SYD transfer - QF has lost the plot
Jul 19, 2011, 2:38 am
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TG chose to offer the bag check, QF has a policy to not do it
Jul 19, 2011, 5:48 am
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At a risk of shipping this to OMNI P/R....
Opinion Polls don't dictate who sits in the parliament. The only poll that matters took place in August 2010 and will next take place sometime in late 2013; by all means keep ranting about the "lack of mandate" "death of democracy" "she lied!!!!"; it doesn't change one damn thing.
Sucker!!!
And, back on point. QF doesn't have a monopoly on the inter terminal transfer bus.
Opinion Polls don't dictate who sits in the parliament. The only poll that matters took place in August 2010 and will next take place sometime in late 2013; by all means keep ranting about the "lack of mandate" "death of democracy" "she lied!!!!"; it doesn't change one damn thing.
Sucker!!!
And, back on point. QF doesn't have a monopoly on the inter terminal transfer bus.
Jul 19, 2011, 6:06 am
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Jul 19, 2011, 6:54 am
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I guess if you have spa treatments and Neil Perry inspired menus that's what makes a premium airline, not doing little things like help your customers in situations like this. I do genuinely wonder if the seamless transfer bus will go the same way, ie require same ticket, or a connection to OW or QF, not from.
Jul 19, 2011, 9:44 am
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May be completely irrelevant and OT, but:
From the Virgin Australia website referencing their seamless transfer service:
From the Virgin Australia website referencing their seamless transfer service:
*This service is available for all guests who have booked a formal connecting journey. If you have purchased two separate tickets, you will be required to pick up your baggage at the transfer port.
Jul 19, 2011, 1:41 pm
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I'm just wondering if there is any real reason why the DOM-INT bus needs to leave from airside, since it arrives at INT landside. Running it landside-landside would make it easier for those with luggage (inbound on QF or HQ) to avail themselves of the service.
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Jul 19, 2011, 4:16 pm
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The airside bus is a courtesy to Qantas passengers, and presumably paid for by Qantas. A true Qantas pax shouldn't need to visit Landside.
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Jul 19, 2011, 4:36 pm
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Jul 19, 2011, 4:55 pm
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The reason airlines don't want to do it is that the carrier that initially takes your luggage is ultimately responsible for it if it gets lost. QF don't want to be responsible for the actions of other carriers. The only reason they do it if it is on one ticket is because there is an IATA rule that says that they have to.
Jul 19, 2011, 5:30 pm
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The reason for this "multiple ticket no interlining" rule is strictly marketing: to get more revenue to alliance partners.
Jul 19, 2011, 5:54 pm
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No they are not! You have the rule backwards: for IATA airlines, the airline flying the last sector is responsible for lost or damaged baggage (even if they never received it from the preceding airlines).
The reason for this "multiple ticket no interlining" rule is strictly marketing: to get more revenue to alliance partners.
The reason for this "multiple ticket no interlining" rule is strictly marketing: to get more revenue to alliance partners.
Marketing - perhaps, but there is also cost saving involved too.
Jul 19, 2011, 6:51 pm
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marketing or cost savings... but in the OP's case, if you had a business, I can't see anyone making a rational decision to lose $60k in exchange for the small risk of additional costs (if a bag went missing). As for the marketing side, the OP already flies QF or Oneworld enough given their speedy attainment of Plat status.
CIPs and VIPs expect discretion to be applied when it suits them. They have either the commercial or influential value to reasonably expect that.
While QF is giving out double status credits on the one hand (which certainly costs them money for aspects such as lounge access), they won't interline a bag on the otherhand.
Seems a bit strange.
CIPs and VIPs expect discretion to be applied when it suits them. They have either the commercial or influential value to reasonably expect that.
While QF is giving out double status credits on the one hand (which certainly costs them money for aspects such as lounge access), they won't interline a bag on the otherhand.
Seems a bit strange.
Jul 19, 2011, 7:53 pm
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Not strange at all when you see that QF's strategy is to suck up to SG travellers and stop them rolling over to DJ. They seem to think that WPs won't roll over and hence are not going out of their way to use discretion to keep people happy..
Jul 19, 2011, 8:12 pm
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I think that $60k, in the grand scheme of things, isn't really that big (well, the person at the counter processing bags doesn't have a handle on this). QF revenue per year is over $13bn, so $60k may not be that important I suppose.
Jul 19, 2011, 8:19 pm
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Qf potentially stands to lose a lot more from the OP than from some current silver (pre double status credit) moving to DJ.