Loyal and high value? Foreign words to Qantas. Less than 1kg over: you're spot on greg959 when you say Qantas has a Jetstar mindset. Vote with your feet, go Virgin. Only way to change things, if enough of us do it. Not that Virgin is exemplary by any means but they do seem to appreciate loyal cus...

Good luck and please do let us know how you go. I suspect Qantas will resist.

Originally Posted by theflyinggeo You can select these seats for free as a plat 1. Wow, what a perk. I'd really want to spend a shedload to get Plat 1 with a sub-standard carrier so I could save $30-40 in A220 economy. No disrespect to theflyinggeo, only to Qantas.

They certainly have interesting city pairs: Corfu-Graz, Bari-Malaga and many more. Do consider the train for shorter journeys, in Europe rail is comfortable fast and convenient.

I understand the "manufacturing" delay on the QF a350-1000 relates to the centre fuel tank. I believe EASA has required this be redesigned and reinforced. There is apparently some doubt about whether that can be successfuly achieved. One issue is extra weight such a modification will cause. Time ...

You definitely should contact Qantas asap to see what is happening. Do you have status? The more of that you have the more your negotiating power. Notice that Fiji Air (Oneworld Connect partner) has a flight to BNE via Nadi departing LAX about 2.5 hours after scheduled QF 16. There's a 2.5 hour ...

Originally Posted by Grannular Is the plane certified yet outside of China? Reportedly will apply for EASA certification this year. Wonder if some European (LCC?) carriers are interested in it.

An opinion piece in a U.K. newspaper suggests most passengers would be reticent to travel in a Comac C919, similar to a 737 but made in China. No major Western carrier has ordered this aircraft yet, though there may be reasons to do so including that immediate delivery is available. I'm intereste...

Originally Posted by CorporateFlyer70 be careful with room selection at Hyatt - I booked a 'king' room which had the smallest king bed I had ever seen, a really pokey room with a very small bathroom - may have been unlucky with allocation. Can happen alright. I remember a deluxe room at the Manda...

pab2025 is correct in theory. However, I understand many pax do leave the flight in MEL even though booked to ADL. With carry on only this is no problem, just go through immigration etc as normal - you are entering Australia, not a specific city. Even with checked baggage I understand a word wit...

Agree Southbank is the better location by far. Hyatt Regency is the better hotel by far. I'd go with the Hyatt, because it's just a short stroll across Victoria Bridge from Southbank anyway, or a quick dash on one of the CityCat ferries.

All 737-9 Max (171 in service) must be inspected. The operator with the most of this type is United.

Originally Posted by sunnybrae Originally Posted by tommygun Schoolboy humour. What has this got to do with the 737 Max?? Touche.

Schoolboy humour.

Originally Posted by sunnybrae It's confusing how you say you don't want to "start a inter line war between sycophants...." by "post(ing) it on that particular airline thread." But you went ahead and posted it here anyway!? People can and do navigate around this site with ease, you know. That's l...