Richard, I know we all have to die sometime, but this virus has also killed younger people, not just us oldies. As for the border closures, yes, they're harsh, but the Melbourne lockdown showed that not everybody will follow the rules. If we all maintained our distance and wore a mask when that...

Yes, we should be scared of the virus--just look at the numbers of infections and deaths in the UK and the US, and yes I know that they have bigger populations than we have.

Even if you can pay for it, should you? As others have said, it's unlikely anyway as there are limited supplies.

I should have just returned from a 5 week trip to UK, Russia and Switzerland. I booked last August for departure on 5th May and had paid in full for airfare, cruise in Russia and coach tour in Switzerland. Now all my money is held in credit for at least a year. I'm hoping to take the same trip...

I flew to UK this year, wore QANTAS pjs on MH and Oman air. Coming home, I changed into Oman pjs, kept them on to transit Muscat, and when I got to KL. Walked through the lounge to the shower, changed into QANTAS pjs and changesd back when I landed in Melbourne. Nobody seemed to mind.

I've just returned from UK, flying Oman Air. I changed into PJs in the QANTAS lounge in MEL, with jeans and fleece on top till I got on the plane (MH), dep 2345. It isn't easy changing on the plane, so I got off in KL still in PJs, had a shower in the lounge and changed there back into day clot...

I have soft-side mainly, but I also have one hard-side. The hard-side is IT brand, an expander--the main disadvantage is that it doesn't fit on the luggage racks in hotels, so I need to open it on the bed. The case I usually take with me is a soft-side and a couple of years ago, the zip broke. ...

I'd like a day flight because I can't usually check into a hotel before 2pm and I don't want to arrive at any time and then have a 6 hour journey home, after a 24 hour flight. Anyway, there are only 3 trips a day from Melbourne, at 7.20am, 1.30pm and 6.40pm.

I'm flying to South America in March, so will be interested to see what happens then. It should be business class, MEL to AKL, then 4 days later to SCL. I'm joining a tour which includes flights, which will be in economy, then back Rio to SCL and on to MEL the next day. My booking is with QANT...

I flew economy to Europe this year-QF, A380, 3-4-3.  I had a middle seat, with an entertainment box under the seat in front.  I now say never again will I fly more than 7 or 8 hours in economy!  An aisle seat might have been OK, but I won't take that risk again--next year, business...