QF26 & QF25 LAX-AKL-LAX
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QF26 & QF25 LAX-AKL-LAX
I'm a pilot for US Airways and recently travelled standby on QANTAS with my wife and 2yr old boy using the interline agreement (ZED).
We were headed to Auckland for a wedding and had a very enjoyable experience on QANTAS. Thanks to the cabin crew for making us so welcome, and thanks to the flight crew for getting us there and back. It was the first time my 2 yr old had been on such a long flight and the flight attendants were very good with him.
As a commuter I spend half my life on domestic flights in the US and had begun to forget what great service was all about. Thank you.
We were headed to Auckland for a wedding and had a very enjoyable experience on QANTAS. Thanks to the cabin crew for making us so welcome, and thanks to the flight crew for getting us there and back. It was the first time my 2 yr old had been on such a long flight and the flight attendants were very good with him.
As a commuter I spend half my life on domestic flights in the US and had begun to forget what great service was all about. Thank you.
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Weasil, what a refreshing post! No bagging, no vitriol just a good old fasioned compliment! Qantas flight attendants do get bagged quite a bit in these forums but I think overall they are a great bunch and actually service levels are quite high compared to many Airlines of similar calibre. Sometimes we dont really know how good it is until we have other experiences! With the climate of increasing pressure of QF flight attendants with wages , conditions, basings, I think its a testiment to their professionalism! No, Im not a flight attendant but heres a thumbs up for you guys and girls from me also!
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Weasil....ditto on your comments....I fly this route on a monthly basis as I commute out of Auckland....the QF crews are always spot on,friendly,and always up for a good chinwaggle....have nothing but good to say about them...6mths ago ,found a slug in my salad(I managed to eat its head)....they gave me a complimenty bottle of bubbly to wash it down,now thats service.....They have always been great to travel on.........I,m "west" USAirways....kia ora
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Are you a AKL-LAX US pilot commuter? At EAL, we had a Captain, SYD-NYC; he was a champ commuter for years (Bill Alexander ret circa 1988), but better skeds then. You are a champ today.
GF
Are you a AKL-LAX US pilot commuter? At EAL, we had a Captain, SYD-NYC; he was a champ commuter for years (Bill Alexander ret circa 1988), but better skeds then. You are a champ today.
GF
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Originally Posted by Wanikiba_pilot
Weasil,
Quick question...
Did you have to pay a fuel surcharge?
Just curious.
WP
Quick question...
Did you have to pay a fuel surcharge?
Just curious.
WP
other airline staff do not pay the fuel surcharge when they buy a zedfare on QF, and in a lot of cases the actual fare is cheaper than the QEA fare that QF staff get on their own airline (economy fare that is).
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PD...not sure where your prices come from..just bought a ticket last week ....total was $198.00/US .....really havent looked at the taxes part...or surcharges.....???????
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Originally Posted by pakeha-boy
PD...not sure where your prices come from..
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Originally Posted by Pimp Daddy
That's the Qantas Staff fare LAX-AKL return incl taxes. Someone said the ZEDs were cheaper so popped it up to see if they are.
ZED one way AKL-LAX is US$74.00 plus taxes with no fuel surcharge.
(taxes should be identical)
QEA one way SYD-LAX is AU$135.00 plus taxes plus AU$35 fuel surcharge.
ZED one way SYD-LAX is US$89.00 plus taxes with no fuel surcharge.
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I can't believe your own carrier makes you pay to fly on them. At US Airways we fly for free if we remain on US flights.
Pakeha boy, you quoted a zedfare on AIr NZ SFO-AKL. That would be an ID95 probably, not a zedfare. We don't have a zed agreement with Air New Zealand.
Pakeha boy, you quoted a zedfare on AIr NZ SFO-AKL. That would be an ID95 probably, not a zedfare. We don't have a zed agreement with Air New Zealand.
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Weasil...yeah mate...I stand corrected....the AirNZ is an ID 95....STILL....not a bad rate at all......
Do QF pilots have to pay a "fee" to jumpseat to work on their airline?????,......have heard thats the case....correct me if I,m wrong
Do QF pilots have to pay a "fee" to jumpseat to work on their airline?????,......have heard thats the case....correct me if I,m wrong
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Originally Posted by pakeha-boy
Do QF pilots have to pay a "fee" to jumpseat to work on their airline?????,......have heard thats the case....correct me if I,m wrong
You have to pay for a normal id ticket to jumpseat for pilots and cabin crew, unlike in the US where you only pay taxes.
Actually there is no provision to list as jumpseat only, it is only used when there is no pax seats available.
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It depends on the airline. at US Airways we don't even pay taxes for nonrev travel... it's completely free, and we can list in advance for the jumpseat, even if the flight is not full.
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Originally Posted by weasil
It depends on the airline.
My information comes from my friends at NWA.
At NW they do the same with jumpseats, but they must pay taxes only.
They also must pay taxes for other non-rev travel including FOC.
