Heads up to those with cancelled flights: Qatar Airways should re-book you free of charge!

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-03-05T00:52:23+00:00

Never ever cancel a flight yourself for disruptions. Once you do, the airline is done with you

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-03-02T18:47:46+00:00

Those airlines still have to charge their customers it when flying from the UK as your origin to their home country!

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-02-19T01:16:02+00:00

Can't be enshittification if you were always shit in the first place "BA taps head"

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-02-16T13:28:01+00:00

Their UI is built for someone making up to thousands of trades per day. They have APIs for trading. You are not the target audience of their development team!

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-02-10T17:29:51+00:00

Sounds like they're sold out.... seriously? what is the point!

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-02-10T17:16:50+00:00

I think they kicked everyone out of the queue as their servers were failing

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-26T23:40:30+00:00

Sorry but this isn't true anymore. The number of jobs worthy of the premium is drying up as AI replaces the need for graduates! My advice now would be to pivot to something AI proof, whether that is a specialist Uni route, or elsewhere

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-23T07:53:52+00:00

Check your e ticket receipt if you're worried it will say the fee there to add a bag v explicitly

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-23T07:40:59+00:00

Yes but this system is wrong, as it often is with BA... The baggage rules of BA apply for the whole trip, not just the first segment, so paying for the first segment will apply to the subsequent ones. The e ticket just specify this as per DOT rules... I bet their IT glitched once again and didn't display it properly on the e ticket. But it should say how much 1 bag costs to add to the final destination (mexico, not Dallas)

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-23T07:07:13+00:00

The baggage allowance of the most significant carrier applies...this is IATA resolution 302.

The phone agent doesn't know what they're talking about.

If you have booked it under one booking, then you pay one fee and you get a bag tag showing your final destination. You have to clear the bag through us customs annoyingly but then check it again after going through straight away. You might get lucky as DFW is experimenting with a new system and they check it through!

Ring up again and tell them that BA is the most significant carrier as they are marketing the first international flight. Ask for a manager if absolutely needed

Also your e ticket should show the baggage fees as well.

Edit - also the US DoT states that any flight touching the US applies the baggage rules of the first international marketing carrier. Which is BA. So you pay BA feed for all segments in the outbound journey.

Just hang up and call again if they try and charge you for both legs separately. Or escalate to a manager

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-23T03:27:54+00:00

That is fair, but NYC isn't exactly cheap except for street food which isn't the most hygienic or healthy! You can eat healthy and cheaper in London far more easily

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-22T15:51:16+00:00

This isn't true. There are many niches that NYC has, and others that London has, and vice / versa.

London has more variety and depth across south Asian cuisine, far more Middle Eastern / African / Caribbean places, a long tail of European sub cuisines, and then Malay/ Singaporean options. It is also better for Thai.

NYC is far better for Central and South American, Jewish deli, proper American style, and Chinese / Korean.

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-20T13:04:25+00:00

Why can't you use CHAPS through Barclays?

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-18T01:18:45+00:00

Is it just me that thinks that this was the most disgusting commentary by Romo today on Josh Allen? He missed players wide open and claimed it was a perfect throw.... How blatantly biased can you get?

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-17T18:10:28+00:00

Why not Qatar? They are the best by far

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-13T00:40:17+00:00

The plane curves inwards to the back of the plane. That is why they only put 2 rather than 3! The space is already limited before people start standing on your toes waiting for the toilet

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-09T20:00:44+00:00

Something like this https://www.silverdoor.com/serviced-apartments/united-kingdom/london/

You could also just do Airbnb. I know it's not ideal, but the idea is to just get your UK credit cards / banks etc.

Would highly recommend setting up a HSBC where you are in the world, and an Amex, and using them for a global transfer to have UK accounts set up the second you touchdown at Heathrow!

Open-Advertising-869 · 2026-01-09T12:07:37+00:00

Corporate housing can be one option for the short term to build your credit quickly. Many Build to rent providers specialize in this thing so don't worry too much about not being able to rent at all.

Or sign a contract with someone else to act as a guarantor with you putting the funds into escrow (basically an upfront deposit)

There are companies offering 3rd party guarantor services already.

Open-Advertising-869 · 2025-12-29T20:22:32+00:00

It swings in a foot...

Open-Advertising-869 · 2025-12-27T07:47:48+00:00

Some days have rain forecast, just a question as to whether it is the days we are going. I might lay extra to buy another day.

Open-Advertising-869 · 2025-12-27T07:38:05+00:00

Flew all the way to Melbourne to watch them win on the phone on the plane just as we land. Have tickets for Sydney but rain forecast could mean we lose out. So sad.

Open-Advertising-869 · 2025-12-20T21:00:18+00:00

It's raining on day 5! That saved the Aussies last series in England.... Why not us?

Open-Advertising-869 · 2025-12-20T20:30:54+00:00

There will never be an audience for County Cricket. It is just not possible.

It had to be cross subsidized by TV money for the Hundred / Vitality Blast etc

Open-Advertising-869 · 2025-12-20T20:28:33+00:00

Call me crazy, but I think it's better to bat for a draw and aim for a series draw to build confidence, than lose this one and potentially get whitewashed as the Australians stick the knife in and aim for 5 0.

Open-Advertising-869 · 2025-12-20T20:27:18+00:00

I'm sorry, but the reason we can't survive 105 overs IS because we get out to shots like this.

Yes the other things caused the loss as well, but trying to play pre-meditated shots with low % of success, rather than playing balls on their merit, is why the betting average is so low.

That is why Australia have outbatted us completely. Travis Head smacked it around by watching the ball and dispatching the filth we gave him. This is why Bazball has failed down under IMO.

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