Why does your heart sink every time Qantas announces "enhancements" to the FF programme? Because you know that your BC seat is going to cost more or be harder to find :-( I wonder if the Classic Points Flights finder search page will improve???? Drives me crazy to see "BC seats available", wh...

What BC seats are there on the existing Adelaide-Dohal leg? Q Suites or 'ordinary' BC? Thanks

Another Irony,. I love Qantas (Plat for years) but have only been offered one International upgrade to BC with Qantas in over 20 years. Now that we fly Emirates QF codeshare direct from Adelaide, I have had 3 sector upgrades to First Class in about 6 flights with Emirates.  Just am...

Another Irony,. I love Qantas (Plat for years) but have only been offered one International upgrade to BC with Qantas in over 20 years. Now that we fly Emirates QF codeshare direct from Adelaide, I have had 3 sector upgrades to First Class in about 6 flights with Emirates.  Just am...

And i didn't know the "pay in Australian dollars scam"  That's a new one   Thanks for the tip

Aha!!   The red flag to a bull :-)     OK,  1) Inadequate or badly positioned powerpoints   I've had one at floorboard level that an apple plug couldnt plug into.  Seriously???  Who would put a socket on a skirting board? 2) Cheap, non-steam irons that would m...

Quite correct   I can't see a single advanatge to a passenger/member here. What are they thinking????

Hi, Thanks for this thread and the great info. I managed to get this staus match to Elite/SA Gold with Turkish which is very nice of them. My joy may be shortlived though.  Ome reason I'd wanted this was to get Koru Lounge access during domestic Air NZ flights, but I'm reading that this ma...

These replacements can't come soon enough.  The current QANTAS Marc Newson BC seat is appalling if you want to do anything other than sleep.  It has almost NO useful space for your laptop, headphones, travel docs etc etc making work a complete pain.  OK, I KNOW that compared to eco...

Let battle commence :-) Few weeks ago did ADL to LHR on QF flight numbers and Emirates metal. For me, Emirates BC on ADL-DBX nosed ahead, much as I like QF BC.  Wonderful service.  Can't fault the seats and comfort and food was wonderful.  I never use the IFE but my wife enjoyed a...

Will probably manage P1 by review date next jan but looking at 'benefits' on web page and they are all a bit underwhelming.  Now THESE are what I call BENEFITS and worth flying QF for!!!!! Why don't QANTAS put you in charge of their FF programme??????

Late question on this one I know, BUT...  can anyone advise? I'm a new A3 miles member looking to get Gold on a single BC trip.  Have 1700 tier points so far. I'm thinking of Bus class return on Air China from adelaide via syd or mel to Stockholm via beijing.  Miles look to be ab...

I'll take those couple of hours of "too early early": relaxing in the Qantas lounge, catching up on a bit or work or reading, any day of the week over being stressed to the eyeballs, rushing like a headless chook to catch your flight with minutes to spare.  And I'm a Professor too.  Tru...

Thanks Chris, good piece, but doesn't this sadly confirm the hellish system whereby upgrades to BC internationally (and let's face it, those are the important flights, not a 2 hr domestic hop) are just a lottery rather than a points transaction?  I've never forgiven them for downgrading the ...

As a long time QF Platinum with lifetime Gold I'm seriously thinking of following Ben Sandilands' advice in Crikey: Just give it all up. Why bother with all this SC and points chasing while the benefits are constantly downgraded? Do I really need the angst, the planning, the scheming, the "Platin...