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Personal writing on flights, frequent flyer points, and whatever I'm currently researching.

  1. No appeal, no explanation: how chasing points cost me my Apple account

    The prize was an extra 300 Qantas points and the indefinite suspension of my 12-year-old Apple ID.

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  2. Two reward systems, one points balance: how Qantas Classic and Classic Plus diverge

    Classic Plus is the worse deal, and it gets worse the more the ticket is worth. A Sydney to London return in business runs 332,600 points off the award chart, or about 778,000 through Classic Plus for the identical seat.

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  3. Curfew-free Sydney airport opens in October, resetting east coast schedules

    Western Sydney International takes its first passengers on 25 October. A runway able to operate at any hour is the point of it, and the schedules already built around that are unlike anything Mascot can fly.

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