According to clause 4.4 in the Qantas T&Cs for bid now upgrades, they only considered after all Classic Reward Upgrade requests are processed and confirmed. https://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/upgrade-offer-terms-and-conditions/global/en

I went through recently - had a work colleague who met me at they gate (they can ask for a pass that gets them ‘airside'). Immigration was fast except it is worth noting there is a seperate queue if you have an eVisa rather than the standard passport visa. My colleague had a car...

Answered my own question - only Qantas Chairman’s Lounge get free Twin seat selection, details here (scroll to the bottom for Qantas tables):https://www.emirates.com/au/english/book/about-booking-online/emirates-seat-selection/index.aspx?dm_i=2OII,IVUX,38SO0M,1Z3PL,1

Do QF platinums still get access to twin seats for free? I flew EK on a QF codeshare a few months back and it was showing a charge to select the twin seats as QF platinum. I asked about it and was told that it was only a Skywards platinum benefit, not QF platinum.

Did you log into your booking on the EK website with the EK PNR, check your QFF number is correctly entered and then try to select seats yourself? I seem to remember that when you do this, the Emirates system recognises you as QF platinum and opens up more seats on the seat map (not on the Qantas...

Yes I had that a couple of weeks ago but just for one particular booking. Had to ring to make my seat selections. Call centre staff couldn’t explain the problem.

Originally Posted by MRYJDrake Originally Posted by mos I’ve got a CBA Amex which will be cancelled soon too. I decided to get the foreign-free-fee 28 degree MasterCard which while it doesn’t earn any points it also doesn’t have an annual fee. I looked into the BankWest Qantas...

I’ve got a CBA Amex which will be cancelled soon too. I decided to get the foreign-free-fee 28 degree MasterCard which while it doesn’t earn any points it also doesn’t have an annual fee. I looked into the BankWest Qantas Platinum MasterCard but at an annual fee of $160, you&rsq...

Has anyone else noticed that seats that can be selected as a Qantas platinum FF on international flights has been recently restricted? For example row 11 in A380 business is now blocked out as a platinum, and rows 23 and 24 of A330-300 also blocked out (I used to be able to selected both of these...

I've stayed in the Movenpick (formerly Sheraton) a couple of times - it is fairly comfortable and staff are friendly. Security seems good - as you say there are high concrete walls surrounding the entire property which I believe went up after a bombing in 2002, so it can feel a little claustropho...

Hi Nuttynorton,Just make sure you take a time-stamped screenshot of the Best-Jet quote timed AFTER you confirm your Qantas booking, not before. I made the mistake of taking the screenshot 1 minute before the Qantas booking was finalised and so my price promise was rejected - even though the cheap...

Yes, business to first once from Paris-Dubai on a QF ticketed EK flight (I'm QF platinum).Several other upgrades too but from memory those have been EK ticketed (but they usually say it's because I'm QF platinum).Conversely, I've never had an operational upgrade on QF metal even though I usually ...

I flew in first on a points upgrade a few years ago (2012 I think) from Singapore to LHR, and the entertainment system for the whole A380 was down. I didn't mind much, and didn't complain, as I was sleeping much of the way, and I had movies on my iPad I wanted to watch. A couple of weeks lat...

I flew in the old first section to/from HND in September - certainly had not been refreshed then, was still looking very worn out.

Cathay say it too. I had a problem because the credit card I bought the ticket with was subsequently cancelled due to fraudulent activity, so I was not going to be able to show it upon checkin. I was advised by Cathay that I needed to bring a letter from my bank manager confirming that the c...