Re: Virgin Blue..............

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"James C." <james_ccj@optusnetdotcomdotau> wrote in message
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> > I am flying from Sydney to Melbourne tomorrow (oops, looks at the time,
I
> > mean today) on Qantas, and will be getting 990 frequent flyer points. As
a
> > Qantas Club member, I will be arriving about 3 hours before my return
> > flight, and will be drinking bourbon and coke for a lengthy period prior
> to
> > departure. My return fare? $76.34, including GST, noise levy and GST on
> the
> > noise levy.
>
> Yes...but you need to fly very often/frequently and get 990 points in
order
> to have all these Royalty don't you?

I fly about once a fortnight, sometimes once a week. Now that Qantas
Frequent Flyer points do not expire, I can let them all add up, and get a
first class airfare to London in about two years time (or a cattle class in
about twelve months).

Dave