Richard W

Richard W

Member since 12 Apr 2017

Activity

  • 212 Total posts
  • 88 Discussion comments
  • 2 Discussions started

Frequent flyer programs

  • Singapore Airlines - KrisFlyer
  • Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
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  • Review: Qantas Hong Kong Lounge

    May 17, 2023, 04:42 PM

    I visited the Qantas HK lounge 2 days ago on Monday 15th May. I rate it the best Qantas lounge I have been in. Even better than the Qantas first lounge in Melbourne. This one is so much better than the business lounge in Singapore. I tried the small ‘The Deck’ Cathay lounge first and ...

  • Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737 MAX delivery pushed back to August

    May 10, 2023, 05:02 PM

    They seriously need to work on lounge access for international flights. Currently it is non existent. I will not travel with them until they provide reciprocal access. 

  • Photos: Qantas reopens Hong Kong business class lounge

    May 04, 2023, 12:35 PM

    I am flying out of Hong Kong with Cathay in less than 2 weeks. I shall sample the Wing and the Qantas lounge to see which one I prefer. It will be my first time in either one.

  • Cathay Pacific, Oneworld Hong Kong lounge guide [2023]

    Apr 12, 2023, 03:56 PM

    On Monday May 18th I fly out of HK in business with Cathay Pacific. Ignoring the by then opened Qantas lounge, which of the 3 lounges is best to visit? 

  • Emirates is now jetting off from Melbourne to Dubai via Singapore

    Apr 03, 2023, 03:59 PM

    For you it's not good but works surprisingly well for me and so therefore a few others.Any extra capacity is what we need right now, pricing is very competitive on the Emirates flights compared to Singapore Airlines and Qantas.The day flight back is fantastic.

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  • Qantas Double Status Credits - What are the chances now?

    Mar 03, 2023, 03:21 PM

    I had 3 trips to book and am waiting for DSC to be offered. I had to book one trip back from Europe already so have missed that chance, but can wait until last minute before booking 2 return Asia trips. Those 2 at DSC should take me into Platinum for the first time!C'mon Qantas, for once let me g...

  • Jetstar flight prices to Singapore

    Sep 14, 2022, 03:03 PM

    Each time I look on the Qantas website for flights Melbourne to Singapore I see flights on Jetstar max for over $3000. Why so high and why only offering max?On the Jetstar website they offer a range of seats?

  • Masks on planes

    Jun 10, 2022, 05:52 PM

    Originally Posted by patrickk Originally Posted by Richard W The question here is not if masks are worth wearing. If you believe they reduce the spread of an airborne virus or if you believe they don't, you will find evidence to suit your position. The question now is about mandates.People need t...

  • Masks on planes

    Jun 10, 2022, 01:46 PM

    Originally Posted by patrickk Originally Posted by GoRobin Patrickk...I thought you were double boosted so how could you possibly get infected let alone transmit the plague? Or perhaps it might be that something in this experiment has totally failed. Your guess is as good as mine. GoRobin double ...

  • Masks on planes

    Jun 03, 2022, 02:09 PM

    Originally Posted by XWu @ Richard WCan’t fault your logic as you have laid out in your context, which I agree mostly.However I would ask you to clarify if you meant the mask mandate on airplanes was a bad decision from beginning in 2020 until now?or did you mean that now that everyone were...

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