Originally Posted by
Leumas
Sorry to hear about your drama at SYD, shame we couldn't raid the mini-bar together. We needed your help.
If you couldn't use your express cards from other airlines, does that mean I won't be able to use my stockpile of QF cards when I fly LA and NZ this weekend? (LA for SYD-AKL and NZ return.)
Considering the QF staff at LA desks hand you the QF Express Pass I can vouch that it does not matter. I have so many now that I have not even bothered to take up the offer as I have a brief look at how many are in the Xray check and decide if it is worth it.
Also I have generally been through SYD, off the early morning TT flights, within 10 minutes of front door opening.^
AKL, well customs are generally friendly with me, does not beat the very happy officer at WLG though (I do not know how she (I forget her name) can keep up that perkiness but it is good at the end of a flight at midnight
).
MAF did screen my bag once when I had fruit, from the First Lounge, and did not pick it up, I only found out when I got home
Thankfully that meant I avoided that stupid mandatory fine.
