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Qantas Delays
Mar 23, 2024, 08:26 PMI recently flew back from Singapore on QF38 which ended up being delayed by 3 ½ hours due to some maintenance issue on the old A330 (Thanks Alan Joyce!). It does seem now like Qantas staff are almost accepting of delays. The apology from the pilot was half hearted and there was almost no...
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Qantas business class to San Francisco: not impressed
Dec 06, 2018, 10:10 PMI have flown with Qantas for more than 20 years, had many trips in First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy. Whilst you sometimes get an attendant with some attitude, generally i have had good experiences. Most recently its normally been in Business Class and i find the service friendly and...
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What's it like to fly with Etihad in 2018?
Nov 10, 2018, 01:33 PMi flew Etihad recently to Germany in Business and the cost cutting is noticeable. AUH airport in ordinary with crowded lounges with average food offerings. Typically flying A330's on the Germany leg that are cramped in Business. Shut their lounge in Frankfurt and did a deal with Lufthansa whic...
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Why all the fuss about 'packing cubes'?
Nov 01, 2018, 10:24 PMJust buy a suitcase with a zippered enclosure. Has the same benefit.
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Qantas to announce Paris-Perth Boeing 787 flights this month?
Mar 14, 2018, 06:41 PMMuch better to do Perth - Frankfurt as i am sure that a lot of Emirates code share flyers are destined here. Could also resurrect this via Singapore with a smaller aircraft.
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Unacceptable QF Communication, Mismanagement and Question on Customer Rights ...
Dec 26, 2017, 10:00 PMAfter being in numerous similar situations (stuck in LA after A380 grounding, stuck in HK due to typhoon, diverted to Wuhan due to weather in Shanghai and spending 7 hours on the plane before being sent to a hotel) i sympathise with your situation. Unfortunately as i discovered on a diverted Tha...
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Cathay Pacific A350 business class
May 06, 2017, 10:08 PMI recently flew on the new A350 with Cathay and must say i was pretty dissapointed. For an aircraft that was only 9 months old, it was already falling apart. There were 2 business class seats that required the crew to work on for at least 20 mins to get them to retract, the lock on th...