covid-19

We'd booked SYD-CNS return for September 2021 in March 2021. The points were Krisflyer points that had been converted from Velocity points last year in March. The flights were on an Air New Zealand code share on Qantas metal. I thought it would be a nightmare to deal with if we weren't able to...

Question for our resident medical experts. Is there any benefit in getting double vaccinated with both AZ & pfizer? I am already fully vaccinated with AZ and now have an opportunity to get pfizer as well. So want to know if there is any benefit in getting both the vaccines.

Just opened my Qantas app and noticed the following offer for anyone that is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However offer is coming soon as clicking on "Get Reward" has the following message "Watch this space! Vaccination rewards are coming for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19'

Does anyone have experience applying for a travel exemption out of Australia on compassionate grounds? I'm wondering what qualifies.

Bonjour.. I can’t find a thread about this but it came to mind when replying to OzAlly who is in quarantine. A ‘positive’ of this pandemic is license to stream. So….. I‘m going to list my favourite things to watch .. with a travel flavor.. variations on this theme can include having been to...

Does anyone know if Qantas will either combine air credits from 2 different bookings when making a new booking. If so and the total of the air credits is more than required for the new booking will they hold over the balance for a further booking?

Has anyone flown from Norfolk Island to Brisbane recently? Any problems arriving? Authorities thinking you need to go into quarantine?

Hi everyone, I need to go to China for work in December and it seems the only options are the once-weekly flights: SYD-PVG with China Eastern and MEL-CAN with China Southern. Does anyone have any information about how many passengers these airlines have been able to carry back into Australia...

So where are you when it comes to Covid 19? The Tony Hancock Covid-19 quiz asks seven critical questions which will help you work out where you sit on the most challenging world event since the last one. It would have been 10 questions but I just couldn't be bothered. Please answer all...

The Australian government will remove the automatic exemption from the outbound travel ban for Australian citizens & permanent residents who normally live overseas. This change will take effect from 11 August 2021. From 11 August, Australians who normally live overseas will now have to apply...

AFF family - we are all affected by ‘The Pandemic‘ (TP as I will not name it in this thread)….residing in MEL (and a retired doctor) I am sensitive to the emotional rollercoaster entailed. So .. in no way diminishing the seriousness or need for factual information on TP.. this thread is for...

Hits keep coming for all airlines :( As previously reported Bain has also reportedly had to inject tens of millions into VA2 to keep it afloat. I wonder if this means they will hang onto VA2 longer to try and make their money back before selling it again? —— Exclusive: Virgin Australia set to...

Sorry if this has been asked before but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere: Are domestic passengers allowed to transit through an airport in a city or state that is in lockdown? Sometimes there are no direct flights from point A to point B and one may have to transit through an airport...

I have noticed that the application for travel ban exemption has added a new selectable purpose for travel: "Travelling for Business". Has anyone have any experience with an application where they selected this purpose? It seems like there has been a relaxation in restrictions and/or someone...

Hi all, I currently have a booking in J from BNE - SYD - CHC return in mid October. With the bubble on pause and NSW covid numbers out of control at the moment, does anyone have any first hand knowledge of transit rules? Can you transit through SYD airport without having to quarantine or...

Anybody have an email address for Q? I booked and paid for a fully refundable ticket for my older sister to visit from Auckland as I am unlikely to see the year out due to terminal illness. The flight is now cancelled and theoretically the $ will be refunded to the card I used to pay - except...

I know that many of you are enjoying Matt's AFF on Air podcasts. As you probably know this is a free service available to all our members. But did you know that Matt also conducts regular webinars over at Frequent Flyer Solutions, our sister website. With many domestic travel restrictions in...

I'm flying out of Melbourne airport with Qatar (in J) in early September. Does anyone have experience with how long to allow to get through all the formalities at the moment? I will fly from Canberra with QANTAS. I am trying to work out how long I will actually need and the risk of cancelled...

So… even though it’s under the Covid thread.. I want to ask fellow travellers who live in places like FNQ/Broome/Darwin etc what do you see is different (or not) right now. What prompted me was when I cancelled all future travel plans (Broome/Lizard) there rooms are still booked for months and...

Hi, does any one know were I can sell a old Qantas collection, old silver ware, Madison original painting