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Virgin launches lifetime Velocity status, Platinum Plus
Oct 17, 2024, 12:47 PMThis is such a welcome development. As a neglected Qantas LTG and P/P1 member (for whom 75,000 status credits is a far reach) this new offering is right in the sweet spot.There is basically no difference between Qantas Gold and Platinum (especially if you are Sydney based, with the overcrow...
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Qantas inflight meals: what do you want on the menu?
Oct 10, 2024, 02:48 PMI couldn't agree more!! That "salad" is the saddest thing ever. It's like a repeated ritual reminder of Qantas' culinary mediocrity every time you're in an international J seat. Meal orders are taken, then you sit there for 30 minutes with a couple of sad and bland rocket and romaine leaves ...
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Qantas inflight meals: what do you want on the menu?
Oct 10, 2024, 02:41 PMI would be content with a decent selection of options with meat. These days every time I hop on a Qantas flight I get offered an array of vegan options, which just don't cut it. On the rate occasions I fly economy, it's always some "vegan" snack this or "vegetarian" mini pizza. It's not uncommon ...
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Get ready for the next Qantas Double Status Credits promo
Feb 21, 2024, 10:00 AMThey seriously need to stop doing these. There are now lines to get a table at the First Lounge and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a person in the non-premium security line at Sydney airport. Not much point in having status anymore when literally everyone at the airport has it as ...
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Your guide to Qantas ‘Neighbour Free’ empty seat charges [2023]
Jun 28, 2023, 12:04 PMYet another reason not to bother retaining platinum. One of the few benefits that WPs got on a semi-regular basis was a spare seat next to them towards the front of the aircraft (if available). Now we can add this to the long list of non-benefits that plats used to get: priority security, priorit...
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Is Classic Rewards over?
Oct 10, 2024, 03:01 PMIt is totally over. The "Classic Plus" PR blitz was one of the most skilfully executed exercises in point devaluation that an airline has ever perpetrated. The breadcrumbs were there in Qantas' financial accounts prior to the move. The notes on the frequent flyer program suggested unease about th...
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Qantas Baggage Police
May 31, 2024, 10:55 AMOriginally Posted by GoldCanyon340 Originally Posted by greg959 Yeah, maybe that’s right @Redwood, but if I cared about opinions like this (or some of those above that miss the point of the grievance) I’d probably be sitting at the back rather than in 1A, contributing more in revenue ...
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Qantas Baggage Police
May 29, 2024, 04:34 PMYeah, maybe that’s right @Redwood, but if I cared about opinions like this (or some of those above that miss the point of the grievance) I’d probably be sitting at the back rather than in 1A, contributing more in revenue to Qantas’ bottom line than the rest of this thread combin...
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Qantas Baggage Police
May 17, 2024, 10:51 AMI do several business class flights a week on Qantas and have noticed a disturbing trend of Qantas staff zealously policing carry-on baggage limits in the premium security lanes. On two occasions now I have been forced to check a small bag that was less than a kilo over the limit and wait 20 minu...
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Declining value of Oneworld Emerald lounges
Jul 10, 2023, 12:55 PMI just returned from a trip with my wife (both long term P/P1 flyers). In New York we were unable to access the Chelsea Lounge and in Qatar we were unable to access the Al Safwa Lounge. It seems there has been a noticeable trend among Oneworld members of creating premium lounges and then excludin...