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These airlines offer free COVID-19 insurance when you travel

Jan 06, 2021, 01:34 PM

Air Canada is also offering free Covid insurance on "qualifying" international flights for the next few months, though it may only apply to Canadian residents (sorry, haven't checked).
The Boeing 737 Max is ready to return, but are passengers?

Nov 21, 2020, 12:50 AM

The Max is not yet certified in Canada, where extra checks and training are being done first (definitely a good idea). Meanwhlie Air Canada is running A220s on previous Max routes. I'd tryto avoid travel on a Max but would take it if nothing else is available. I'm just as un-keen to fly on Dreaml...
Qantas to close service desks at airports, lounges

Nov 07, 2020, 01:26 AM

Imagine getting off a long haul flight and no bags and no point of contact and NO smartphone. Even more stress.
Qantas to close service desks at airports, lounges

Nov 07, 2020, 01:15 AM

It's all very well for Qantas to assume everything can be done via app, but they forget that there are still people who don't have mobile phones - yes, they exist. This decision means that my 94-year-old mother will no longer be flying on Qantas. And lest Qantas think they don't care about little...
Gov't considers electronic wristbands for home isolation

Oct 22, 2020, 12:24 AM

I can't see this being all that usefiul. What if your final destination is a city other than the one in which you land? If your home is in Dubbo, say, and you land in Sydney? No way we will be allowed to get out of Sydney for home quarantine.

Would Qantas devalue its frequent flyer points?

May 23, 2020, 12:24 AM

I recently contacted Qantas FF on behalf of a friend who lives in Cyprus, is a Qantas FF member, and is not on the internet (yes, they exist; he's 70). He normally comes to Australia once a year, but with the borders firmly shut it's unlikely he'll be able to come anytime soon (not an Australian)...
Where did my post go? It glitch or censorship?

Aug 07, 2019, 10:38 PM

Still unable to access more than one discussion thread. After the first one loads OK, the message for all subsequent threads is that the thread doesn't exist or has been removed. Not using Explorer, though - using Firefox for Mac. Just tried to post this and got a message "Internal server error"....
Where did my post go? It glitch or censorship?

Aug 07, 2019, 10:37 PM

Still unable to access more than one discussion thread. After the first one loads OK, the message for all subsequent threads is that the thread doesn't exist or has been removed. Not using Explorer, though - using Firefox for Mac.
Australian passport fees increasing in 2019

Dec 19, 2018, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Ourmanin Originally Posted by nanohits Originally Posted by townaz One thing to keep in mind our passport is valid for 10 years. A lot of other countries only issue passports for 5 years. A lot of developed countries like US etc are all 10 years. As is the UK. And as a sli...
Changing passports in the middle of a trip

Aug 15, 2018, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by Ross I have three passports Aus/UK/Can and do this all the time, enter exit on passport of country - never had a problem. Last edited by Ross at Aug 14, 2018, 08.34 PM.I have Aus/Germany/Can, resident in Can, and have no trouble traveling to Europe. However, a few years ag...