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Flight mode off: I tried mobile roaming on a plane

Nov 01, 2024, 03:16 PM

Telstra has a cheap multi-day international package that’s worth a look - now use these packages. Quite hard to find on their website and App though.
Cathay Pacific locks in new A330 business class

Oct 23, 2024, 03:58 PM

That was my concern also, as I’ve used Cathay to travel to Canada and the U.S. out of Perth.
Faster flights between Australia and Singapore?

Aug 19, 2024, 02:05 PM

Qantas used to regularly do PER-SIN in under 5 hours, often 4hrs 50 mins. These days it seems to be always more than 5 hours, I’m presuming to save fuel. Will be interesting to see if they bring the time down to under 5 hrs again, but I doubt it.
Qantas eyes direct Perth-Auckland flights

Aug 16, 2024, 02:40 PM

Still think Cathay from Perth to New York is a better option.
Qatar Airways eyes new A380 business class

Jul 25, 2024, 02:43 PM

I believe that Qatar also flies a 380 regularly out of Perth to Doha.

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Frequent flyers, what sleeping pills do you use and recommend?

Apr 23, 2019, 02:55 PM

Meant to add that sleeping tablets seem to reset the body clock a lot faster.
Frequent flyers, what sleeping pills do you use and recommend?

Apr 23, 2019, 02:53 PM

Believe depends on flight class. When flying for work long distances in economy, used to take prescription sleeping tablets so that I could be effective the next day, but there were noticeable side effects. Now that I'm travelling in Business for leisure, one or two Restavits do the trick.
When does Qantas release frequent flyer seats?

Jan 07, 2019, 04:14 PM

Also recommend phoning Qantas at exactly the time, or slightly before, the seats are released, as popular routes seats are snapped up very quickly, sometimes within the first few minutes of their release.
Qantas to convert remaining A380 orders to A350-900ULR?

Aug 18, 2017, 02:14 PM

Hmm - according to the April SMH article, with a revised range of 9700 nm, it looks like the ULR could make SYD-LHR in a single hop. Interesting.
Qantas to convert remaining A380 orders to A350-900ULR?

Aug 18, 2017, 02:09 PM

I believe that's a key question - can the ULR version fly direct SYD-LHR?

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