, 06:31 PM

I was in the Business lounge in MEL last Thursday and saw that there was a sign outside the QC lounge saying that it was welcoming back travellers from Thu 1 Apr, just in time for the Easter rush I suppose.
WA's flip-flopping border policy

Nov 15, 2020, 11:10 PM

So 24 hours after WA “opened” their border to SA, it’s shut again because 3 cases of community transmission were detected today, the first in months. Have they got no confidence whatsoever in their ability to trace and treat COVID cases? What confidence does that instil in anyon...
Qantas classic upgrade reward after online check-in

Jan 28, 2020, 09:30 PM

Just wondering if Qantas would still consider classic upgrade rewards even if the pax is already checked in through OLCI. Friend is travelling PEK-HKG-SYD, with PEK-HKG on CX and HKG-SYD on QF. Since CX opens OLCI 48 hours in advance, and they would be checked in all the way to SYD, would QF stil...
Vietnam Airlines or China Southern from AUS to Europe! (Business Class)

Jan 15, 2020, 01:43 PM

I'd go Vietnam Airlines over China Southern any day. Their long-haul fleet is modern and the service is friendly - I consistently find that the onboard service delivered by VN to be excellent. Are they on par with CX, JL and NH, no, but for the low fares that you can score with them you can't com...