• I disagree. Seatback IFE harks from a time before personal tablets/phones. There's no need for it now, and its absence saves weight. What's needed is an adjustable seatback holder for personal devices.

  • It's a bit rich that PE will be "reaccommodated" into Y, even with a fare adjustment. Some people don't want Y, which is how come they book PE. Money back if requested is the only fair process. Not a credit, money back.

  • A word of advice about the TranzAlpine train. There is no prior seat selection, even in the higher grade Scenic Plus class (which by no means is anything like First on say the Glacier Express). Allocation is on the day. Some seats are airline style pairing, others are four at a table. The latter ...

  • Agree with PCHammond, comfortable bed. That includes pillows. Not foam slabs like bricks. Not cheap feathers that rustle in your ear all night. OK, first world issues but that's the quality we should expect in a good business hotel.

  • The caveat about Chromecast etc is of course the wi-fi. No-one wants constant buffering interrupting their entetainment but that will always happen on poor hotel wi-fi. Another reason to pick a hotel with decent data speed. Even then, don't expect HD to work without issues, set for SD viewing.

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  • Cabin Video Surveillance

    Oct 23, 2024, 09:45 AM

    Does anyone know, do Australian carriers (QF, VA, JQ in particular) routinely do video surveillance in the passenger cabin? I'm interested because I've seen a report that CX is using video to prevent theft from overhead lockers and "suspicious behaviour", using an AI algorithm.

  • Strange Math

    Oct 14, 2024, 11:03 AM

    Originally Posted by Serg Originally Posted by F8.1 Originally Posted by Serg Dummy quote MEL-LAX-MEL by NZ give about $9700 for return trip in J. At the same time AKL-LAX-AKL put you back for 6.5k And if you flight in J MEL-AKL-MEL it would be around 1.5k 6500+1500=8000. So where other $1700 spe...

  • Strange Math

    Oct 12, 2024, 02:24 PM

    Originally Posted by vhojm The amount of nonsense questions in these forums is starting to get out of hand. Nobody is forcing you to read them.

  • Qantas customer service

    Oct 02, 2024, 08:06 AM

    If QF customer service is worse than AA then the bottom of the barrel has been reached by our "national carrier".

  • Originally Posted by sunnybrae I fear that the erroneous thinking of Joyce is now so deeply ingrained in Qantas that it can never be corrected. What erroneous thinking am I referring to? This - 'Screw the workers AND paying customers, and just concentrate on maximizing corporate shareholders' pro...

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