ASmith

ASmith

Member since 24 Feb 2015

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  • 1 Discussion comments
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Frequent flyer programs

  • Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • United Airlines - Mileage Plus
  • Emirates Airlines - Skywards
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  • Thai Airways resumes daily Perth-Bangkok flights

    Jan 11, 2024, 07:50 AM

    With Thailand crying out for tourists, TG has hardly been supportive with the very limited service down under to Australia and NZ.  BNE and AKL need to be added and frequencies to SYD and MEL increased.

  • New Qantas premium economy seat for Singapore, Bangkok

    Oct 19, 2023, 12:51 PM

    Will Qantas every schedule more than 1 flight a day to Bangkok?

  • Virgin Australia is finally jetting off from Cairns to Tokyo

    Jul 01, 2023, 01:35 PM

    A 737 for 8 hours is no different than a Boeing 707 in the 1960s or 70s.  Both planes share the same fuselage design... 

  • Your guide to the United MileagePlus frequent flyer program

    Oct 17, 2015, 08:40 AM

    I have been a member for a few years having been switched over when they merged with Continental.  The redemptions are heaps more generous than Qantas.  They have "saver" redemptions which use half the points of a usual one.  Secondly they don't impose fuel surcharges on redemption...

  • AirAsia X eyes Australia-New Zealand flights

    Feb 24, 2015, 07:40 AM

    In case people have not noticed, trans-Tasman fares have risen substantially at peak times over the last year which is not surprising as there are only 2 groups of airlines competing (back to 2 players again!) and with higher demand due to economic growth in mainly NZ and favourable FX rates for ...

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  • More Rewards Seats on Cathay?

    Sep 13, 2019, 11:44 AM

    Since Cathay is experiencing a decline in forward bookings due to the current turmoil in Hong Kong, does anyone have any idea whether more award seats might be made available for redemption to fill up their planes?

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