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Old Aug 10, 12, 2:00 am   #1
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Qantas pax delay flight because of no F pajamas

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Qantas passengers refuse to fly LA to Melbourne because there were no XL first-class pyjamas

TWO Melbourne-bound Qantas passengers from hell refused to fly last night after they were told there were no XL-sized first-class pyjamas on their LA flight.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/qantas...-class-pyjamas
Would've been amazing to see and fortunately the plane wasn't delayed. Must have enough money to buy fully refundable/changeable fares.
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Old Aug 10, 12, 5:43 am   #2
 
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I couldn't find it on the above link. If anyone else is having trouble you can try here:

http://www.news.com.au/travel/qantas...-1226447674305

This version mentions a 30 minute delay.
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Old Aug 10, 12, 9:06 am   #3
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Per Welcome to Travel News: What should be posted here & what should be posted elsewhere? I'll move this to the appropriate airline forum while leaving a 30-day re-direct here.

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Old Aug 10, 12, 1:06 pm   #4
 
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I have refused to fly when there was no Vegemite loaded or no Bundaberg Ginger Beer, so I can sympathise
What if the crew hadn't handed out the PJs till after take-off??? Excuse enough for a fuel dump or would they have just bound the passengers to their first class suites with strips made from torn up business class PJs?
I'll have to check my travel insurance policy to see if I can get a replacement ticket if such a disaster befalls me.
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Old Aug 10, 12, 1:18 pm   #5
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This has been covered in the UK too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...L-pyjamas.html

Idiots!
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Old Aug 10, 12, 3:34 pm   #6
 
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Hmmmmm. Americans, no EXTRA LARGE pyjamas. Am I reading too much into this..........

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Old Aug 10, 12, 4:02 pm   #7
 
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Hmmmmm. Americans, no EXTRA LARGE pyjamas. Am I reading too much into this..........

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The article indicates the passengers are Australian, not American.
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The article indicates the passengers are Australian, not American.
Wannabee's, getting into the *thick* of it.

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Old Aug 10, 12, 4:21 pm   #9
 
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The article indicates the passengers are Australian, not American.
It's the Daily Mail - likely that the length their research went to was "Qantas is an Australian airline, passengers must be Australians".
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Old Aug 10, 12, 4:45 pm   #10
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Are XL size even available?
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Old Aug 10, 12, 4:45 pm   #11
 
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I hope the story being shared in the public domain puts even more embarassment on these DYKWIAs.
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I hope the story being shared in the public domain puts even more embarassment on these DYKWIAs.
cashed up bogans? Nah, they'll be stalking Tracy Grimshaw by now to put their side of the story on Channel 9
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Old Aug 10, 12, 5:11 pm   #13
 
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I am counting on a thread soon about Qantas not having pyjamas in XL.
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Old Aug 10, 12, 5:23 pm   #14
 
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What terrible behaviour, especially when they were offered business class pyjamas in XL size.

The J class pyjamas are IMHO more comfortable than the F class because they were lighter, and therefore more suited to the warm temperature of aircraft cabins. BA have the best F class pjs for this reason - they are light and not too warm. So the J class pjs would have been just fine for them. And to hold up a plane with probably 450 people on it over this point?

And they thought everyone would sympathise with them....Sometimes people's behaviour really does amaze me.
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Old Aug 10, 12, 6:37 pm   #15
 
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Whatever the peccadilloes of these pax, the captain should have been more discrete. He has essentially mocked the First product and it's customers. He should be disciplined.
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