XWu

XWu

Member since 09 May 2020

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  • Do Qantas’ upgraded meals hit the spot?

    Oct 05, 2024, 01:30 PM

    Pre 2019, particularly the 2011-2015 period during the airline fight for pax between VA1 and QF, there was hot meals and great breakfast selection such that I don’t bother about coming in early, and this is Y class. Sure, we are not flying to eat, but we sure have gone backwards on off...

  • Is airline lounge membership tax deductible?

    Oct 02, 2024, 03:41 PM

    This is for readers who may be looking for guidance.Some ATO community forums (one “AnitaATO”) suggest people can deduct visa applications fee for business trip where visa is required for entry.However several charted accountant websites and ATO websites itself (see Example 1: Rebecca...

  • Virgin Australia eyes ‘pets on planes’ trial

    Sep 24, 2024, 06:58 AM

    I am one of them who vote against having on board petsI wonder where the pet zone will be placed.Front cabin, where everyone have to pass through?Back of the plane where all economy class pax have to pass through to get to the toilet?Do people have to be made to pay for seats to stay away from th...

  • Turkish Airlines boosts Qantas status match with double miles

    Sep 14, 2024, 06:15 AM

    They don’t seem to call it status match in the membership process, that is appropriate since it wasn’t.It’s more of a trial upgrade to premium tierThe article is the one that calls it a status match 

  • Adelaide Airport rolls out advanced ‘3D’ scanners

    Sep 04, 2024, 07:18 PM

    In old days, the pax passes through scanner and wait for their bags going through the X-ray scanner.Now the bags screening is slightly faster, the body scanning is slower, so ow the bags waits to be picked up while their owners have fun with the body scanners. It even picked up the empty str...

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  • American Airlines Credit

    Mar 24, 2024, 06:37 PM

    Stupid question I am asking but is the credit due to a fight cancellation?I am under the impression that the ACCC expect a refund option to be available if cancelled flights booked on Australian platform. That how they managed to force QF to reverse their COVID flight credit for cancelled flights...

  • Hrdlicka Is leaving VA: where is VA heading with Bain and the next owner(s), ...

    Mar 01, 2024, 12:38 AM

    Thanks for flagging it. I agree the interesting take partly with allegedly inside information of how the news was broken to her. “ She did not see it coming at all, and nor did those around her.”Based on The Australian article's reason behind her departure, it would mean the IPO may not be the op...

  • Hrdlicka Is leaving VA: where is VA heading with Bain and the next owner(s), ...

    Feb 22, 2024, 08:28 PM

    Originally Posted by djtech If you are really interested, I suggest you read the AFR op-ed on her departure. Good tip. Didn't realise they wrote the article on the day. Thanks

  • Hrdlicka Is leaving VA: where is VA heading with Bain and the next owner(s), ...

    Feb 20, 2024, 04:07 PM

    So JH has finally announced her departure, which has always been anticipated by some as a matter of (recent) time.Now that she has got VA in its first year of profit in a decade, with plenty of connection with hotel chain and other airlines, the airline looks good on the books for the eventual sa...

  • Aircraft Code for 737 Max 8/9 etc

    Feb 03, 2024, 12:15 PM

    Originally Posted by quantumreality As far as I know, I noticed that some airlines, simply market 737 Max 8 as 737-800 means that when it is shown that 737-800 is being used for the flight being purchased, one never knows whether you will be flying the old 737-800 or the Max version.(CORRECTION:...

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