stopovers and transit

We are departing Sydney for Amsterdam, with transit in Singapore for 2.5 hours. Am I able to purchase duty free liquor in Sydney & carry through transit in Singapore or am I able to just buy it in Singapore (assuming I have time) Thank you.

I managed to get an economy reward flight from SYD to SIN via PER on a single booking reference. flying QF643 Sydney - Perth arrive in Perth 10:20am QANTAS have changed the flight time from Perth to Singapore and made it 1 hour earlier QF 71 PER-SIN depart 11:25am while 2 hours layover seemed...

Hi Guys, I will be transiting India twice on my trip around the world. First is an overnight stopover (8 hours) the second is about 16 hours. We don't mind staying in the airport / hotel but have read (qantas website) that we have to clear immigration to recheck our bags in... meaning we will...

We are hoping to fly PE with JAL from SYD to LHR via Haneda in the next couple of months. As there is an 18 hour layover we are wondering if the T2 terminal transit hotel will be open. If not, what are the alternatives?

Hey all I recently booked a trip for my partner as I on BNE-PER return June 23rd to July 3rd, using the recent 30% discount on reward seats. As i've only flown on Business once before, i wanted to treat us both with a Business reward seat going over and normal economy back. As normal, which i...

Hi all, I'm about to book a multi city trip that starts with Melbourne > Frankfurt via Colombo. Last week it showed me this as one flight with 2 legs. For example: Flight 1: MEL > CMB Economy classic reward, 90 min layover, CMB > FRA Business classic reward. (both flights with Sri Lankan...

Hi guys, I am struggling to find the better transit flights to use my points with and am worried I won't have used it all up before they expire next year. I am wondering if I should bite the bullet and book flights that have 7hr transit times. I know it's a lot and I have done 5 hr transits in...

I received an invitation from QF to a long wait on the phone, in the form of an involuntary change to my flight LHR-MAN. Instead of moving our connection back when BA cancelled flights, they have moved it forward. QF 1 is scheduled to arrive at 6:35am, and the BA flight departs at 6:45. Their...

Has anyone tried a QF to HA (same ticket) transfer? It seems this is possible if booked through a travel agent (or expedia), as both airlines have signed up to through check and baggage connectivity. I would be flying to LAS and the idea of skipping LAX to get there is appealing, and the 5-6...

Hi Folks, Next month I'm doing my first overseas travel since 2019, a quick trip to Bali on QF, partly to familiarise myself with the current Covid procedures. I'll be going OOL to MEL, then 3 hours in transit before the flight to DPS. My question is at what point will Qantas do the Covid...

Hi all! I have a Qantas classic rewards booking SYD-MEL-DOH in June22. The schedules are: SYD-MEL flight (QF487 1900 - 2035) and the MEL-DOH flight (QR905 2220 - 0555 +1). My question is if my MEL transit time a bit tight? Am a bit anxious that I'll miss my connection and have been thinking...

Hi there We are headed to Italy in September - I currently have 3 separate award flights itineraries booked to get us there. My first booking is SYD-HKG-FCO on Cathay all in J. This is my preferred route, but the situation in HKG and the viability of Cathay Pacific worries me, so I had to have a...

Im not concerned about minimum connection between Dom-Intl but Murphys Law. Flying MEL-BKK on JQ next month on a Saturday at 1:15pm and thinking of coming down from BNE that morning. VA first flight arrives 8:40am and the next one at 10:20am where as QF first 3 flights arrive 9:40am, 10:10am...

My friend just travelled from BER to AKL via. LHR and SYD on BA985, QF2, and QF143. Since I helped them book the trip, I gave them some information about what to expect when transiting. Specifically, I noted that their bags would be checked through to Auckland, and just use the standard...

I have booked an award flight to London on Emirates J class in November. There is only 1 hour and 5 minutes listed between our arrival in Dubai and the next flight to Gatwick. Is this too tight? Speaking with Emirates today they said it will be fine but I am still a bit nervous. Any wisdom...

I have the following award flight booking made through Qantas: MEL -SIN (JQ) -DOH (QR)- FRA (QR) departing mid June. It is one ticket and Jetstar website confirms that they have agreements with Qatar for baggage transfer. According to the Singapore government website and the Changi airport...

Hi I'm looking to book PER-TSV on VA and looks like I could choose from stopping in BNE, SYD or MEL. Are the lounges all very similar, or is any one of them better? Outside of that, can anyone think of reasons to choose any particular stopover rather than the others? Many TIA

I need to transit BKK next month with a transit stop of between 36 and 48 hours. can I use the test and go hotel, obviously I won’t be there for the test at day 5. How does a short stopover work now? Any advice is greatly appreciated. thanks,

Hi have booked for an upcoming trip for transit through changi on separate tickets; MEL-SIN on Qantas metal and SIN-CMB on UL metal but booked on qantas (reward booking) Will qantas honor the booking for through checking of bags from MEL-CMB or will I be asked to collect bags at changi? Their...

Hi I'm planning to fly Business Melbourne - Singapore - Denpasar. Melbourne to Singapore is VTL. Singapore to Denpasar is normal. I've read SQ websites and am not 100% sure about these: 1. can I get out to the city during the layover? I'm planning to get out the airport, stay overnight in the...