Originally Posted by
gaia
I'd like to close this thread out from my point of view with my final coments.
For the 12 months ended 30 June 2011, I flew 98 international flights in J and F with flight times between 5 and 11 hours. This has been my pattern for a few decades (since 1987) & likely to continue for at least another decade or two.
I do try to limit my frequent flyer programmes, but even with the best of intentions I do end up being top tier in several.
It might be difficult to say that I'm not an experienced flyer.
Only this once have I encountered such nonsense with QF MEL-SYD transfer & I'm genuinely surprised that this forum is so insular in their collective vehemence.
I shan't post here again, I'm clearly not in this forum's class.
I wouldn't be so negative. In reality, there are two things happening:
- QF just followed its policy and you contributed to this problem by booking full fare flights on two tickets (don't get upset, stay with me for a second). Putting connecting flights on two tickets is something one should try to avoid unless the price difference is substantial.
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However, I think almost everybody here agrees that no matter whether QF followed its policy or not, its the policy which is the actual problem. QF not checking the bags through is just bad no matter which class you fly or status you have. A premium airline needs to deliver premium service. Yes, you could have avoided the problem but the culprit here is QF's policy.