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ACCC signals crackdown on Qantas, Virgin Australia fees
Jan 10, 2018, 03:56 PMUpfront I will say I am a former airline employee who had to deal on a daily basis with paxs who purchased the lowest fare possible but wanted all the flexibility of the higher fares! When a bkg is made it gives the person making the bkg all the fare rules of the fare they are purchasing. Unfort...
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How to check for Qantas business class upgrades before you book
May 19, 2017, 02:55 PMRemember you need to be ticketed before it will allow the upgrade as well
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How to fly around the world using Qantas frequent flyer points
Apr 12, 2017, 03:13 PMCan I just say that is a great explanation of the use of points for Oneworld (I worked for the airline in Res). I would recommend calling and paying the dollars to a consultant once you have done your research on where you want to go. There are so many routes you can go to get to your desti...
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Photos and details of Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner economy seat
Nov 25, 2016, 06:53 PMboy I hope those seats are memory foam as would not like to have a 14hr flight sitting on them.... they look so thin and the arm rests look totally uncomfortable and I am sure there will be a fight over who gets their arm on the internal ones!!lol
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Velocity accounts being suspended due to suspect points transfers
Sep 30, 2016, 04:01 PMbelieve me many of the airlines turn a blind eye to very well known and high tier members allocating their points to people other than family members...
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New first class Qantas Emirates Singapore Airlines British Airways Cathay Pacific
Aug 10, 2016, 05:47 PMHaving just returned today flying Emirates from Zurich to Dubai and then on to Melbourne, I have to say we did not use the shower on the shorter flight and had a shower in Dubai as we had a 4hr layover. However, on the long haul flight to Melbourne we did schedule one in and it was ve...
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Qantas increases credit card booking fee for business, first class
Jul 09, 2016, 02:22 AMYou know Everyone used to say QF were ripping people off with the 7.00cc fee for domestic and the flat 30.00 fee for international. Now the ACCC has investigated and said they cannot do that anymore and the fairer option is the % amount. Ok so under that requirement the cc fees can go up higher o...
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Qatar Airways brings Airbus A350 to Adelaide
Jun 25, 2016, 12:23 AMJust travelled in J from adl to doh and it the A350 is a beautiful aircraft to fly on. We did have 6 hrs of very severe turbulence which was a bit disconcerting, but better to have been in business than down the back where it would have been worse. We chose the middle seats as two together but to...
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Did Oneworld just make your next trip more of a nightmare?
Jun 10, 2016, 06:56 PMInteresting...having worked for one of the major airlines, baggage and the transferring of, has always been a nightmare and one we received a lot of enquiries/complaints on. Several years ago, a directive came thru advising what would and would not qualify for baggage transfer. If your flig...