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The flag carrier of Australia. Member of Oneworld.

The flag carrying airline of Australia.

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Is there any way to indicate to an airline I am travelling with someone even though we bought tickets separately?

Confusing title, let me explain... I am travelling with a friend. We both have different last names and we both bought our airline tickets separately. We've chosen our seats so we are sitting next to each other, but all we are to the airline are two…
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Is there a way to rescue orphaned and expiring Qantas Frequent Flyer miles?

My family member has some Qantas Frequent Flyer miles that are about to expire (18 months since last earn). My own account is not expiring, and I'm planning to use its miles for future family travel. Qantas offers a free Family Transfer program…
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Qantas FF level change ahead of flight

I'm currently a silver level Qantas frequent flyer. I'm going to hit the gold level requirement after a longhaul flight with a stopover (Oz -> UK) and I'm wondering if there's any way to get Qantas to upgrade me before the flight takes place? I…
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How do I check in for an Air New Zealand operated flight if it was booked through Qantas?

I used Expedia to book a flight itinerary. It contains the following flights: Departing flights: QF8488 PMR to AKL code-share flight operated by Air New Zealand QF146 AKL to SYD QF73 SYD to SFO Return flights: QF74 SFO to SYD QF141 SYD to…
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What are the safety benefits of life rafts on planes?

There's talk of Qantas removing life rafts from flights not more than 400 nautical miles from the coast (presumably of Australia): Qantas considering ditching life rafts: claim What are the safety benefits of life rafts for passengers? If Qantas did…
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When is a "confirmed" flight booking not actually confirmed?

I just had a bizarre experience booking a fairly ordinary return flight with Qantas. I booked directly on their official website, punched in my credit card, got a success page and soon thereafter a "Confirmation and E-Ticket Flight Itinerary" email…
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Will I get American AAdvantage miles when flying a Qantas flight operated by Emirates?

I normally collect AAdvantage points with American Airlines. I'm considering booking a Qantas flight (LHR->DXB), but some of the flights, whilst having a Qantas flight number, are operated by Emirates. Will these still enable me to earn AAdvantage…
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Determine Cathay Pacific fare class

I recently flew with Cathay Pacific in economy and now Qantas is rejecting my frequent flyer point claim. Is there a way to check which fare class I bought based on my e-ticket?
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Can you get frequent flyer miles from all code-share airlines, or only same alliance ones?

For example, Qantas and British Airways are both One World. If you fly with one, you can usually claim miles with the other (except some award seats). What about China Eastern Airlines, who code-shares with Qantas, but has their own Eastern Miles…
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Can my Q Bag Tag be used by another traveller?

I have multiple Q Bag Tags from my airline Qantas. If I lend one to a friend, are they able to use it? It's unclear whether the tag is permanently associated with my frequent flyer number, or if it is associated with a frequent flyer number only…
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Compensation for flight change made by the airline

I have a flight from São Paulo (Brazil) to Auckland (New Zealand). It's a long flight but I choose Qantas because it had the best duration for the money. This flight was going to take 19h40, and now they changed it and it's going to take 21h10. It's…
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If I'm on a Qantas 747-400, can I move seats after takeoff?

I'm planning on flying to LA with Qantas soon and the flight planner on the site states that we'll be flying on a Boeing 747-400. I was wondering if i would be able to move seats to the upper deck after take-off if there is a spare seat. I only want…
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T3 to T1 Sydney - When does customs occur?

I've booked tickets from Melbourne to Santiago with Qantas. I'm going MEL to SYD T3 (arrives 9.55am) then SYD T1 to SCL (departs 11.25am) on a Monday. When I transfer between terminals in Sydney, what is the procedure? The checked luggage is already…
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How do I read this Qantas itinerary change info?

I think this looks okay....but is it? 3 QF 012 S 22DEC 6 JFKSYD TK2 8 1800 0835+2 *1A/E* (time was at 18:00 08:30) 4 QF 922 S 28DEC 5 SYDCNS TK2 3 0920 1120 *1A/E* (time was at 09:35 11:35) 5 QF 703 L 01JAN 2 CNSMEL TK2 …
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Weird points calculation at Qantas Frequent Flyer

My wife and I travelled with LAN/TAM last year, together. I bought 2 tickets at the same time/session, that is, same price and conditions for both of us. I entered both of our Qantas Frequent Flyer numbers at the time of the purchase. LAN/TAM is a…
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