-
Qatar Airways axes lounge access for upgraded passengers
Feb 07, 2018, 08:21 PMThanks for the article, Chris. I’m about to go gold with QR, and I’m switching out because of this.
-
Cathay Pacific rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon
Jan 28, 2016, 09:27 PMDoes the tailplane remind anyone of a combination of the Qantas and last incarnation of Australian Airlines, mixed together?
-
Qantas launches its "We're not dropping the fuel surcharge" sale
Jan 22, 2015, 09:52 PMAlways amazing what lengths airlines will go to, to reduce the amounts they pay to travel agents.
-
Can travel agents offer better fares than booking directly with airline?
Jun 12, 2018, 12:38 PMOriginally Posted by phily My understanding is that airline commissions to travel agents are miserable, like about 5% for international, and zero for domestic bookings. TA's make their profits mostly on their other products and bookings, eg 40% on travel insurance.Can anyone confirm or deny this...
-
AusBT comment policy
May 05, 2016, 02:20 PMHi David,Can you please provide us with the link to the policy that guides this, so that we can better understand. The posts that I have seen in the past that were removed, questioned AusBT (and may have been construed as not painting AusBT in a positive light - perhaps this is in the policy).&nb...
-
Will Tasmanian Airfares sky rocket?
Jan 14, 2016, 10:01 AMI'm not sure you're aware of how fares go from one level to the next, sbg, but I'll try and give a quick explanation.The airlines will have a several different fare levels each. They might have 10 at the cheapest level, then 20 at the next level, then 25 at the next, and so on.Naturally, people u...
-
I am flying QF12 next May in business class Sydney to JFK booked with agent.
Nov 03, 2015, 10:03 AMHi lmpf,I'm pretty sure it can be done. Tell the agent to call QIC (QANTAS Industry Centre) and ask for a waiver to reissue as 2 sectors for the purpose of requesting an upgrade.Normally, an agent has to 'buy' the sector in the reservation system as SYD1JFK - the '1' indicating the stop in LAX wi...
-
Finnair "ladies only" toilet in J.
Oct 07, 2015, 03:15 PMDoes that mean that there would be a males-only bathroom as well? Seems only fair, seeing as they are segregating genders (thought we were passed this part of our evolution, personally). Shouldn't they then have a non-specific gender people? Seems only fair to accommodate transgendered people as ...